Journeys in the form of words
"Hey. Look Rick, you have a choice here. You can get up and finish this game, or you stay down, and you end up like me."- Coach Richard Penning (Forever Strong) I feel like this might be one of the most underrated movies made in the 21st century. There are so many valuable lessons to …
"Sometimes the correct path is the tortured one."- Ali (Draft Day) I don't know what it is about sports, but they happen to be one of the better examples of following your dreams and never giving up. Draft Day, while not really spending a lot of time on the actual playing of football, is no …
"If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead."- Gusteau (Ratatouille) It is a great time for a motivational curveball. I have to admit, Ratatouille is not my favorite Disney PIXAR film. That being said, it is still a great movie. It is an entertaining and …
"I know what I have to do now. Gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring."- Chuck Noland (Cast Away) What happens when you take a work-a-holic control freak obsessed with timekeeping and punctuality and strand him on an island with nowhere to go, nowhere to be, …
"Manners are a way of showing other people we care about them."- Adam (Blast from the Past) I remember when this movie came out. I also remember not having much interest in seeing it. That was a big mistake. I recently saw Blast from the Past for the first time and I was actually surprised …
"What we do in life echoes in eternity."- Maximus (Gladiator) I love this movie for so many reasons. Beyond being action-packed, suspenseful, and entertaining from beginning to end, Gladiator was also a very powerful message about government, politics, and society in general. Current events are not without the obvious technological or evolutionary differences from the …
"Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something. Not even me. Alright? You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period."- Chris Gardner (The Pursuit of Happyness) Regardless of your personal feelings towards Will …
"Remember, kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong."- Babe Ruth (The Sandlot) There are plenty of takeaways from The Sandlot. I remember when it first came out and I remember loving the movie for so many reasons. I was a …
"The closer you think you are, the less you actually see."- J. Daniel Atlas (Now You See Me) I have to be honest, this one was more about entertainment and wonder than about any grand lesson. Although, it could be argued that magic is a lesson in faith. Maybe not the kind of faith that …
"People are overlooked for a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws. Age, appearance, personality. Bill James and mathematics cut straight through that."- Peter Brand (Moneyball) Moneyball is not your typical sports movie. Yes. There are scenes where they show the player on the field practicing or playing, but that is not what the movie …
Journeyman's Legacy 