Stupid is as Stupid Does

I watched Forrest Gump the other day and it was really a powerful and touching movie. Nothing beats watching a good ol’ movie. For me, this movie showed that to win in life, we just need to do what we got to do and have faith in God. The innocence of Forrest is what made the movie really different. Nowadays, most of our problems can be rooted from our desires and intelligence; I can attest to that. This movie is what I needed to start my new year right and maybe, yours too. Bring it on, 2012! Haha

Some of my favorite quotes from the movie:

- You have to do the best with what God gave you. 

- Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.

- I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floatin’ around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it’s both.

- Why don’t you love me, Jenny? I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is. 

- Mama always said, dying was a part of life. 

- My Mama always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on. 

- Mama always said miracles happen everyday. Some people don’t think so, but they DO!

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Forrest: Forrest, don’t…

Forrest: I just wanted to tell you I love you.

Forrest Gump Jr.: I love you too, Daddy. 

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Jenny: Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who you’re gonna be?

Forrest: Who I’m gonna be?

Jenny: Yeah.

Forrest: Aren’t-aren’t I going to be me? 

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Jenny: Were you scared in Vietnam?

Forrest: Yes. Well, I-I don’t know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out… and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water… like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It’s so beautiful.

Jenny: I wish I could’ve been there with you.

Forrest: You were.