15 Inspiring Movie Quotes to Fuel Your Motivation

Movies are more than just a way to escape reality for a couple of hours. A great film can have a profound impact on us, inspiring actions we’ve long hesitated to take and pushing us towards new beginnings. Here are 15 inspiring English movie quotes to fuel your motivation:

1. The Pursuit of Happyness

“Don’t ever let somebody tell you you can’t do something, not even me. Alright? You dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.” — Chris Gardner

Never let anyone tell you that you can’t do something, not even me. You have a dream, you gotta protect it. People who can’t do something themselves will try to tell you that you can’t. If you want something, go get it. Period.

2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” — Gandalf

The only thing we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

3. The Godfather

“Great men are not born great, they grow great.” — Mario Puzo

Great men are not born great; they grow great.

4. Good Will Hunting

“Some people can’t believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.” — Sean Maguire

Some people can’t believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.

5. Finding Nemo

“Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.” — Dory

Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.

6. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” — Ferris Bueller

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

7. Gladiator

“What we do in life echoes in eternity.” — Maximus

What we do in life echoes in eternity.

8. Braveheart

“Every man dies, but not every man really lives.” — William Wallace

Every man dies, but not every man really lives.

9. The Shawshank Redemption

“Get busy livin’, or get busy dyin’.” — Andy Dufresne

Get busy living, or get busy dying.

10. The Lion King

“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it.” — Rafiki

Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it or learn from it.

11. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life.” — Walter Mitty

To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.

12. Rocky Balboa

“Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It’s how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” — Rocky Balboa

Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It’s how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.

13. The Greatest Showman

“No one ever made a difference by being like everybody else.” — P.T. Barnum

No one ever made a difference by being like everybody else.

14. Rudy

“In this lifetime, you don’t have to prove nothing to nobody, except yourself. And after what you’ve gone through, if you haven’t done that by now, it ain’t gonna never happen.” — Fortune

In this lifetime, you don’t have to prove anything to anybody except yourself. And after what you’ve gone through, if you haven’t done that by now, it ain’t gonna never happen.