What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?

I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It’s pretty cool to see.

ItsMyFirstDay,

Never forget, in nineteen ninety eight when the undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer’s table.

  • ShittyMorph
chicagohuman,

Education is experience and the essence of experience is self-reliance.

– T H White

Durk,

“Oh, monsters are scared, that’s why they’re monsters” The Ocean at the End of the Lane

epique,

“For every man there is a purpose which he sets up in his life. Let yours be the doing of all good deeds.” Robin Hood quoteing the turk bible (quran)

NiTRo_SvK,

Everything remains possible, as long as you don’t choose.

Mr. Nobody (2009)

meatbag2010,

Life, don’t talk to me about life…

Kodemystic,
@Kodemystic@lemmy.kodemystic.dev avatar

“What stands in the way becomes the way.” M.A.

pandarisu,

Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites.

  • Elite 4 Karen, Pokémon Gold and Silver
IrrelevantBoB,

“Solo sé que no sé nada” Sócrates

doktorRobot,

Except he said it in ancient Greek.

IrrelevantBoB,

You are right, but in my head it sounds in my native language.

ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

TheWorstNL,

If you hide your whole life, you’ll forget who you are.

reclipse,
@reclipse@lemdro.id avatar

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

— Blade Runner

CanadaPlus,

Man that is a pretty movie.

LucasWaffyWaf,

Funny that there’s a similar line I use, and of all things it was from a comedian on a panel show.

It’s all forgotten like hand prints on a forgotten handrail.

  • Bob Mortimer, Would I Lie to You?
RoyaltyInTraining,
@RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world avatar

When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back. Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down… with the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!

  • Cave Johnson, Portal 2

Maybe not words to live by, but certainly a memorable quote.

rikudou,
@rikudou@lemmings.world avatar

All of his quotes are just great. My favorite:

All these science spheres are made of asbestos all the way. Keeps out the rats. Let us know if you feel a shortness of breath, a persistent dry cough, or your heart-stopping. Because that is not part of the test. That’s asbestos…Worst case scenario, you miss out on a few rounds of Canasta, plus you forwarded the cause of science by three centuries. I punch those numbers into a calculator, it makes a happy face.

bufordt,
@bufordt@sh.itjust.works avatar

Unbelievable. You, [subject name here], must be the pride of [subject hometown here]!

0U714W,

Maybe they’re not words to live by – if you’re a coward.

Latecoere,
@Latecoere@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.

arkh2183,

Basically at any given moment, any from a random assortment of Simpsons quotes. Right now it’s “but when are they gonna get to the fireworks factory?”

state_electrician,

In 20 years, the only ones to remember all the hard work and long hours are your children.

Gargantuanthud,

Oof, this one hit hard for me. I’ve been working a lot of hours lately and I need to start putting my actual life as a priority. Thanks for this.

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