Young Forrest:
"Mama, what does 'vacation' mean?"
Forrest's mother:
"Vacation?"
Young Forrest:
"Where Daddy went?"
Forrest's mother:
"Vacation's where you're going away somewhere... and you're never coming back."
Drill Sergeant:
"Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?"
Forrest Gump:
"To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!"
Drill Sergeant:
"God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump."
Mrs. Gump:
"You have to do the best with what God gave you"
Forrest Gump:
"I'd make a good husband, Jenny."
Forrest Gump:
"Mama says they was magic shoes. They could take me anywhere."
Forrest Gump:
"Her dream had come true. She was a folk singer."
Forrest Gump:
"And cause I was a gazillionaire, and I liked doin it so much, I cut that grass for free."
Forrest Gump:
"Lieutenant Dan, I got you some ice cream. Lieutenant Dan, ice cream."
Forrest Gump:
"Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't."
Forrest Gump:
"Yes, drill sergeant!"
Bubba:
"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it."
Forrest Gump:
"Done, Drill Sergeant!"
Drill Sergeant:
"Gump! Why did you put that weapon together so quickly, Gump?"
Forrest Gump:
"You told me to, Drill Sergeant?"
Drill Sergeant:
"Jesus H. Christ! This is a new company record! If it wouldn't be such a waste of a damn-fine enlisted man I'd recommend you for OCS! You are gonna be a general someday, Gump, now disassemble your weapon and continue!"
Jenny Curran:
"Do you think I could fly off this bridge, Forrest?"
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor:
"I'm here to try out my sea legs."
Forrest Gump:
"But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan."
Forrest Gump:
"Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was ever going somewhere, I was running!"
Bubba:
"Have you ever been on a real shrimp boat?"
Forrest Gump:
"No, but I've been on a real big boat."
Forrest Gump:
"You know it's funny what a young man recollects? 'Cause I don't remember bein' born. I don't recall what I got for my first Christmas and I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world."
Forrest Gump:
"Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks."
Forrest Gump:
"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went."
Jenny Curran:
"His name's Forrest."
Forrest Gump:
"Like me."
Jenny Curran:
"I named him after his daddy."
Forrest Gump:
"He got a daddy named Forrest, too?"