100 Best The Lion King Quotes

When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eats the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.

Simba, I'm only brave when I have to be. Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble.

You don't deserve to live.

I'm Surrounded by Idiots.

I know what I have to do, but going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long.

You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the circle of life.

Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.

Everybody is somebody. Even a nobody.

You know, kid, in times like this my buddy Timon here says: you got to put your behind in your past.

Remember who you are...

It's the circle of life
and it rules us all
through despair and hope
through faith and love
till we find our place
on the path unwinding
in the circle--
the circle of life.

Sarabi: Your son is awake.
Mufasa: Before sunrise, he's your son.

Adult Simba: Listen, you think you can just show up and tell me how to live my life? You don't even know what I've been through!
Nala: I would if you just tell me!
Adult Simba: Forget it!
Nala: Fine!

Pumbaa: Kid, what's eatin' ya?
Timon: Nothing, he's at the top of the food chain!
[laughs]
Timon: The food chain!
[chuckles nervously]

Young Simba: Hey, why don't you pick on somebody your own size?
Shenzi: Like you?
Young Simba: Oops.

I Am Simba, Son of Mufasa.

Long Live the King.

Simba, let me tell you something that my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.

Because it's your responsibility!

It's our problem-free philosophy — Hakuna Matata!

What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the Hula? ... LUAU!

Gee. He looks blue.

I guess even kings get scared, huh? But you know what? I think those hyenas were even scareder.

While others search for what they can take, a true king searches for what he can give.

Friends? I thought he said we were the enemy!

The point that I must emphasize is / you won't get a sniff without me / so prepare for the coup of the century.

They call me—MR. PIG!

Run. Run away and never return.

I walk on the wild side. I laugh in the face of danger!

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts! Here they are standing in a row! (Bum, Bum, Bum!)

Whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.

Slimy... Yet Satisfying.

Pumbaa: Timon?
Timon: Yeah?
Pumbaa: Ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up there?
Timon: Pumbaa, I don't wonder, I know.
Pumbaa: Oh. What are they?
Timon: They're fireflies. Fireflies that got stuck up on that big bluish-black thing.
Pumbaa: Oh, gee. I always thought they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away.
Timon: Pumbaa, with you, everything's gas.

Oh, I just can't wait to be king!

Adult Simba: I know what I have to do, but going back means I'll have to face my past. I've been running from it for so long.
[Rafiki hits Simba on the head with his stick]
Adult Simba: Ow! Jeez! What was that for?
Rafiki: It doesn't matter. It's in the past.
[laughs]
Adult Simba: Yeah, but it still hurts.
Rafiki: Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.
[swings his stick again at Simba, who ducks out of the way]
Rafiki: Ha. You see? So what are you going to do?
Adult Simba: First, I'm gonna take your stick.
[Simba snatches Rafiki's stick and throws it and Rafiki runs to grab it]
Rafiki: No, no, no, no! Not the stick! Hey! Where are you going?
Adult Simba: I'm going back!
Rafiki: Good! Go on! Get out of here!
[Rafiki begins laughing and screeching loudly]

Mufasa: Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
Young Simba: But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope?
Mufasa: Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.

Rafiki: Look down there.
[Slowly Simba walks to the edge of the watering hole and peers inside. His reflection stares back at him]
Adult Simba: That's not my father. That's just my reflection.
Rafiki: No. Look harder.
[Rafiki touches the water which causes waves that change Simba's reflection into Mufasa]
Rafiki: You see? He lives in you.
Mufasa's Ghost: [From above] Simba.
Adult Simba: Father?
Mufasa's Ghost: [He appears in the sky as a group of stars] Simba, you have forgotten me.
Adult Simba: No. How could I?
Mufasa's Ghost: You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the circle of life.
Adult Simba: How can I go back? I'm not who I used to be.
Mufasa's Ghost: [Now fully formed in the sky] Remember who you are. You are my son and the one true king. Remember who you are.
Adult Simba: [Mufasa's ghost begins to disappear] No! Please, don't leave me!
Mufasa's Ghost: Remember.
Adult Simba: Father!
Mufasa's Ghost: Remember!
Adult Simba: Don't leave me.
Mufasa's Ghost: Remember.

Young Simba: Hakuna Matata?
Pumbaa: Yeah. It's our motto.
Timon: What's a motto?
Timon: Nothing. What's a motto with you?
[laughs]

Rafiki: Asante sana Squash banana, Wiwi nugu Mi mi apana.
Adult Simba: Come on, will you cut it out?
Rafiki: Can't cut it out. It will grow right back. Hehehe.
Adult Simba: Creepy little monkey. Would you stop following me! Who are you?
Rafiki: The question is, who... are you?
Adult Simba: [sighs] I thought I knew, but now I'm not so sure.
Rafiki: Well, I know who you are! Shh. Come here, it's a secret.
[Whispers, then grows louder]
Rafiki: Asante sana Squash banana, Wiwi nugu Mi mi apana!
Adult Simba: Enough already! What's that supposed to mean, anyway?
Rafiki: It means you're a baboon... and I'm not.
Adult Simba: I think you're a little confused.
Rafiki: Wrong! I'm not the one who's confused. You don't even know who you are!
Adult Simba: Oh, and I suppose you know?
Rafiki: Sure do. You're Mufasa's boy!
[Simba turns around to look at him, shocked]
Rafiki: Bye!

Young Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar! Guess what?
Scar: I despise guessing games.
Young Simba: I'm gonna be King of Pride Rock.
Scar: Oh, goody!
Young Simba: My dad just showed me the whole kingdom, and I'm gonna rule it all!
[laughs]
Scar: Yes. Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know.
[flops on his side]
Young Simba: Hey, Uncle Scar. When I'm king, what'll that make you?
Scar: A monkey's uncle.
Young Simba: [laughs] You're so weird.
Scar: You have no idea.

Young Simba: Dad?
Mufasa: Hmm?
Young Simba: We're pals, right?
Mufasa: Right.
Young Simba: And we'll always be together, right?
Mufasa: Simba, let me tell you something my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.
Young Simba: Really?
Mufasa: Yes. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.

Zazu: [singing] Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. / Nobody knows my sorrow.
Scar: Oh, Zazu, do lighten up. Sing something with a little bounce in it.
Zazu: [singing] It's a small world after all
Scar: No, no! Anything but that!
Zazu: [singing] I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts. / Dee-dee-dee-dee, / There they a-standing in a row.
Zazu, Scar: [Scar joins in] Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
Zazu: [whispering] I would never have had to do this with Mufasa.

Zazu: Checking in with the morning report.
Mufasa: Fire away.
Zazu: Well the buzz from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a spot. And the baboons are going ape over this. Of course, the giraffes are acting like they're above it all... The tick birds are pecking on the elephants. I told the elephants to forget it, but they can't. The cheetahs are hard up, but I always say, cheetahs never prosper...

Scar: [after forcing Simba to the edge of a cliff while a fire burns below] Now this looks familiar. Where have I seen this before? Hm, let me think. Oh, yes, I remember! This is just the way your father looked before he died.
[He claws Simba's paws the same way he did to Mufasa]
Scar: And here's 'my' little secret...
[whispering]
Scar: I killed Mufasa!
Young Simba: [In a flashback] Nooooo!
Adult Simba: [leaps back up and pounces on him] Nooo! Murderer!

Timon: Gee, he looks blue.
Pumbaa: I'd say brownish-gold.
Timon: No, no, no. I mean he's depressed.
Pumbaa: Oh.

[Timon and Zazu are cornered by hyenas]
Timon: Please don't eat me.
Pumbaa: Drop 'em!
Banzai: Hey, who's the pig?
Pumbaa: Are you talkin' to me?
Timon: Uh-oh. He called him a pig.
Pumbaa: Are you talkin' to me?
Timon: Shouldn't have done that.
Pumbaa: Are you talkin' to me?
Timon: Now they're in for it.
Pumbaa: They call me Mr. Pig!
[screams as he charges towards the hyenas]

Mufasa: Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
Scar: Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me.
Mufasa: [growls, runs to stand before him] Is that a challenge?
Scar: Temper, temper. I wouldn't dream of challenging you.
Zazu: Pity. Why not?
Scar: Well, as far as brains go, I got the lion's share. But, when it comes to brute strength, I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool.

Zazu: Well, as slippery as your mind is, as the King's brother *you* should've been first in line.
Scar: [Scar threatens to bite, Zazu retreats toward Mufasa] Well, I was first in line, until the little hairball was born.
Mufasa: That hairball is my son. And *your* future king.
Scar: Oh, I shall have to practice my curtsy.

[first lines]
Scar: [Scar catches a mouse] Life's not fair, is it? You see, I... well, I shall never be king. And you... shall never see the light of another day. Hmm-hmm-hmm, adieu.
Zazu: Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?

Timon: How do you...
[suddenly realizing]
Timon: Whoa, whoa! Time out! Let me get this straight. You know her, she knows you. But she wants to eat him, and everybody's okay with this?
[jumps up suddenly]
Timon: [yells] Did I miss something?