100+ Best Famous Movie Quotes of All Time – Iconic Lines You Need to Know

"I have a dream." – Martin Luther King Jr., *Selma*

"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys." – John Keating, *Dead Poets Society*

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." – Gandhi, *Gandhi*

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things." – Andy Dufresne, *The Shawshank Redemption*

"Just keep swimming." – Dory, *Finding Nemo*

"Every man dies, not every man really lives." – William Wallace, *Braveheart*

"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss." – Benjamin Button, *The Curious Life of Benjamin Button*

"Do or do not. There is no try." – Yoda, *The Empire Strikes Back*

"It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years." – Lincoln, *Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter*

"You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water." – Rabindranath Tagore, *The Namesake*

"Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t do." – Christopher Gardner, *The Pursuit of Happyness*

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." – Eleanor Roosevelt, *Hyde Park on Hudson*

"You had me at hello." – Dorothy Boyd, *Jerry Maguire*

"I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." – Anna Scott, *Notting Hill*

"Love means never having to say you’re sorry." – Jenny Cavilleri, *Love Story*

"I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone." – Arwen, *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*

"As you wish." – Westley, *The Princess Bride*

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where." – Allie, *The Notebook*

"You complete me." – Jerry Maguire, *Jerry Maguire*

"If you're a bird, I'm a bird." – Jack Dawson, *Titanic*

"To me, you are perfect." – Mark Darcy, *Love Actually*

"No matter what happens, I will always love you." – Rose, *Eternal Horizons*

"We’ll always have Paris." – Rick Blaine, *Casablanca*

"I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect, and I loved you even more." – Unknown, *Anonymous Romance Film*

"I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse." – Don Vito Corleone, *The Godfather*

"Why so serious?" – The Joker, *The Dark Knight*

"Here’s Johnny!" – Jack Torrance, *The Shining*

"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get." – Forrest Gump, *Forrest Gump*

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." – Michael Corleone, *The Godfather Part II*

"You talkin’ to me?" – Travis Bickle, *Taxi Driver*

"I’ll be back." – The Terminator, *The Terminator*

"There’s no place like home." – Dorothy, *The Wizard of Oz*

"Houston, we have a problem." – Jim Lovell, *Apollo 13*

"I feel the need… the need for speed!" – Maverick, *Top Gun*

"Say hello to my little friend!" – Tony Montana, *Scarface*

"You can’t handle the truth!" – Col. Nathan R. Jessup, *A Few Good Men*

"I'll be right back." – The Terminator, *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*

"Avengers… Assemble!" – Captain America, *The Avengers*

"I am Iron Man." – Tony Stark, *Iron Man*

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat." – Winston Churchill, *Darkest Hour*

"I’m the king of the world!" – Jack Dawson, *Titanic*

"I won’t let you go." – Samwise Gamgee, *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*

"I’m going in." – Chief Willard, *Apocalypse Now*

"I’m not afraid to die." – James Bond, *Skyfall*

"They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!" – William Wallace, *Braveheart*

"I’ll save you!" – Neo, *The Matrix*

"I’m coming for you." – Batman, *The Dark Knight Rises*

"I stand for justice." – Black Panther, *Black Panther*

"We are now engaged in a great civil war…" – Darth Vader, *Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith* (parody tone)

"I find your lack of faith disturbing." – Darth Vader, *Star Wars: A New Hope*

"I’m not wearing hockey pads!" – Jigsaw, *Saw*

"Let’s put a smile on that face." – The Joker, *The Dark Knight*

"I’ll have what she’s having." – Customer, *When Harry Met Sally* (misplaced humor)

"There is no mercy in hell." – Kratos, *God of War* (film adaptation concept)

"I’m going to enjoy watching you die." – Hannibal Lecter, *The Silence of the Lambs*

"You’re gonna bleed. Long and hard." – Anton Chigurh, *No Country for Old Men*

"I’m not here to kill you. I’m here to help you… unless you fight me." – Magneto, *X-Men: First Class*

"I smell money." – Gordon Gekko, *Wall Street*

"You think darkness is your ally?" – Bane, *The Dark Knight Rises*

"You’re weak. And weakness invites destruction." – Killmonger, *Black Panther*

"Who are you? What do you want?" – Tyler Durden, *Fight Club*

"We accept the love we think we deserve." – Cheryl, *The Perks of Being a Wallflower*

"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." – Edgar Allan Poe, *The Raven*

"Is it better to be feared or loved?" – Michael Corleone, *The Godfather*

"What is real? How do you define real?" – Morpheus, *The Matrix*

"Time is the longest distance between two places." – Tom Wingfield, *The Glass Menagerie*

"Man creates evil, just as bees make honey." – Father Merrin, *The Exorcist*

"The hardest choices require the strongest wills." – Thanos, *Avengers: Infinity War*

"Fear is the mind-killer." – Bene Gesserit, *Dune*

"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." – Harvey Dent, *The Dark Knight*

"The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on." – Bruce Wayne, *Batman Begins*

"Nothing is certain. Not even death." – Dr. Manhattan, *Watchmen*

"Bond. James Bond." – James Bond, *Dr. No*

"May the Force be with you." – Various characters, *Star Wars*

"Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." – Inigo Montoya, *The Princess Bride*

"I am Groot." – Groot, *Guardians of the Galaxy*

"I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!" – Wicked Witch of the West, *The Wizard of Oz*

"To infinity and beyond!" – Buzz Lightyear, *Toy Story*

"Show me the money!" – Rod Tidwell, *Jerry Maguire*

"E.T. phone home." – Elliott, *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*

"I’m gonna make it big." – Rocky Balboa, *Rocky*

"I see dead people." – Cole Sear, *The Sixth Sense*

"I am your father." – Darth Vader, *The Empire Strikes Back*

"There can be only one." – Connor MacLeod, *Highlander*

"Did we just become best friends?" – Ted, *Ted*

"That escalated quickly." – Ron Burgundy, *Anchorman*

"I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed." – Mom, *Mean Girls*

"Is this your king?" – Thug, *Coming to America*

"Wait, wait, don’t tell me!" – Kramer, *Seinfeld*

"That’s a bold move, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off." – Archer, *Archer*

"I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom." – Mrs. George, *Mean Girls*

"I declare bankruptcy!" – Michael Scott, *The Office*

"I’m not crying, you’re crying." – Character, *Various Tearjerkers*

"I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious." – Michael Scott, *The Office*

"I’m not mad, I’m just… intensely disappointed." – Dwight Schrute, *The Office*

"I’m not weird, I’m limited edition." – Ryan, *Superbad*

"Power is in tearing human minds apart and putting them together again." – O'Brien, *1984*

"With great power comes great responsibility." – Uncle Ben, *Spider-Man*

"I am the king now!" – Maximus, *Gladiator*

"I am the one who knocks!" – Walter White, *Breaking Bad* (TV crossover reference)

"I’m not a monster. I’m just ahead of the curve." – Gordon Gekko, *Wall Street*

"You either control your destiny, or it controls you." – Alexander, *Alexander*

"Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in." – Unknown, *Motivational Cinema*

"I don’t want to rule. I want to destroy." – Stannis Baratheon, *Game of Thrones* (TV reference)

"Power doesn’t corrupt men; it reveals them." – David Gergen, *The Contender*

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion." – Alexander the Great, *Alexander*

"I’m not here to fit in. I’m here to lead." – Steve Jobs, *Steve Jobs*

"Great men are not born great, they grow great." – Don Vito Corleone, *The Godfather Part II*

"Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest… it’s about who walked into your life and said, ‘I’m here for you.’" – Unknown, *Modern Drama*

"I’ve got your back." – Hawkeye, *The Avengers*

"There’s no chain strong enough to hold two friends together." – Frodo, *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*

"I would die for you, but I’d live for you too." – Sam, *The Lord of the Rings*

"You’re my person." – Meredith Grey, *Grey’s Anatomy* (TV reference)

"Best friends are the siblings we choose." – Unknown, *Feel-Good Film*

"Loyalty isn’t gray. It’s black and white. You’re either loyal, or you’re not." – Cersei Lannister, *Game of Thrones*

"We’re in this together." – Mike, *Stranger Things* (TV reference)

"A true friend stabs you in the front." – Friedrich Nietzsche, *Adapted Philosophy Film*

"You’re my brother. Nothing changes that." – Thor, *Thor: Ragnarok*

"I’ve got your six." – Soldier, *War Film*

"Friends don’t let friends do stupid things alone." – Unknown, *Teen Comedy*