OneLiner — May 15, 2026
Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring Forrest Gump (1994), When Harry Met Sally (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
Answer: Forrest Gump ()
Most people misquote this as 'is like' — Forrest says 'was like' because he's quoting his late mother. AFI ranks it #40 on their greatest quotes list.
I'll have what she's having.
Answer: When Harry Met Sally ()
Estelle Reiner — Rob Reiner's mother — delivers this as a diner patron. The line was not in Nora Ephron's original script.
Get busy living, or get busy dying.
Answer: The Shawshank Redemption ()
Stephen King wrote the novella as a deliberate exercise in hope — he wanted to write something with an unambiguously positive ending.