"The human world.. It's a mess."

"Ariel, listen to me. The human world... It's a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything that goes up there."

"Under the Sea" from the Little Mermaid 

- Happy Sunday reflection!

http://video.disney.com/watch/lyric-video-under-the-sea-4e232e88a1b97e24f1ff9e5b

Let it go

12 year old Lexi Walker and Alex Boye creating a new version of "Let it go" that I keep putting under my 'replay music' list.

the pursuit of happiness

Christopher Gardner: It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?

The pursuit of happiness (movie)

"But you can't step into the same river twice."

"What I love most about river is: you can't step in the same river twice. The water's always changing, always flowing. But people, I guess, can't live like that. We all must pay a price. To be safe - we lose our chance of ever knowing, what's around the riverbend. Waiting just around the riverbend."

From the Pocahontas, "Just around the riverbend"

"Do you hear the people sing?"

"Take my hand, and lead me to salvation, Take my love, for love is everlasting, and remember the truth that once was spoken: to love another person is to see the face of god"

"Do you hear the people sing? Lost in the valley of the night. It is the music of a people who are climbing to the light for the wretched of the earth there is a flame that never dies, even the darkest nights will end and the sun will rise. [...] Say, do you hear the distant drums? It is the future that they bring when tomorrow comes!"

From the Les Miserables Finale song/ originally from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

"The outcome of this war won't be decided tonight."

"We were talking about a cease fire, for Christmas Eve. What do you think? The outcome of this war won't be decided tonight. I don't think anyone would criticize us for laying down our riffles on Christmas Eve."

Joyeux Noel (2005)

"you can't ascribe great cosmic significance to a simple earthly event."

"Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin and they end with no lasting memory made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life. [...] If Tom had learned anything... it was that you can't ascribe great cosmic significance to a simple earthly event. Coincidence, that's all anything ever is, nothing more than coincidence... Tom had finally learned, there are no miracles. There's no such thing as fate, nothing is meant to be. He knew, he was sure of it now."

Girl at Interview: Have I seen you before?
Tom: Me? I don't think so.
Girl: Do you ever go to Angela's Plaza?
Tom: Yes! That's like my favorite place in the city.
Girl: Yea, except for the parking lot.
Tom: Yeah, yeah I agree.
Girl: Yeah, yeah I think I've seen you there.
Tom: Really?
Girl: Yeah...
Tom: I haven't seen you?
Girl: You must not have been looking..
Tom: .....
Tom: My name's Tom.
Girl: Nice to meet you. I'm Autumn.

From 500 days of Summer (2009)

"You're what you own"

Don't breathe too deep, don't think all day
Dive into work, drive the other way
That drip of hurts, that pint of shame
Goes away, just play the game

You're living in America
At the end of the millennium
You're living in America
Leave your conscience at the tone

And when you're living in America
At the end of the millennium
You're what you own

The filmmaker cannot see
And the songwriter cannot hear
Yet I see Mimi everywhere
Angel's voice is in my ear

[...]

Dying in America
At the end of the millennium
We're dying in America
To come into our own

And when you're dying in America
At the end of the millennium
You're not alone
I'm not alone, I'm not alone

From "What you Own" Musical/Movie: Rent

"But I try to open up to what I don't know."

"Look, I find some of what you teach suspect, because I'm used to relying on intellect. But I try to open up to what I don't know. Because reasons says, I should've died three years ago." No other road. No other way. No day but today.

From "Life Support" Musical/Movie: Rent

Forrest Gump

"There is only so much fortune a man really needs - and the rest is for showin' off"

"Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Forrest Gump (1994)

“What is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?”

“What is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?” 

Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell