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

12 quotes

Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something not even me. 

“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.”

— Will Smith, Chris Gardner, amazon.com

Tagged: Movie Quotes, Best Movie Quotes, inspire

“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…”

— Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa, amazon.com

Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Winning, Life Is Tough, champion, athlete

“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…”

— James Stewart, Jefferson Smith, amazon.com

Tagged: America, Pride, USA

“This is not a war for the independence of one or two colonies, but for the independence of one nation.”

— Chris Cooper, Col. Harry Burwell, amazon.com

Tagged: nation, USA, Independence

“'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, o…”

— Bill Pullman, Thomas J Whitmore, amazon.com

Tagged: America, Freedom

“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, amazon.com

Tagged: Dream, America, Goals

“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.”

— Art LaFleur, The Babe, amazon.com

Tagged: America, USA

“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.”

— Ed Harris, Gene Kranz, amazon.com

Tagged: America, 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…”

— Kurt Russell, Herb Brooks, amazon.com

Tagged: America, Dream, Achieve

“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.”

— Gregory Peck, Atticus Finch, amazon.com

Tagged: Dad Advice, Relationships

“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 ca…”

— Saoirse Ronan, Eilis, amazon.com

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.”

— Loui Anderson, Maurice, amazon.com

Tagged: American Dream