Analysis Of Quotes From The Movie 'The Million Dollar Baby'

the integrity of boxing as a sport that fascinates and interests him. In the passage, Mailer utilizes

Significance: This quote is important for a number of reasons. First of all, at a very basic

Our circumstances do not determine our lives. Instead, our lives are determined by our choices. That is not to say that our lives are not impacted by the country in which we were born, the family which we were born to, or the tragedies which touched our lives. We are given a choice of how we respond to those things, and the power of choice means that the lessons and value of our lives is not determined by outside influences, but instead it is determined by our reaction to those influences.

The quote is a representation of willpower and

Life is a balancing act. People constantly flutter back and forth, here and there, all in attempt to find a harmony of when to push and when to step back. This battle one faces is reflected in the movie, The Million Dollar Baby, as a girl not only learns how to fight but when and where in attempt to achieve her dreams. Even more, a quote from the movie by character Eddie Dupris, “Sometimes the best way to throw a punch is to take a step back, but step back too far and you ain’t fighting at all.” clarifies what boxing is, not an opportunity to pummel someone, but a dance, a tension amid two bodies attempting to decipher one another. This quote is so valuable and poignant to me because it tells a story, not through words, but through

The film “Million Dollar Baby,” was able to showcase what women boxing was really about by capturing the grubbiness of boxing with snot, spit, and

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

I chose this quote because I have seen so many people waiting to find themselves, and while waiting they realize it is too late to make something happen with their life. I feel that most people have this perception that our life is already decided by some sort of fate when we are born, and we are supposed to spend our lives searching for what this fate is. I personally want to be in control of my own life, and create it to be the best life of my ability. The author of this quote is named George Bernard, and he was trying to convey that, if we aren’t creating our own lives, someone else is which should not be acceptable. Everyone should have the opportunity to create their life and who they want to be instead of waiting and hoping that

“What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The

This is one of the most interesting quotes about not giving up and staying strong that I found. It symbolizes that feeling you get when life presents opportunities to take the easy way out, even if it 's wrong. And there will be plenty of opportunities to do the wrong thing or the easy thing once you start to become better and greater in every way.

This quote is not simply something that can be expressed in words because it conveys an emotional feeling that is significant to me. The quote I chose is meaningful to me because it is about someone who has been beaten down in ways others may not be able to comprehend, but she prevails above all odds and is stronger and wiser for what she went

“Some say our destiny is tied to the land, as much a part of us as we are of it. Others say fate is woven together like a cloth, so that one’s destiny intertwines with many others. It’s the one thing we search for, or fight to change. Some never find it. But there are some who are led.”

One of the few sentences that left a mark on me was “If I Stay. If I live. It’s up to me.” This quote embodies what

“Today I shall be strong and shall boldly choose. I shall observe my steps, and if I were to find myself going this way and that way, tossed around by my choices, I shall quickly choose.”

And that is all there really is, one’s choice on how to view or use the abilities and qualities we have, as well as the knowledge and lessons we come to learn. Because our future and our accomplishments do not rely on the world we face or the society we live in, they don’t come from our ability to be the best and always succeed, but from the capacity to acknowledge that with whatever we are and whatever we have, is more than