Eric Roth Quotes

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It's a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what's changed, is you.

Eric Roth

Life can only be understood looking backward. It must be lived forward.

Eric Roth

She taught me how to swing and I taught her how to dangle.

Eric Roth

You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went, you can curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.

Eric Roth

Your life is defined by its opportunities... even the ones you miss.

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Benjamin, we're meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?

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My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates…you never know what you're gonna get.

Eric Roth

I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you find the strength to start all over again.

Eric Roth

Eric Roth

Eric Roth

Born: March 22, 1945 (age 79)

Bio: Eric R. Roth is an American screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump. He also co-wrote the screenplays for several Oscar-nominated films: The Insider, Munich, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Known for:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
The Insider (1999)
The Good Shepherd (2006)

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