How I Met Your Mother was one of the most popular sitcoms of my generation, running for 9 hilarious seasons. The show follows past Ted Mosby, an architect living in New York City with his 4 best friends, juggling work, relationships, and being legendary. Future Ted is narrating his mid twenty's to early thirties to his children about (you guessed it) how he met their mother. Throughout the series, myself and other viewers witness heartfelt, heartbreaking, and heartwrenching moments that made us fall in love with Ted's search for love.
Because I'm feeling nostalgic about the show for some unknown reason, here are my 25 favorite quotes throughout the series.
1. “There are two big days in any love story: the day you meet the girl of your dreams and the day you marry her." — Ted Mosby
2. “That’s life, you know. We never end up where you thought you wanted to be." — Marshall Eriksen
3. “Shouldn’t we hold out for the person who doesn’t just tolerate our little quirks, but actually kind of likes them?" — Ted Mosby
4. "I used to be in such a hurry all the time. Everything was so urgent. Now I figured, if it’s going to happen it’ll happen when it happens. I’m not going anywhere, she’s not going anywhere. What’s the rush, right?" — Ted Mosby
5. "Lily, there are a million reasons why I love you. You make me laugh, you take care of me when I’m sick, you’re sweet, caring and you even created an egg dish and named it after me. She puts a little Italian dressing on the eggs before she cooks them, it’s called Eggs Marshall and it’s awesome. But the main reason is you’re my best friend, Lily. You’re the best friend I’ve ever had." — Marshall Eriksen
6. "That's how it goes kids. The friends, neighbors, drinking buddies, and partners in crime you love so much when you're young, as the years go by, you just lose touch. You will be shocked, kids, when you discover how easy it is in life to part ways with people forever. That's why, when you find someone you want to keep around, you do something about it." — Ted Mosby
7. "You may think your only choices are to swallow your anger or throw it in someone’s face, but there’s a third option: You can just let it go, and only when you do that is it really gone and you can move forward" — Ted Mosby
8. "You are the love of my life. Everything I have and everything I am is yours forever." — Barney Stinson
9. "There are certain things in life where you know it's a mistake but you don't really know it's a mistake because the only way to know that it really is a mistake is to make that mistake and go, "Yup, that was a mistake". So really, the bigger mistake would be to not make the mistake because then you'll go about your whole life not knowing whether it was a mistake or not." — Lily Aldrin
10. “It’s gonna be legend-... wait for it… and I hope you’re not lactose intolerant because the second half of that word is DAIRY!” — Barney Stinson
11. "Whatever you do in this life, it's not legendary unless your friends are there to see it." — Barney Stinson
12. "If you keep giving up on people so quickly, you're going to miss out on something great." — Robin Scherbatsky
13. "The great moments of your life won't necessarily be the things you do, they'll also be the things that happen to you. Now, I'm not saying you can't take action to affect the outcome of your life, you have to take action, and you will. But never forget that on any day, you can step out the front door and your whole life can change forever. You see, the universe has a plan, kids, and that plan is always in motion. A butterfly flaps its wings, and it starts to rain. It's a scary thought, but it's also kind of wonderful. All these little parts of the machine constantly working, making sure that you end up exactly where you're supposed to be, exactly when you're supposed to be there. The right place at the right time." — Ted Mosby
14. “You and Marshall belong together. The two of you have something most people search their whole lives for and never find. I know you love him and if you knew what he was going through right now you wouldn’t be here for one more second. I bought you a ticket home. Marshall is one of the best people I know and it won’t be long until someone else realizes that and you will lose him forever.” — Barney Stinson
15. "You can't just skip ahead to where you think your life should be." — Lily Aldrin
16. "You can't cling to the past. Because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone." — Ted Mosby
17. "The more you fight it, the worse it’s gonna get. It’s like when your car slides on ice, you stir into the skid." — Ted Mosby
18. "If you’re looking for the word that means caring about someone beyond all rationality and wanting them to have everything they want no matter how much it destroys you, it’s love. And when you love someone you don’t stop, ever. Even when people roll their eyes, and call you crazy. Even then. Especially then." — Ted Mosby
19. "Sometimes we search for one thing but discover another." — Barney Stinson
20. "I love a Scotch that’s old enough to order its own Scotch." — Robin Scherbatsky
21. "If you have chemistry you only need one other thing; Timing. but timing is a bitch." — Robin Scherbatsky
22. "We’re going to get older whether we like it or not, so the only question is whether we get on with our lives, or desperately cling to the past." — Ted Mosby
23. "When I'm sad, I stop being sad and start being awesome instead. True story." — Barney Stinson
24. “You see, kids, right from the moment I met your mom I knew, I have to love this woman as much as I can, and as long as I can, and I can never stop loving her, not even for a second. I carried that lesson through every stupid fight we ever had, every 5 a.m. Christmas morning, every sleepy Sunday afternoon, every speed bump, every pang of jealousy or boredom or uncertainty that came our way. I carried that lesson with me." — Ted Mosby
25. "Love is the best thing we do" — Ted Mosby
26. "Funny how sometimes you just find things" — The Mother
Remember readers: there's a yellow umbrella out there for everyone...all you have to do is be patient.
