300 Life Lessons Quotes from Movies (+ Sound Clips) - page 28

Updated: Apr 14, 2026

A selection of life lessons quotes with sound bites from famous or less known movies, as rated by our visitors, accompanied by short MP3 or WAV audio samples.

271 Don't talk till you get legal advice!

William Powell as Nick Charles in After the Thin Man (1936)

272 I see. You're afraid of death as you are afraid of life.

Barbara Stanwyck as Megan Davis in The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)

273 You've given me a life. God damn it, I don't want to lose it.

Tom Cruise as Cole Trickle in Days of Thunder

274 Life can so easily degenerate into something sordid and vulgar. Let us try to keep it beautiful and dignified.

Charlie Chaplin as Monsieur Henri Verdoux in Monsieur Verdoux

275 May I advise you all not to waste your life without reason.

Quote from Ninja Swords of Death

276 A good offense is the best defense.

Roddy McDowall as VINCENT LF-396 in The Black Hole (1979)

277 A girl like you should think about security. And remember, angel, in the beginning was the land. Motion pictures came later.

Humphrey Bogart as Dix Steele in In a Lonely Place

278 People change over the years. Ideas warp. Perspectives alter.

Jack Kelly in The Master (1984)

279 He who ate my bread and called me father would make rebellion against me.

Charlton Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956)

280 I ran away. It's always a mistake, isn't it? I mean, you have to face things in the end.

Debra Winger as Joy Davidman in Shadowlands