As 2016 winds down to an end, and we put the finishing touches on our New Year’s resolutions, we’re taking a moment to reflect on some inspiring lessons from cinema for the road ahead in 2017. Here are some wise and witty quotes from films that have a lot to say about life, love, and happiness. Happy New Year!
“You cannot change fate. However, you can rise to meet it, if you so choose.”
“The best thing I know is to do exactly what you wish for a while.”
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
“Hold fast to the human inside of you, and you’ll survive.”
“I see that I am a little piece of a big, big universe, and that makes it right.”
“Life should be lived on the edge of life. You have to exercise rebellion: to refuse to tape yourself to rules, to refuse your own success, to refuse to repeat yourself, to see every day, every year, every idea as a true challenge – and then you are going to live your life on a tightrope.”
“The human spirit is more powerful than any drug – and that is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship, family. These are the things that matter. This is what we’d forgotten – the simplest things.”
“The trick is to combine your waking rational abilities with the infinite possibilities of your dreams. Because, if you can do that, you can do anything.”
“There’s a time for daring and there’s a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.”
“Doubt is useful, it keeps faith a living thing. After all, you cannot know the strength of your faith until it is tested.”
“If we were a bit more tolerant of each other’s weaknesses, we’d be less alone.”