Mrs. Gump: A Mother for the Ages

Forrest said of his mother, “Momma always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.” Here are some such quotations, often repeated by Forrest rather than directly heard from his mother: “My momma always said…”

“Life is a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

This was ranked as #40 in the American Film Institute’s list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

“You can tell a lot about a person by their shoes, where they go, where they’ve been.”

Spoken by Forrest as he admires the shoes of a woman sitting at a bus stop.

“Stupid is as stupid does.”

Repeated by Forrest several times when asked if he is stupid, first by Jenny.

“Miracles happen every day.”

Spoken by Forrest before he describes to the lady at the bus stop how his leg braces fell off.

“Sometimes we all do things that, well, just don’t make no sense.”

Forrest explains that this is why Mrs. Gump named him “Forrest” after General Nathan Bedford Forrest, early leader of the KKK.

“There’s only so much fortune a man really needs and the rest is just for showing off.”

Forrest cites this as the reason he donated a large portion of his shrimping fortune to the Foursquare Gospel Church, Bayou La Batre Fishing Hospital, and Bubba’s mother.

“Death is just a part of life.”

Said by Mrs. Gump on her deathbed, and reiterated by a tearful Forrest as he speaks to Jenny’s grave. “I sure wish it wasn’t.”

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Lizzie, Gordo and Michael: A Correspondence

Sitting at a table in the cafeteria of Hillridge High School, Lizzie McGuire, fifteen, was writing a note to her favorite pop star, Michael Jackson. Ever since she had first heard his music by borrowing the album Thriller from her friend David ‘Gordo’ Gordon one summer day, she had taken a liking to the King of Pop (as Michael was often known to be called) as well as his music.

Dear Michael,

Sometimes I wonder what it’s like to be famous myself. However, I agree with you when you say that you know how the press is, and how people can, as you once said in an interview for 60 Minutes, “twist the truth”. I hope you are doing fine. I know I certainly am. But, after all, being a student in high school (like me) or a pop star (like you) is not always easy. Sometimes it takes a lot of hard work. But being busy as a bee can be really neat most of the time. Good luck on your next creative project. :)

From
Lizzie McGuire

After looking over her letter, Lizzie was pleased that there weren’t any mistakes at all. It looked fine.