You might find it fun when the main characters in Suits quote famous films, or Gilmore Girls make use of smart and funny pop culture references, but now it's time to dig into the source. Here are some of the top pop culture quotes to draw inspiration from when you are at a loss for words.
More than one person was stood on a deck and screamed “I'm the king of the world!” like Jack did in the multi-award-winning film Titanic.
An even more popular quote is “May the Force be with you” from Star Wars. The quote is so popular is led to Star Wars' day “May 4th.”
When you feel down, you can get by with a little help from your friends, so hold on and remember this famous quote from It's a Wonderful Life: “Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends.”
Speaking of which, another timeless and incredibly famous quote is the classic Casablanca's “Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
We all laugh when Jimmy thought he discovered Hakuna Matata and mocks him saying she thinks “it means no worries” from The Lion King.
Not a truer word spoken: “Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.” - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
You also need a quote to remind you it's time to give up because you are pursuing a lost cause. The perfect quote for this is “Forget it, Jake. it's Chinatown.” - Chinatown.
Based on William Goldman's novel, The Princess Bride is a 1987 romantic comedy fantasy adventure film that tells the story of a farmhand named Westley, who sets out to rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from Prince Humperdinck. The film has become a cult classic and was listed on Bravo's “100 Funniest Movies” and on The American Film Institute's (AFI) “AFI's 100 Years… 100 Passions” list of the 100 greatest film love stories, and on Channel 4's 50 Greatest Comedy Films list. The film was also inducted into the National Film Registry, deemed as “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”
One of its famous quotes is “As you wish” that Westley always replied to Princess Buttercup. It was his way of saying “I love you.”
“I've saying it so long to you, you just wouldn't listen. Every time you said ‘Farm Boy do this' you thought I was answering ‘As you wish' but that's only because you were hearing wrong. ‘I love you' was what it was, but you never heard.”
Some other famous quotes from the book and film are “My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!” or “Cynics are simply thwarted romantics.”
“Do you know what that sound is, Highness? Those are the shrieking eels! If you don't believe me, just wait. They always grow louder when they're about to feed on human flesh! If you swim back now I promise no harm will come to you… I doubt you'll get such an offer from the eels.”
You can also use some romantic wisdom from Annie Hall: “A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies.”
Although Sex and the City might have centred mostly on opposite sex relationship, it also valued the friendship amongst friends. “The most important thing in life is your family. There are days you love them, and others you don't. But, in the end, they're the people you always come home to. Sometimes it's the family you're born into and sometimes it's the one you make for yourself.”
The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American comedy-drama film centres on teenagers from different groups who spend a day in detention. Although the plot is simple, what makes The Breakfast Club so special is its dialogue. Writer and director John Hughes has been appraised for this film and critics consider it one of of the greatest high school films of all time. The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
Kathleen Carroll from New York Daily News praised the film, stating “Hughes has a wonderful knack for communicating the feelings of teenagers, as well as an obvious rapport with his exception cast-who deserve top grades.”
One of its famous quotes is: “We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.”