21 Invaluable Life Lessons We Learned From Disney Movies

Your fate lives within you.

posted on Buzzfeed, Apr. 5, 2015, at 11:27 a.m.

We recently asked people to tell us about the life lessons they learned from Disney movies.

1. Mulan

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“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” —Emperor of China

2. The Lion King

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

it.” —Rafiki

3. Peter Pan

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“All you need is faith, trust, and a little pixie dust!” —Peter Pan

4. Brave

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“There are those who say fate is something beyond our command, that destiny is not our own.

But I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it.” —

Princess Merida

5. Pocahontas

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“Listen with your heart; you will understand. Let it break upon you like a wave upon the

sand.” —Grandmother Willow

6. Finding Nemo

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“When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming.” —Dory

7. Beauty and the Beast

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“But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.” —

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8. Dumbo

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“The very things that held ya down are gonna carry ya up, and up, and up!” —Timothy Q. Mouse

9. Lilo & Stitch

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“‘Ohana’ means ‘family,’ and ‘family’ means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten.” —Lilo and

Stitch

10. Tangled

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“All those days watching from the window, all those years outside looking in, all that time never

even knowing just how blind I’ve been. And it’s like the fog has lifted, and at last I see the

light. —Rapunzel

11. Up

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“Thanks for the adventure — now go have a new one!” —Ellie

12. Ratatouille

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“You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is

your soul.” —Gusteau

13. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

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“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there

forever.” —Winnie the Pooh

14. Brother Bear

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“You’re gonna get a whole new perspective on things!” —Tanana

15. Wreck-It Ralph

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“I’m bad, and that’s good. I will never be good, and that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be

than me.” —Ralph

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16. The Princess and the Frog

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“It serves me right for wishing on stars. The only way to get what you want in this world is

through hard work.” —Tiana

17. Meet the Robinsons

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“You just focused on the bad stuff when all you had to do was let go of the past and keep

moving forward.” —Lewis

18. Alice in Wonderland

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“I’m not crazy. My reality is just different than yours.” —Cheshire Cat

19. Cinderella

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“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will

come true.” —Cinderella

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20. Aladdin

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“Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is

outside, but what is inside that counts.” —Merchant

21. The Lion King

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“It means no worries for the rest of your days. It’s our problem-free philosophy, Hakuna

Matata!” —Timon and Pumbaa