34 Iconic Film Quotes

Movies have the power to transport us to different worlds, evoke deep emotions, and linger in our minds long after the credits have rolled. Among the many elements that make a film memorable, iconic quotes stand out—lines that capture a character's essence, encapsulate a film’s theme, or simply resonate with universal truths. Whether they're wise, humorous, or downright unforgettable, these quotes have transcended the screen to become part of our cultural fabric. In this list, we’ve curated 34 of the most iconic film quotes that have left an indelible mark on audiences across generations. Join us as we revisit these legendary lines, each carrying its unique story and impact.

1. “There's never enough of the stuff you can't get enough of.” - Patrick H.T. Doyle

2. “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” - Philip Pullman

3. “For need can blossom into all the compensation it requires. To crave and to have are as like as a thing and its shadow. For when does a berry break upon the tongue as sweetly as when one longs to taste it, and when is the taste refracted into so many hues and savors of ripeness and earth, and when do our senses know any thing so utterly as when we lack it? And here again is a foreshadowing-the world will be made whole. For to wish for a hand on one's hair is all but to feel it. So whatever we may lose, very craving gives it back to us again. Though we dream and hardly know it, longing, like an angel, fosters us, smooths our hair, and brings us wild strawberries.” - Marilynne Robinson

4. “First you find out what you have , Dad would say. Then you figure out how to make it work for what you need, 'cause you don't get what you want. You get just what you have and no more. ” - Lilith Saintcrow

5. “Hope and faith goes hand-in-hand, because without hope there is no faith. The same goes with want and needs, without any wants, there no need to have a need” - Temitope Owosela

6. “We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst — you need them both.” - Karl Lagerfeld

7. “The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.” - Francis Chan

8. “The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

9. “My mother says that when Mrs. Rowley is mean, which is generally the case, it is really because she is just unhappy, and who could blame her with a husband like that . . . She says this is really the only reason people are ever mean--they have something hurting inside of them, a claw of unhappiness scratching at their hearts, and it hurts them so much that sometimes they have to push it right out of their mouths to scratch someone else, just to give themselves a rest, a moment of relief.” - Laura Moriarty

10. “Don’t give people what they want, give them what they need.” - Joss Whedon

11. “A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.” - Albert Einstein

12. “To quench my longing I bent me low By the streams of the spirits of Peace that flow In that magical wood in the land of sleep.” - Sarojini Naidu

13. “That's how they say it: He loves you in his own way. Well, what about my way? What if I need for him to love me in my way?” - Tammara Webber

14. “Life has a way of taking you past your wants and hopes. Instead, it drops you in front of what you need.” - Shannon Alder

15. “Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.” - George Bernard Shaw

16. “Man is the measure of all things', said the Sophist Protagora (c. 485-410 B.C.). By that he meant that the question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a person's needs.” - Jostein Gaarder

17. “The need for social interaction ... is very much a part of why women shop. All our interviewees commented at some point that social interaction was part of the shopping experience. Many people now live alone in 'dormitory' suburbs, are often working from home or in isolated jobs, may be home with young children or part of the aging population of retiring baby boomers. All these groups need social connection, and shopping strips and malls provide many opportunities for reliable, safe and interesting social connections.” - Stella Minahan, Michael Beverland

18. “You will be your best self when you take time to understand what you really need, feel and want.” - Deborah Day

19. “If God gave you contentment then you would never pursue your life purpose. It is your restlessness that pushes you to take action, change your life and seek more of what you could possibly be.” - Shannon Alder

20. “If Christ has been given us, if we are called to his discipleship we are given all things, literally _all_ things. He will see to it that they are added unto us. If we follow Jesus and look only to His righteousness, we are in his hands and under the protection of Him and His Father. And if we are in communion with the Father, nought can harm us. God will help us in the hour of need, and He knows our needs.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

21. “...I need you to be a listener - you need me to hang word on. We're friends because neither has discovered a limit where the other ends...” - John Geddes

22. “...if I try to make only enough money for my family' immediate needs, it may violate Scripture. ...Even though earning just enough to meet the needs of my family may seem nonmaterialistic, it's actually selfish when I could earn enough to care for others as well.” - Randy Alcorn

23. “One company can serve some of your needs all of the time, or all of your needs some of the time, but never both.” - Abraham Lincoln

24. “People use people according to their own needs. Or don't use them. When a primary need is one of safety.” - Judith Guest

25. “Differ though we might with Christianity's view of what precisely our souls need, it is hard to discredit the provocative underlying thesis, which seems no less relevant in the secular realm than in the religious one--that we have within us a precious, childlike, vulnerable core which we should nourish and nurture on its turbulent journey through life.” - Alain De Botton

26. “Contentment comes from wanting what we need, not needing what we want.” - Wayne Gerard Trotman

27. “It doesn’t take objectivity to know what you want, and you’re not objective enough to know what you need.” - Amy Neftzger

28. “Miracles need people as much as people need miracles.” - Amy Neftzger

29. “According to Maslow, I was stuck on the second level of the pyramid, unable to feel secure in my health and therefore unable to reach for love and respect and art and whatever else, which is, utter horseshit: The urge to make art or contemplate philosophy does not go away when you are sick. Those urges just become transfigured by illness.Maslow's pyramid seemed to imply I was less human than other people, and most people seemed to agree with him.” - John Green

30. “Each day brings a fresh opportunity for you to set the standard of how dedicated and committed you are to your needs, wants, goals, and relationships.” - Steve Maraboli

31. “Mungu hababaishwi na matatizo yako. Anababaishwa na imani yako.” - Enock Maregesi

32. “There are enough resources in the world for everyone.” - Bryant McGill

33. “(Regarding Marriage) Both people need to care deeply about the other person, to put the other’s needs before their own, and to make a daily commitment to that person to stick it out.” - Alessandra Torre

34. “It is possible that our present-day discussion about needs might be framed more by secular psychological theories than by Scripture. If this is so, we should be careful about saying, "Jesus meets all our needs." At first, this has a plausible biblical ring to it. Christ _is_a friend; God _is_ a loving Father; Christians _do_ experience a sense of meaningfulness and confidence in knowing God's love. It makes Christ the answer to our problems. Yet if our use of the term "needs" is ambiguous, and its range of meaning extends all the way to selfish desires, then there will be some situations where we should say that Jesus does not intend to meet our needs, but that he intends to change our needs.” - Edward T. Welch