90 Forrest Gump Quotes to Fill Your Soul With Wisdom

1. “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” – Forrest Gump

2. “Momma always said dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn’t.” – Forrest Gump

3. “My Momma says that stupid is as stupid does.” – Forrest Gump

4. “What’s normal anyways?” – Mrs. Gump

5. “I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floating around accidentally—like on a breeze. But I think, maybe it’s both. Maybe both are happening at the same time.” – Forrest Gump

6. “When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went.” – Forrest Gump

7. “I miss you Jenny. If there’s anything you need. I won’t be far away.” – Forrest Gump

8. “That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run.” – Forrest Gump

9. “My Momma says they were shoes. They could take me anywhere.” – Forrest Gump

10. “Run, Forrest, run!” – Jenny Curran

11. “Momma always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.” – Forrest Gump

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12. “He may be the stupidest son of a bitch, but damn, he sure is fast!” – Coach Bryant

13. “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind. The answer is blowin’ in the wind.” – Jenny Curran

14. “Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who you’re gonna be?” – Jenny Curran

15. “That’s about all I got to say about that.” – Forrest Gump

16. “I’m sorry I had to fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.” – Forrest Gump

17. “Well, we’re all different, Mr. Hancock.” – Mrs. Gump

18. “You did good, Momma.” – Forrest Gump

19. “What’s my destiny, Momma?” – Forrest Gump

20. “I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.” – Forrest Gump

21. “Forrest, I never thanked you for saving my life.” – Lt. Dan Taylor

22. “You can’t be doing this, Forrest. You can’t keep trying to rescue me all the time.” – Jenny Curran

23. “I just wanted to tell you I love you. I’ll be right here when you get back.” – Forrest Gump

24. “We was like peas and carrots, Jenny and I.” – Forrest Gump

25. “There’s an awful lot you can tell about a person by their shoes.” – Forrest Gump

26. “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

27. “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

28. “I’d always let her know that I was okay. Then I’d sign each letter, ‘Love, Forrest Gump.’” – Forrest Gump

29. “You know, it’s funny what a young man recollects. ‘Cause 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 picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.” – Forrest Gump

30. “Well, now we ain’t strangers anymore.” – Dorothy Harris

31. “Will you marry me? I’d make a good husband, Jenny.” – Forrest Gump

32. “Mama said not to be taking rides with strangers.” – Forrest Gump

33. “I wish I could’ve been there with you.” – Jenny Curran

34. “You could come home with me, to my house in Greenbow—you and Little Forrest. If you’re sick, I’ll take care of you.” – Forrest Gump

35. “I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life. She was like an angel.” – Forrest Gump

36. “You know why we’re a good partnership, Forrest? ‘Cause we are watching out for one another—like brothers and stuff.” – Bubba Blue

37. “I’m gonna lean up against you, and you just lean right back against me.” – Bubba Blue

38. “I will miss you, Forrest.” – Mrs. Gump

39. “All right, Forrest. You can open your eyes now. Let’s take a little walk around.” – Doctor

40. “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 going somewhere, I was runnin’!” – Forrest Gump

41. “Do you think I could fly off this bridge, Forrest?” – Jenny Curran

42. “I didn’t know that we were supposed to be lookin’ for him, sir.” – Forrest Gump

43. “You are a goddamn genius, Gump!” – Drill Sergeant

44. “Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far—far, far away from here.” – Jenny Curran

45. “You have to do the best with what God gave you.” – Mrs. Gump

46. “There’s only so much fortune a man really needs, and the rest is just for showing off.” – Forrest Gump

47. “You’ve got to put the past behind you, before you can move on.” – Forrest Gump

48. “Always be able to look back and say, ‘At least I didn’t lead a humdrum life.’” – Forrest Gump

49. “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

50. “I’m pretty tired. I think I’ll go home now.” – Forrest Gump

51. “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

52. “I ran for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours.” – Forrest Gump

53. “My legs are just fine and dandy.” – Forrest Gump

54. “Her dream had come true. She was a folk singer.” – Forrest Gump

55. “Have you ever given any thought to your future, son?” – Recruitment Officer

56. “We were always taking long walks, and we were looking for a guy named ‘Charlie.’” – Forrest Gump

57. “Oh, now, don’t you be afraid, sweetheart. Dying is just a part of life. It’s something we’re all destined to do.” – Mrs. Gump

58. “I didn’t know it, but I was destined to be your Momma. I did the best I could.” – Mrs. Gump

59. “Well, I happen to believe you make your own destiny.” – Mrs. Gump

60. “It wasn’t always fun. Lieutenant Dan was always gettin’ these funny feelings, about Iraq, or the trail, or the road. So he’d tell us to, ‘Get down! Shut up!’” – Forrest Gump

61. “Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?” – Lt. Dan Taylor

62. “He never actually said so, but I think he made his peace with God.” – Forrest Gump

63. “Hello. My name is Forrest. Forrest Gump.” – Forrest Gump

64. “The Army was really easy. You just have to stand up straight, make your bed real neat, and always answer every question with, ‘Yes, Drill Sergeant!’” – Forrest Gump

65. “Gump! What’s your sole purpose in this army?” – Drill Sergeant

66. “That’s the most outstanding answer I’ve ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of a hundred and sixty. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump.” – Drill Sergeant

67. “Nobody gives a hunky shit who you are, puss ball. You’re not even a low life-scum-sucking, maggot. Get your ass on the bus, you’re in the army now!” – Army Recruiter

68. “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

69. “The world will never be the same once you’ve seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.” – Forrest Gump

70. “Sometimes, I guess there just aren’t enough rocks.” – Forrest Gump

71. “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

72. “Some people don’t think miracles happen. Well, they do.” – Forrest Gump

73. “But you ain’t got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.” – Forrest Gump

74. “One day it started raining, and it didn’t quit for four months. We’ve 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

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

76. “God can hear my prayers, so I pray.” – Forrest Gump

77. “Don’t ever let anybody tell you they’re better than you.” – Mrs. Gump

78. “You’re gonna have to figure that out for yourself.” – Mrs. Gump

79. “You do your very best now, Forrest.” – Mrs. Gump

80. “Where are you boys from in the world?” – Lt. Dan Taylor

81. “He said God is listening and if I found Jesus, I’d get to walk beside him in the kingdom of Heaven.” – Lt. Dan Taylor

82. “God is listening? What a crock of shit.” – Lt. Dan Taylor

83. “It was so clear, Jenny. It looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and earth began. It was beautiful.” – Forrest Gump

84. “In the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all.” – Forrest Gump

85. “In China, they never go to church.” – Forrest Gump

86. “Vacation’s when you go somewhere, and don’t ever come back.” – Mrs. Gump

87. “The best thing about visiting the President is the food! Now, since it was all free, and I wasn’t hungry but thirsty, I must’ve drank fifteen Dr. Peppers.” – Forrest Gump