‘Django Unchained’: The best movie quotes that changed our lives
It’s funny how a movie quote could become such pop culture knowledge that you may not have even seen the movie it came from. Yet, here we are with some of the most famous movie quotes in the world, but have people ever really watched them?
No judgment here. There are so many movies out there past, present, and future, all with amazing quotes that either sink into the popular consciousness or fade away with time.
Whatever the case may be, no matter how oversaid these quotes are, these are still words that may have changed all over our lives in some pretty big ways. So here are some of these famous movie quotes that have had a big impact on our lives. We’ve broken these down by decades.
The 20s
“Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!”
—The Jazz Singer
The 30s
“After all, tomorrow is another day!”
—Gone with the Wind
“There’s no place like home.”
—The Wizard of Oz
“I want to be alone.”
—The Grand Hotel
“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don’t know.”
—Animal Crackers
The 40s
“This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
—Casablanca
“The stuff that dreams are made of.”
—The Maltese Falcon
“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”
—The Pride of the Yankees
“Oh, Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars.”
—Now, Voyager
The 50s
“Nobody’s perfect.”
—Some Like It Hot
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”
—A Streetcar Named Desire
“I am big! It’s the pictures that got small.”
—Sunset Boulevard
“You don’t understand! I could’ve had class. I could’ve been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.”
—On the Waterfront
“Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!”
—Auntie Mame
The 60s
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.”
—Cool Hand Luke
The 70s
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
—The Godfather
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
—The Godfather, Part II
“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”
—Network
The 80s
“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
—When Harry Met Sally
“I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.”
—Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys.”
—Dead Poets Society
“I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.”
—Airplane!
“Listen to me, mister. You’re my knight in shining armor. Don’t you forget it. You’re going to get back on that horse, and I’m going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we’re gonna go, go, go!”
—On Golden Pond
The 90s
“They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!”
—Braveheart
“You complete me.”
—Jerry Maguire
“I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”
—Notting Hill
“You make me want to be a better man.”
—As Good As It Gets
“Mama says, ‘Stupid is as stupid does.'”
—Forrest Gump
The 00s
“Just keep swimming.”
—Finding Nemo
“You have bewitched me, body and soul.”
—Pride & Prejudice
“So be prepared, be enthusiastic, and leave your bullshit attitude and baggage at the door because we don’t need it!”
—Wet Hot American Summer
“Put some Windex on it.”
—My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The 10s
“I don’t want to survive. I want to live.”
—12 Years a Slave
“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
—The Help
“I don’t have friends. I got family.”
—Furious 7
“You had my curiosity. But now you have my attention.”
—Django Unchained
“You will ride eternal, shiny and chrome.”
—Mad Max: Fury Road
