The Patriot

12 Movie Quotes That Will Make You Proud To Be An American Regardless Of Who You're Voting For

Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something not even me. 
Kirsten Corley
November 8, 2016
“The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!”
— Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Winning, Life Is Tough, champion, athlete, Keep Moving Forward
“Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they’re gonna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”
— Chris Gardner, The Pursuit OF Happiness
Tagged: Movie Quotes, Best Movie Quotes, inspire
“If you just learn a single trick, Scout you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and you walk around in it.”
— Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird
Tagged: Dad Advice, Relationships
“My whole life people have been telling me what I could and couldn't do. I've always listened to them, believed what they said. I don't wanna do that anymore. ”
— Rudy Ruettiger, Rudy
Tagged: Dream, America, Goals
“'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!”
— Thomas J Whitmore, Independence Day
Tagged: America, Freedom
“This is not a war for the independence of one or two colonies, but for the independence of one nation.”
— Col. Harry Burwell, The Patriot
Tagged: nation, USA, Independence
“You see, boys forget what their country means by just reading The Land of the Free in history books. Then they get to be men they forget even more. Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that.”
— Jefferson Smith, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (4K-Mastered + UltraViolet + Included Digibook)[Blu-ray]
Tagged: America, Pride, USA
“Great moments... are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here, tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight. One game. If we played 'em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can! Tonight, WE are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players. Every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. This is your time. Their time is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Soviets have. Screw 'em. This is your time. Now go out there and take it.”
— Herb Brooks, Miracle
Tagged: America, Dream, Achieve
“We've never lost an American in space and we're sure as hell not gonna lose one on my watch. Failure is not an option.”
— Gene Kranz, Apollo 13
Tagged: America, USA
“Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die, follow your heart kid, and you'll never go wrong.”
— The Babe, The Sandlot
Tagged: America, USA
“You have to think like an American. You'll feel so homesick that you'll want to die, and there's nothing you can do about it apart from endure it. But you will, and it won't kill you. And one day the sun will come out - you might not even notice straight away, it'll be that faint. And then you'll catch yourself thinking about something or someone who has no connection with the past. Someone who's only yours. And you'll realize... that this is where your life is.”
— Eilis, Brooklyn
Tagged: American, USA
“Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys. But now... now I'm washing lettuce. Soon I'll be on fries; then the grill. In a year or two, I'll make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start rolling in.”
— Maurice, Coming To America
Tagged: American Dream