re: Most inspirational movie moments/quotes of all time?

"When a defining moment comes along, you can do one of two things. Define the moment, or let the moment define you."
- From Tin Cup

I don't regret the things I've done, but those I did not do.
- From Empire Records

William Wallace: Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!


As cheesy as it is:

President Whitmore: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!


Also:
Jefferson Smith: You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked. And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause. Even if the room gets filled with lies like these, and the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place.


Achilles: Myrmidons! My brothers of the sword! I would rather fight beside you than any army of thousands! Let no man forget how menacing we are, we are lions! Do you know what's waiting beyond that beach? Immortality! Take it! It's yours!



Perhaps my favorite:

John Keating: We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?

American Beauty:

LESTER is sprawled on the couch IN his underwear, drinking a beer and watching TV. His working out is beginning to produce results. Carolyn enters through the kitchen. She stands there, staring at Lester. After a moment, he looks up at her.

LESTER
What?

CAROLYN
Whose car is that out front?

LESTER
Mine. 1972 Pontiac GTO. The car
I always wanted and now I have it.
I rule!

CAROLYN
Where's the Camry?

LESTER
I traded it in.

CAROLYN
Shouldn't you have consulted me
first?

LESTER
Hm. Let me think... No.
(off her look)
You never drove it.

For me it's this scene

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I was thinking of the scene from that movie where Ben Affleck tells Will to quit dicking around.

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Chuckie: Look, you're my best friend, so don't take this the wrong way but, in 20 years if you're still livin' here, comin' over to my house, watchin' the Patriots games, workin' construction, I'll frickin' kill ya. That's not a threat, that's a fact, I'll frickin' kill ya.

Will: What the frick you talkin' about?

Chuckie: You got somethin' none of us have...

Will: Oh, come on! What? Why is it always this? I mean, I frickin' owe it to myself to do this or that. What if I don't want to?

Chuckie: No. No, no no no. frick you, you don't owe it to yourself man, you owe it to me. Cuz tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and I'll be 50, and I'll still be doin' this shite. And that's all right. That's fine. I mean, you're sittin' on a winnin' lottery ticket. And you're too much of a pussy to cash it in, and that's bullshite. 'Cause I'd do frickin' anything to have what you got. So would any of these frickin' guys. It'd be an insult to us if you're still here in 20 years. Hangin' around here is a frickin' waste of your time.

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Fantastic scene.

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LoveThatMoney


dude, i never expected this from you

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It's a cheesy movie and kind of a cheesy speech, but I still like it. Gives me the ol' 'MERICA feeling.

That one to

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Carson123987

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When did you get back bro

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