Fun, Inspiring, & Fin-tastic Finding Nemo Quotes

These Finding Nemo quotes are fun, inspiring, and all-around fin-tastic!

We hope you enjoy our list of Finding Nemo quotes from one of Pixar’s most successful animated movies.

Few movies do a great job of being funny, heartfelt, and cute while also appealing to a wide range of audience demographics.

But for Pixar, this seems to be their specialty.

While all Pixar movies are pretty dang quotable, one of our favorites is 2003’s Finding Nemo.

I don’t know about you, but when the going gets tough, Dory’s mantra of “Just keep swimming” helps me get through the day.

Finding Nemo is overflowing with colorful characters and inspiring messages about life and family.

We hope you enjoy these Finding Nemo quotes!

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Famous Finding Nemo quotes from Marlin

1. “They just gotta grow up some–THE DROP OFF?! They’re going to the drop off?! What-what-what are-what are we, INSANE?! Why don’t we just fry them up now and serve them with chips?!” — Marlin

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2. “Don’t tell me to calm down, pony boy!” — Marlin

3. “I’m gonna be your best friend.” — Marlin

4. “Good feelings gone.” — Marlin

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5. “Of course I like you. It’s because I like you I don’t want to be with you. It’s a complicated emotion.” — Marlin

6. “Dory, no singing.” — Marlin

7. “Now I’m stuck with that song… Now it’s in my head.” — Marlin

8. “I don’t want to play the gender card right now. You want to play a card, let’s play the “let’s not die” card.” — Marlin

9. “Now it’s my turn. I’m thinking of something dark and mysterious. It’s a fish we don’t know. If we ask it directions, it could ingest us and spit out our bones.” — Marlin

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Cute Finding Nemo quotes from Crush and Squirt

10. “Good afternoon. We’re gonna have a great jump today. Okay, first crank a hard cutback as you hit the wall. There’s a screaming bottom curve, so watch out. Remember: rip it, roll it, and punch it.” — Squirt

11. “Whoa! That was so cool! Hey, Dad! Did you see that? Did you see me? Did you see what I did?” — Squirt

12. “You so totally rock, Squirt! So gimme some fin.” — Crush

13. “Cause we were like, ‘woaaaah.’, and I was like, ‘woaaaah.’ and you were like, ‘woaaahh…’ ” — Crush

14. “You’ve got serious thrill issues dude… awesome.” — Crush

15. “Whoa, Dude. Mr. Turtle is my father. The name ’s Crush.” — Crush

16. Marlin: Hey, Crush! Crush, I forgot! How old are you?

Crush: Hundred and fifty, dude, and still young. Rock on.

17. Marlin: “How do you know if they’re ready?”

Cush: “Well, you never really know, but when they know, you know, y’know?”

18. “You rock, dude.” — Squirt

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Funny Finding Nemo quotes from Dory

19. “I can read? That’s right, I can READ!” — Dory

20. “I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family! Well I mean… at least… I think it does.” — Dory

21. “So, we’re cheating death now. That’s what we’re doing, and we’re having fun at the same time.” — Dory

22. “I shall call him squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my squishy.” — Dory

23. “P Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.” — Dory

24. “OK. I’m thinking of something orange, and it’s small…” — Dory

25. “Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.” — Dory

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Which Finding Nemo quote did you find the most inspiring?

Ellen Degeneres knocked the fish out of the water with her portrayal of the forgetful little blue fish, Dory.

And Marlin’s love for his son Nemo is something not even Dory could forget about.

There’s no doubt as to why Finding Nemo was Pixar’s most successful film up to the release of Toy Story 3 in 2010.

With memorable characters like Bruce and Crush, a heartfelt storyline about a father and son’s love, and tons of unforgettable quotes, Finding Nemo remains one of our favorite Pixar films of all time.

Which Finding Nemo quotes and lines are your favorites?

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