We recently askedpop culture lovers in the BuzzFeed Community to share a movie or TV quote that changed the way they saw the world (or the way they saw themselves). Here are some of the most inspiring lines and stories about how movies/TV helped readers gain perspective on life, love, and mental health:
2."The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you, the right person will still think the sun shines out your ass. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with."—Juno
3.“Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have found my way to the goblin city to take back the child you have stolen. For my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom is as great. You have no power over me.”—Labyrinth
4.“Worrying means you suffer twice.”—Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
5."Don't be sorry, be fierce."—Rupaul's Drag Race
6."After all, tomorrow is another day."—Gone with the Wind
7."I don't want to survive, I want to live!"—Wall-E
8."Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you."—Game of Thrones
9."No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."—The Princess Diaries
10.“Treat yo’self.”—Parks and Recreation
11.“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it.”—Ferris Bueller's Day Off
12."Don't run. Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV."—Rick & Morty
13.“Believe in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do good.”—Boy Meets World
14.“You know, it’s funny...when you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags.”—Bojack Horseman
15."You're gonna make it after all."—The Mary Tyler Moore Show
16."You get to exhale now, Simon."—Love, Simon
17."Don't dream it. Be it."—The Rocky Horror Picture Show
18."If you want me, earn me."—Scandal
19."I love you, but I love me more."—Sex and the City
20.“I figure life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You don't know what hand you're gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you...to make each day count.”—Titanic
21."Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?"—Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
22."Remember, no man is a failure who has friends."—It's a Wonderful Life
23.“It would just make my heart soar if someone out there saw this and she said to herself: be strong, trust yourself, love yourself. Conquer your fears. Just go after what you want and act fast, because life just isn’t that long.”—The Office
24."Have courage and be kind."—Cinderella
25.“The night is always darkest just before the dawn, but I assure you, the dawn is coming.”—The Dark Knight
26."I care. I care a lot. It's kinda my thing."—Parks and Recreation
27."In your place, if there is pain, nurse it. And if there is a flame, don’t snuff it out. Don’t be brutal with it. We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster, that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to make yourself feel nothing so as not to feel anything...what a waste."—Call Me By Your Name
28."Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want."—10 Things I Hate About You
29.“We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe.”—Black Panther
30."And I swear, in that moment, we were infinite."—Perks of Being a Wallflower
31."No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it."—Mulan
32.“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”—The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Some entries have been edited for length or clarity.