Little Miss Sunshine is a brilliantly offbeat road trip comedy that finds heart in dysfunction and humor in heartbreak. Following the wildly imperfect Hoover family as they pile into a yellow VW bus to support young Olive’s beauty pageant dreams, the film is a masterclass in balancing wit and warmth.

From deadpan one-liners to quietly profound reflections on failure, family, and the absurdity of life, Little Miss Sunshine delivers dialogue that sticks with you long after the credits roll.

Here are the 10 best quotes from Little Miss Sunshine:

1.

“A real loser is someone who’s so afraid of not winning he doesn’t even try.”

— Edwin Hoover (Alan Arkin)

2.

“Anyway, he uh… he gets down to the end of his life, and he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, Those were the best years of his life, ’cause they made him who he was. All those years he was happy? You know, total waste. Didn’t learn a thing. So, if you sleep until you’re 18… Ah, think of the suffering you’re gonna miss. I mean high school? High school-those are your prime suffering years. You don’t get better suffering than that.”

— Frank (Steve Carell)

3.

“You know what? Fuck beauty contests. Life is one fucking beauty contest after another. You know, school, then college, then work, fuck that. And fuck the air force academy. If I wanna fly, I’ll find a way to fly. You do what you love, and fuck the rest.”

— Dwayne (Paul Dano)

4.

“Sarcasm is losers trying to bring winners down to their level.”

— Richard Hoover (Greg Kinnear)

5.

Olive (Abigail Breslin): I’d like to dedicate this to my grandpa, who showed me these moves.

Pageant MC: Aww, that is so sweet. Is he here? Where’s your grandpa right now?

Olive (Abigail Breslin): In the trunk of our car.

6.

“Every night it’s the fucking chicken! Holy God Almighty! Is it possible just once we could get something to eat for dinner around here that’s not the goddamned fucking chicken?”

— Edwin Hoover (Alan Arkin)

7.

“Fuck a lotta women, kid, I have no reason to lie to you. Not just one, a lotta women.”

— Edwin Hoover (Alan Arkin)

8.

Olive (Abigail Breslin): Grandpa, am I pretty?

Edwin Hoover (Alan Arkin) You are the most beautiful girl in the world.

Olive (Abigail Breslin): You’re just saying that.

Edwin Hoover (Alan Arkin): No! I’m madly in love with you and it’s not because of your brains or your personality.

9.

“No one gets left behind! No one gets left behind! Outstanding soldier!”

— Frank (Steve Carell)

10.

“Oh my God, I’m getting pulled over. Everyone, just… pretend to be normal.”

— Richard Hoover (Greg Kinnear)