Self-knowledge quotes
468 self-knowledge quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: Charlie Chan in Reno
- From the movie: Batman Begins
“Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you.”
- From the movie: Clockwise
- From the movie: The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
- From the movie: Avatar
“I was a warrior who dreamed he could bring peace.”
- From the movie: Love Always
“I guess I'm a militant optimist who believes in passion.”
- From the movie: P. S. I Love You
“What do you want? I know what I want, cause I'm holding it in my hands.”
- From the movie: Paul Blart: Mall Cop
- Maya Blart: Okay, next question. "Tell me about yourself".
- Paul Blart: Let's see. I know a lot about sharks.
- Mom: Let me stop you right there. - From the movie: Racing Stripes
- Franny: What are you?
- Stripes: I don't know.
- Tucker: We can rule out "genius". - From the movie: Heaven Can Wait
“- Joe Pendleton: Do I... play Polo?
- Sisk: Not really, sir.” - From the movie: Catwoman
“You are a Catwoman. Every sight, every smell, every sound, incredibly heightened. Fierce independence, total confidence, inhuman reflexes.”
- From the movie: Irreversible
“Why don't you rummage through your shitass genetic code?”
- From the movie: Jarhead
“We're the leopards, the lions. Those who will take our place will be jackals, hyenas. All us leopards, lions, jackals, and sheep will go on thinking ourselves the salt of the Earth.”
- From the movie: Can't Buy Me Love
“Nerds, jocks. My side, your side. Man, it's all bullshit. It's hard enough just trying to be yourself. I know cause I messed up. I tried to buy my way in. But Kenneth, he's not trying to buy anybody, he's just trying to make friends; being himself.”
- From the movie: The Chronicles Of Riddick
- From the movie: The Last Days of Disco
- Des: Do yuppies even exist? No one says, "I am a yuppie", it's always the other guy who's a yuppie. I think for a group to exist, somebody has to admit to be part of it.
- Dan: Of course yuppies exist. Most people would say you two are prime specimens. - From the movie: The Breakfast Club
“- Brian Johnson: You see us as you want to see us: in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...
- Andrew Clark: And an athlete...
- Allison Reynolds: And a basket case...
- Claire Standish: A princess.” - From the movie: Wet Hot American Summer
“That's right. I said I'm gonna go hump the fridge. I also keep a bottle of dick cream, I fondle my sweaters, and I like to smear mud on my ass.”
- From the movie: Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
“Some day I'm gonna get psychoanalyzed and find out why I'm such a dope.”
“I think it was my ego that made me do it. I didn't even know I had one until I met Eloise.”
- From the movie: Baby Face
“You don't realize your potentialities.”
- From the movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“- Ron Weasley: It's spooky! She knows more about you than you do!
- Harry Potter: Who doesn't?” - From the movie: American Beauty
“It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about.”
- From the movie: The Other Sister
“No, I'm not better. I'm just me, Mom! Can't you see me?! You never look at me! No matter how long I wait I can't be a painter, and I can't play tennis, and I'm not an artist. But I know how to do something, and I can love.”
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