Forrest Gump: 20 Best Quotes and Dialogues From Tom Hank’s Cult-Classic With Great Teachings

‘Forrest Gump’ is a Drama/Romance film that was released at a time, when no one thought that its lead-starrer Tom Hanks will be the leading worldwide identity of Hollywood after 28 years. Today, The film, which was released in 1994, is counted among the greatest films of all time, gaining fame as a cult classic among the audience.

Undoubtedly, the sheer purity, the brilliant storyline, and the once-in-a-lifetime performance from Tom Hanks made the character immortal in the hearts of fans. Generally, what we see with movies is that with time they fail to connect with the new generation audiences, but this is not the case with ‘Forrest Gump’, even after 28 years of its release, the movie is a pleasure for youths and grown-ups both, with great life-changing lessons. So today, here we bring you the best quotes and dialogues from Forrest Gump that will definitely have a great positive impact on your life.

20 Best Quotes and Dialogues From Forrest Gump

1. You have to do the best with what God gave you. – Mrs. Gump

2. Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn’t. – Forrest

3. Now, mama said there’s only so much fortune a man really needs… and the rest is just for showing off — Forrest

4. Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far. Far far away from here. – Young Jenny Curran

5. Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.- Forrest

6. Now you wouldn’t believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was goin’ somewhere, I was runnin’! – Forrest

7. Remember what I told you, Forrest. You’re the same as everybody else. Do you hear what I said, Forrest. You’re the same as everybody else. You are no different. – Mrs. Gump

8. You can’t be doin’ this, Forrest. You can’t keep tryin’ to rescue me all the time. – Jenny Curran

9. Mrs. Gump: You do your very best now, Forrest? Young Forrest: I sure will, Momma

10. Listen, you promise me something, OK? Just if you’re ever in trouble, don’t be brave. You just run, OK? Just run away. –Jenny Curran

11. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going. – Forrest

12. Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots. – Forrest

13. My mama says they were magic shoes. They could take me anywhere. – Forrest

14. My mama always told me that miracles happen every day. Some people don’t think so, but they do. – Forrest

15. Bubba was my best good friend. And even I know that ain’t something you can find just around the corner. – Forrest

16. When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went. — Forrest

17. I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both. – Forrest

18. My mama always said ‘Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re gonna get.’ – Forrest

19. Forrest: What’s my destiny, Mama?
Mrs. Gump:You’re gonna have to figure that out for yourself.

20. Young Jenny: What’s wrong with your legs?
Young Forrest: Um, nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy.

Coming to the movie’s storyline, the lead character of the story ‘Forrest Gump’ hails from Alabama, USA, where the story begins with his childhood. As a child, Gump faces many problems as he cannot walk properly and his IQ level is only 75. He is nothing more than an idiot in everyone’s eyes, who doesn’t like to meet or talk to anyone. One day he accidentally meets ‘Jenny Curran’ played by ‘Robert Wright’ and they become good friends. Both live together all the time. The lives of the two change when they go to college.

Gump, who could not even walk as a child, miraculously starts running when some of his classmates bully him. Not just running, but he’s the fastest in his whole college, due to which he’s also got drafted into his college football team. Completing college, Gumps joins the U.S. Army, where he meets ‘Bubba Blue’ played by ‘Mykelti Williamson’, and both become best friends. Within a few days, both got ousted to Vietnam at the time of ‘Vietnam War’. Even in difficult conditions of the war, Gump never appears to give up on life.

There is a war scene in the film, when Gump’s platoon is attacked by enemy soldiers, At that time, he remembers the saying of Jenny, “Don’t be brave in difficult times, run away.” ‘Run Forest, Run”. And this is what exactly Forrest does, when he finds his friend ‘Bubba’ nowhere near. But he goes back to find his friend, but each time he finds another wounded soldier. Gump saves everyone, but cannot save ‘Bubba’.

In ‘Forrest Gump’, we see that a man from whom no one has any expectations does everything in life. From playing football in college to fighting in Vietnam, from becoming a ping-pong champion to a successful businessman and sprinter.