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“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.”
“Stupid is as stupid does.”
“Run, Forrest, run!”
“Mama always said, dying was a part of life.”
“I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.”
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this heartfelt drama follows the extraordinary life of a man with a low IQ but a big heart.
Why these lines last: each one carries the film's central tension in a sentence — you can hear the scene without seeing it. That is what makes a quote travel beyond the people who watched the movie.
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