Forrest Gump – Movie Quotes

Death is just a part of life, something we're all destined to do.

Mama says, "Stupid is as stupid does."

— Are you crazy, or just plain stupid?
— Stupid is as stupid does, Mrs. Blue.

— Done, Drill Sergeant!
— Gump! Why did you put that weapon together so quickly, Gump?
— You told me to, Drill Sergeant.
— Jesus H. Christ, this is a new company record. If it wouldn't be a waste of such a damn fine enlisted man, I'd recommend you for OCS, Private Gump. You are gonna be a general some day, Gump. Now, disassemble your weapon and continue!

Now, my mama always told me that miracles happen every day. Some people don't think so, but they do.

Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're going to get.

So, I never went back to work for Lieutenant Dan, though he did take care of my Bubba-Gump money. He got me invested in some kind of fruit company. And 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."

Run, Forrest! Run!

— Have you ever been with a girl, Forrest?
— I sit next to them in my Home Economics class all the time.

Don't ever let anybody tell you they're better than you, Forrest. If God intended everybody to be the same, he'd have given us all braces on our legs.

The good thing about Vietnam is there was always some place to go.

— My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue. People call me Bubba. Just like one of them old redneck boys. Can you believe that?
— My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.

Well, you'll always be you, just another kind of you.

Listen, you promise me something, okay? Just, if you're ever in trouble, don't try to be brave. You just run, okay? Just run away.

Sometime later, for no particular reason, somebody shot that nice young President, when he was riding in his car. And a few years after that, somebody shot his little brother, too, only he was in a hotel kitchen. It must be hard being brothers.

Mama always said that God is mysterious.