Forrest Gump Quotes

• It's harder for me to work on a Forrest Gump kind of movie, where everything is invisible.

  Dennis Muren

  Kind, Invisible, Harder

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• My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

  Winston Groom

  Life, Motivational, Movie

  "Fictional character: Forrest Gump". "Forrest Gump", www.imdb.com. 1994.

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• Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was ever going somewhere, I was running!

  Winston Groom

  Running, Believe, Blow

  "Forrest Gump". m.imdb.com. 1994.

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• Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautes it. There's, um, shrimp ka-bobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan-fried, deep-fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich... That's, that's about it.

  Mykelti Williamson

  Sea, Bob, Salad

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• Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.

  Tom Hanks

  Way, Mama, Explaining

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• You can tell a lot about a person by who his or her heroes are.

  Steve Jobs

  Hero, Rainy Day, Forget Everything

  "The Seed of Apple's Innovation". Bloomberg interview, www.bloomberg.com. October 12, 2004.

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• Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far away.

  Winston Groom

  Bird, Jenny, Dear God

  "Fictional Character: Jenny". "Forrest Gump", www.imdb.com. 1994.

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• And that's all I've got to say about that.

  Winston Groom

  Allegations, Bubba

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• The desert, when the sun comes up...I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began.

  Tom Hanks

  Morning, Heaven, Desert

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• I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is.

  Winston Groom

  Romantic, Smart, Men

  "Fictional character: Forrest Gump". "Forrest Gump", www.imdb.com. 1994.

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• Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.

  Tom Hanks

  Dying, Wish, Mama

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• You can tell a lot about a person from his underwear.

  Rachel Bilson

  Rainy Day, Learned Person, Forget Everything

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• I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.

  Tom Hanks

  Romantic, Smart, Love Is

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• Don't you be afraid, sweetheart. Death is just a part of life, something we're all destined to do.

  Sally Field

  Death, Dying, Sweetheart

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• Cats know everything there is to know about meditation.

  Veronique Vienne

  Cat, Knowledge And Power, Meditation

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• You can tell a lot about a person by what’s on their playlist.

  Mark Ruffalo

  Rainy Day, Learned Person, Forget Everything

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• It's always been eclectic; you never know what you're going to get.

  Andre Agassi

  Central Park, Live Your Life, Chocolate

  "Andre Agassi, 20 Years Later". Interview with Frank Sun, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 26, 2015.

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• You never know what you're going to get as a receiver.

  Darren Flutie

  Central Park, Live Your Life, Chocolate

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• It's like Forrest Gump said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.' Your career is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. But everything you get is going to teach you something along the way and make you the person you are today. That's the exciting part - it's an adventure in itself.

  Nick Carter

  Work, Adventure, Said Life

  "Backstreet boys". Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. November 4, 2007.

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• It's only happened to me once [crying in the end of the film] - the end of Forrest Gump. I think it's sad because the moral of the film is that you can have no brain whatsoever and still make it in this world. That made me terribly depressed.

  Aron Flam

  Thinking, Brain, World

  Source: www.vice.com

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• 'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.

  Sally Field

  Cheer, Heart, Moments

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• The same way that I know that I'll never do a movie as good or as celebrated as 'Forrest Gump,' I know that I'll never do a movie as bad as 'Bonfire of the Vanities.'

  Tom Hanks

  Vanity, Way, Bonfire

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• I wouldn't trade my career with anybody's. I'd trade a few movies with Tom Hanks - 'Apollo 13 and 'Forrest Gump' - but other than that, I love my career.

  John Travolta

  Careers, Apollo, Trade

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• Some of the films that I have really enjoyed include: The Fifth Element, The Crow, Toys, Seven, Forrest Gump, The Lion King, 12 Monkeys, Doctor Zhivago, Being There, and Trainspotting.

  Frederick Lenz

  Kings, Doctors, Crow

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• I saw "Forrest Gump" several times. I personally thought it was Tom Hanks' greatest role and I think it was one of the most eloquent love stories of our time.

  Frederick Lenz

  Thinking, Stories, Saws

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