"Maybe happiness is something we can only pursue, but never have."
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Chris Gardner (Will Smith)
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Movie quote from: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) – Louise ‘Babe’ Bennett (Jean Arthur)
Our culture is stuck. In 1936, the film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town featured the pop media and cultural elite's preference for making fun of basic goodness and optimism. Seventy years later, we show no progress. We continue to prefer critical perspectives over thoughts that are more constructive and substantial. How can cynicism and civic disinterest continue to be so cool?
Movies like the season of summer. Summertime features more freedom, romance, summer camps, sunshine, vacations, beaches, and new friends. Many great screen stories are set in the heat of the summer sun. They include Summer Holiday, Suddenly Last Summer, Beach Blanket Bingo, The Long Hot Summer, The Endless Summer, Blue Hawaii, Parent Trap, and Summer of '42. As we enjoy the warmth and unpredictable weather of the season, here are the 11 best movie quotes about summer.
Movie quote from: American Graffiti (1973) - Laurie Henderson (Cindy Williams)
Friendships develop when individuals share life experiences. They deepen when those experiences are meaningful. Great friendships emerge from emotionally charged life activities like travel, college, enterprise, war, sports and 'being a teenager'. When you are young, you have more time to share experiences with others. This gets much tougher when you enter the more responsible phases of life.
The source of wisdom in the Harry Potter movies and books is the Hogwarts headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Most J.K. Rowling characters are caught up in the emotions of immediate things. Dumbledore sees life's events from a broader perspective, as should be expected from a 150-year-old wizard. In honor of the release of the last book in the series, here are the five wisest quotes from the Harry Potter movies so far.
Movie quote from: The Natural (1984) - Roy's Dad (Alan Fudge)
Roy Hobbs joins the hapless New York Knights midway through one of the worst seasons in the team's history. His contributions and genuine love of the game inspires everyone to perform better. Some may say the story of The Natural is another example of sappy and unrealistic Hollywood hype. I know that it is one of life's great ironies that every great team begins its journey to success through the efforts of one inspired and inspiring individual.
Alex Proyas, the director of cult classics The Crow, Dark City, and I, Robot, has committed to directing a movie for Universal Studios about the origins of Dracula. The film is entitled Dracula Year Zero and integrates the real history of Vlad the Impaler with the epic myths of the prince of darkness. Since the original Dracula was launched on movie screens in 1931, more than 100 films have featured the head vampire who loves the howling sounds of “the children of the night.” Here are our TOP FIVE favorite quotes from a Dracula film.
Movie quote from: A Cinderella Story (2004) - Sam's Dad (Whip Hubley)
When faced with an uncomfortable challenge, most of us turn away. We choose 'not embarrassing ourself' over 'pursuing opportunity'. This is certainly the case for Sam (Hilary Duff), a young woman whose father's death leaves her living with a stepmother who does not care about her. (does this story sound familiar?) As we learn in the surprising film, A Cinderella Story, rewards often come to those confident enough to step up to the plate and swing.
Movie quote from: Se7en (1995) - William Somerset (Morgan Freeman)
Few things are more destructive to the human soul than apathy. Any workplace, community setting, or relationship that "embraces and nurtures apathy" is a dead place, a place where things won't grow. Unfortunately, in today's world, apathy has become cool. This cannot be good for the human condition.
The U.S. is not the only country to celebrate its national freedom in July. Canada, Burundi, and Rwanda all celebrate their independence on July 1st. Many countries left Spain in July, including Argentina, Peru and Venezuela. Colombia celebrates its national freedom from Spain twice – in July and August. Other July independence celebrations are held in Algeria, the Bahamas, Slovakia, Belgium and the appropriately named Liberia. For nations across the world celebrating independence in July or any other month, here are 10 great movie quotes about freedom.
Movie quote from: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman)
In this classic film, two train robbers are surprised by a team of the best lawmen in the west. To escape arrest, they ride across rocky terrain, double back down stream beds, and send a riderless horse into the wilderness. They move at such a hectic and reactive pace, they don't really know where they've been. This is what life feels like in today's world of constant change.
