Quotes from
Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump: I can't help it; I love you Jenny.
Jenny: Forrest, you don't know what love is.


Mrs. Gump: You have to do the best with what God gave you.

Forrest: Mama always said, dying was a part of life.

Forrest Gump: Her dream had come true. She was a folk singer.

Forrest: Will you marry me Jenny?
Jenny: You don't wanna marry me, Forrest.

Forrest: When I was in China on the All-American Ping Pong team, I just loved playing ping-pong with my Flexolite ping pong paddle.

Forrest Gump: Mama says they was magic shoes. They could take me anywhere.

Lieutenant Dan: Have you found God yet, Gump?
Forrest Gump: I didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him.

Forrest Gump: Lieutenant Dan, what are you doing here?
Lieutenant Dan: I'm here to try out my sea legs.
Forrest Gump: But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.

Jenny: Do you think I could fly off this bridge, Forrest?
Forrest: What do you mean , Jenny?
Jenny: Nothing.

Forrest: Mama always said life was like a box a chocolates, never know what you're gonna get.

Drill Sergeant: Gump! Why did you put that weapon together so quickly, Gump?
Forrest Gump: You told me to, Drill Sergeant.

Bubba: Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.

Lt. Dan Taylor: Have you found Jesus yet Gump?
Forrest: I didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him sir.

Bubba: Have you ever been on a real shrimping boat?
Forrest: No, but I've been on a real big boat.

Forrest Gump: Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was ever going somewhere, I was running!!

[Repeated line]
Forrest Gump: Stupid is as stupid does.

Forrest's Mother: Life's a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get.

Forrest Gump: Sometimes, there just aren't enough rocks.

Drill Sergeant: Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?
Forrest Gump: To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
Drill Sergeant: God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump.

Fat Man at Bench: It was a bullet, wasn't it?
Forrest Gump: A bullet?
Fat Man at Bench: That jumped up and bit you.
Forrest Gump: Oh, yes sir. Bit me right in the buttocks. They said it was a million dollar wound, but the army must keep that money 'cause I still haven't seen a nickel of that million dollars.

Forrest Gump: I'm sorry I had to fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.

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

Forrest Gump: I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.

[Repeated line]
Forrest Gump: We were like peas and carrots, Jenny and I.

Forrest Gump: I'm sorry for ruining your party, Lieutenant Dan. She tasted of cigarettes.

Forrest: What's his name?
Jenny: Forrest. I named him after his daddy.
Forrest: He's got a daddy named Forrest just like me?
Jenny: Forrest, you are his daddy.

Jenny: His name's Forrest.
Forrest: Like me.
Jenny: I named him after his daddy.
Forrest: He got a daddy named Forrest, too?
Jenny: You're his daddy, Forrest.

Forrest: I ran for three years, two months, fourteen days and sixteen hours. When I was hungry, I ate. When I was tired, I slept. When I had to go, you know, I went!

Lt. Venetti: So where are you boys from?
Forrest Gump, Benjamin "Bubba" Bufford-Blue: Alabama, sir!
Lt. Venetti: You guys twins or something?
Forrest Gump: No sir, we are not relations.

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