Memorable Movie Quotes for Life and for Fun

For many of us, movies provide an escape from the pressures of our everyday lives. We experience fantasies and situations that come from the imagination and genius of writers and movie producers - for our enjoyment. But another aspect of movies that is beneficial to our lives is the same as that of a good book - quotes that strike you to your core and send a small shiver down your neck.

A good quote in a movie is one that becomes infamous, and lives in the hearts and minds of millions for decades. How many times have you heard the phrases "Here's Johnny!", or "I'll be back"? Movie producers and writers have struggled to uncover the secret recipe of a such timeless and memorable quotes - unfortunately it has a lot to do with timing and the context of the story that make the quote work. It isn't so much the message or the quote itself - it's what the quote means within the story that is being told. This is what makes them strike each of us so deeply and in so many ways.

I've always had a list of favorite quotes. Some of them were from movies my wife and I watched when we were first dating in college - quotes that we would use during our times together, and those experiences in our own lives gave the quotes even that much more meaning for us later on. This is the magic of a good movie quote and why they live on.

I would like to share some of my own favorite quotes with you - and share some of the experiences those quotes created in my own life, and some of the strong feelings they generated regarding important social issues that we all have very strong opinions about. As we go through some of these, contemplate the deeper meaning behind the quote - as well as what these quotes might have meant to you in your own life.

"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying."
- Tim Robbins, Shawshank Redemption