Selected Quotes from Forrest Gump
"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
Forrest Gump, Life
"Mrs. Gump: You do your very best now, Forrest?
Young Forrest: I sure will, Momma."
Forrest Gump, Goals
"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 Gump
Forrest Gump, Goals
"Lieutenant Daniel Taylor: Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?
Forrest Gump: I didn’t know I was supposed to be looking for him, sir."
Forrest Gump, Belief
"Young Jenny Curran: What’s wrong with your legs?
Young Forrest Gump: Um, nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy."
Forrest Gump, Happiness
"I’d never named a boat before, but there was only one I could think of, the most beautiful name in the wide world."– Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Love
"I’d always let her know that I was OK. Then I’d sign each letter, “Love, Forrest Gump.”"– Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Love
"He was from a long great military tradition. Somebody from his family had fought and died in every single American war. I guess you could say he had a lot to live up to.”– Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Goals
"Sometimes, I guess there just aren’t enough rocks." – Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life
"Well, now we ain’t strangers anymore.”- Dorothy Harris
Forrest Gump, Friendship
"You can sit here if you want.”– Jenny Curran
Forrest Gump, Love
"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went.”- Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Goals
"If there’s anything you need, I won’t be far away.” – Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Friendship
"Momma says they was my magic shoes. They could take me anywhere.” –Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Happiness
"Now, momma said there’s only so much fortune a man really needs, and the rest is just for showing off." –Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Wealth
"Don’t ever let anybody tell you they’re better than you.” –Mrs. Gump
Forrest Gump, Life, Goals
"I don’t remember being born, I don’t recall what I got for my first Christmas, and I don’t know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world." –Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life, Happiness
"I didn’t know it, but I was destined to be your Momma. I did the best I could."– Mrs. Gump
Forrest Gump, Life, Love
"You know why we’re a good partnership, Forrest? Cause we are watching out for one another like brothers and stuff."– Bubba Blue
Forrest Gump, Friendship
"If you do not like my family and friends, I do not want to hear anything about it. They may mean nothing to you, but they mean everything to me."- Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Friendship
"Always be able to look back and say, at least I didn’t lead no humdrum life."– Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life
"Run, Forrest, Run!"- Jenny Curran
Forrest Gump, Goals
"Aren't I going to be me?"- Jenny Curran
Forrest Gump, Goals
"But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan."– Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life
"You can't keep tryin' to rescue me all the time."- Jenny Curran
Forrest Gump, Life, Love
"Mama always said you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes.”– Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Intelligence/Wisdom
"I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.”– Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Intelligence/Wisdom, Love
"They said it was a Million Dollar Wound, but The Army must keep that money…” – Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life
"I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floating around accidental, like on a breeze. But I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both are happening at the same time.” – Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life
"s*** happens"- businessperson
Forrest Gump, Life
"Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots."- Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Friendship
"Bubba was my best good friend. And even I know that ain't something you can find just around the corner. Bubba was going to be a shrimping boat captain, but instead, he died right there by that river in Vietnam."- Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Friendship, Life, Death
"One day it started raining, and it didn't quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin' rain... and big ol' fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night..." -Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Nature
"Forrest: What's my destiny, Mama?
Mrs. Gump: You're gonna have to figure that out for yourself.
Forrest Gump, Life
"I never thanked you for saving my life." - Lieutenant Dan
Forrest Gump, Friendship
"Forrest Gump: [running] I had run for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours. [he stops and turns around]
Young Man Running: Quiet, quiet! He's gonna say something!
Forrest Gump: I'm pretty tired... I think I'll go home now".
Forrest Gump, Goals
"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. 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 Gump
Forrest Gump, Goals
"Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company [Apple computer]. So then I got a call from him, saying we don't have to worry about money no more. And I said, that's good! One less thing." -Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Wealth
"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. There's shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That, that's about it."" -Bubba Blue
Forrest Gump, Nature
"My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue, but people call me Bubba. Just like one of them ol' redneck boys. Can you believe that?" -Bubba Blue
Forrest Gump, Life
"Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them." -Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Intelligence/Wisdom
"What's normal anyways?" -Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life
"Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't." -Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life, Death
"My mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on." -Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life
"My mama always said, &pos;Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'" -Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, Life
"Stupid is as stupid does." - Forrest Gump