Ten 'Unexpectedly Profound' Quotes From Movies
- Editor OGN Daily
- Oct 9
- 1 min read
On a Reddit post, someone asked, "What's the most unexpectedly profound quote you've ever heard in a movie?" Here are some of the replies.
1950s film Harvey starring Jimmy Stewart. "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years, I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."
Quote delivered by Paul Rudd in How Do You Know: "We are all just one small adjustment away from making our lives work."
"It's not who you are underneath, but what you do that defines you." Batman Begins
"In a mad world, only the mad are sane." Ran (Kurosawa)
"It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything." Fight Club
"Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere." Van Wilder
“I just try to live every day as if I’ve deliberately come back to this one day to enjoy it as if it was the full final day of my extraordinary, ordinary life.” About Time
"Do or do not. There is no try." The Empire Strikes Back
"Get busy living, or get busy dying." The Shawshank Redemption
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Bueller's Day Off
