There are movies that you remember because they’re funny. Others because they’re angry. Forrest Gump does all those things, and though somehow he makes it all seem so easy. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the 1994 film takes audiences through the life of a kind, simple man that unknowingly changes history by taking life as it comes to him.
What made Forrest Gump memorable wasn’t just Tom Hanks’ spot-on performance or the amazing soundtrack — it was the quotes. These Forrest Gump quotes will hit you in the gut or make you smile like a madman! They’re simple, yes — but never empty.
Below are some of the best lines from Forrest Gump, the movie that taught us that life is really like a box of chocolates.
- Forrest: “My mama always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’”
- Forrest: “Stupid is as stupid does.”
- Jenny: “Run, Forrest, run!”
- Forrest: “I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is.”
- Forrest: “Mama always said, ‘You’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on.’”
- Forrest: “That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run.”
- Forrest: “Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company. 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: “Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots.”
- Forrest: “Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn’t.”
- Lieutenant Dan: “They gave you the Congressional Medal of Honor.”
- Forrest: “I’m not a smart man… but I’d know if I was.”
- Forrest: “Sometimes, I guess there just aren’t enough rocks.”
- Forrest: “And just like that… she was gone.”
- Forrest: “I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze.”
- Forrest: “That’s all I have to say about that.”
Forrest Gump is not brash or flashy. It just talks from the heart — and that’s why these lines connect so hard. These Forrest Gump quotes appear in speeches, cross stitch designs, on T-shirts and in quiet moments of reflection. Because, sometimes, the most modest words are the ones that we remember for ever.
Whether you need a little inspiration from “Forrest Gump” or you’re just in the mood to revisit a classic, these lines should do the trick, leaving you feeling ready to take on the world no matter who you are or what your heart is searching for.
