The Top 10 Most Memorable Quotes From 'Forrest Gump'

Even after 30 years, Forrest Gump remains one of the most beloved and most quoted films of all time. The film, which was released in 1994, won the Academy Award for Best Picture that year, and was nominated for 13 Oscars. These ten quotes range from heartwarming and insightful to just plain funny.

Here are our top ten favorite quotes from the movie.

10. "Don't ever let anybody tell you they're better than you, Forrest. If God intended everybody to be the same, he'd have given us all braces on our legs."– Mrs. Gump

9. "Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?" – Lieutenant Daniel Taylor"I didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him, sir." – Forrest Gump

8. "My Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on." – Forrest Gump

7. "My momma always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'" – Forrest Gump

6. "I'm not a smart man...but I know what love is." – Forrest Gump

5. "Mama always said there's an awful lot you can tell about a person by their shoes. Where they're going, where they've been. I've worn lots of shoes. I bet if I think about it real hard, I could remember my first pair of shoes. Mama said they'd take me anywhere. She said they was my magic shoes." – Forrest Gump

4. "You know it's funny what a young man recollects? 'Cause I don't remember bein' 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

3. "Stupid is as stupid does." – Forrest Gump

2. "My Mama always told me that miracles happen every day. Some people don't think so, but they do." – Forrest Gump

1. "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 Gump

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