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Fifteen Movie Quotes To Get You Through Finals Week

A little inspiration for our favorite movies.

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Fifteen Movie Quotes To Get You Through Finals Week
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Finals week can be described as the most difficult week of the year for college students. During this stressful time, a little inspiration is always helpful and appreciated. Even if you're not experiencing finals week, a little encouragement from our favorite movies never hurts.

1. "Kid, there are heroes and there are legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."

Babe Ruth, "The Sandlot"

2. “Great men are not born great, they grow great.”

– Mario Puzo, "The Godfather"

3. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.”

– Maximus, "Gladiator"

4. "Our fate lives within us...you only have to be brave enough to see it."

Merida, "Brave"

5. "All you can do in life is try and solve the problem in front of you.”

– Cady, "Mean Girls"

6. "Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give...it;s about how many you can take and still keep moving forward."

– Sylvester Stallone, "Rocky"

7. “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.”

– Dumbledore, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"

8. “The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.”

– The Emperor, "Mulan"

9. “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”

– Clarence the angel, "It’s a Wonderful Life"

10. "Do, or do not. There is no “try”."

– Yoda, "The Empire Strikes Back"

11. "You must strive to find your own voice because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all."

John Keating, "Dead Poet's Society"

12. "You can either run from it, or learn from it."

Rafiki, "The Lion King"

13. "Get busy livin’, or get busy dyin’.”

– Andy Dufresne, "The Shawshank Redemption"

14. “Don’t ever let somebody tell you you can’t do something, not even me. Alright? You dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.”

– Chris Gardner, "The Pursuit of Happyness"

15. "Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one."

Grandmother Willow, "Pocahontas"

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