2013 was a great year for movie quotes. Provocative stories, revealing biographies, endless remakes, and great documentaries produced more than 250 nominees for the smartest quotes of the year. Ignoring the repetitive advice from the film Frozen to "let it go", we watched more than 100 films from 2013 to find the most motivational and thought-provoking quotes. Here are our ten favorite.
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"What is true and right is true and right for all."
12 Years a Slave (2013) - Bass (Brad Pitt)
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"Beautiful things don't ask for attention."
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) - Sean O'Connell (Sean Penn)
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that."
Lee Daniels: The Butler (2013) - Screen Title
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"Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present, and may not ever, exist."
After Earth (2013) - Cypher Raige (Will Smith)
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"Don't shoot where it is, son. Shoot where it's going to be."
Gangster Squad (2013) - Max Kennard (Robert Patrick)
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"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
Jobs (2013) - Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher)
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"Women explore for eternity in the vast garden of sacrifice."
Before Midnight (2013) Celine (Julie Delpy)
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"The hardest thing about changing yourself is changing how other people see you."
Pain & Gain (2013) - Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg)
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"If a relationship can be summed up in a single sentence, it will never survive."
Lucky Them (2013) - Charlie (Thomas Haden Church)
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"If you fight for your limitations, you get to keep them."
The Internship (2013) - Billy McMahon (Vince Vaughn)
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