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The Pursuit of Happyness

2006Drama / Biography

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65 quote cards

35 credited movie quotes

30 source-aware notes

2 characters

2 actors

About this movie quote collection

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) has 35 curated quotes in the MovieQuotes archive, with attribution to Chris Gardner and Will Smith. This page gives the collection more context than a bare quote list by connecting the lines to dreams, motivation, and life.

The editorial value of this drama / biography page is source-aware browsing: readers can see who says the line, which performance carries it, and which themes make it useful for captions, speeches, reflection, or discovery.

Scene Context

Start with Chris Gardner's credited line and read it as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's larger emotional pattern. The surrounding tags — dreams, determination, parenting, and action — help explain why this movie page belongs in the archive even when the current data set is still small.

Credited movie context

Every quote remains attached to The Pursuit of Happyness, the credited character, and the actor, which prevents the page from becoming an anonymous quote roundup.

Theme-led discovery

The collection connects to dreams, motivation, and life, helping readers move from one remembered line into broader emotional or practical quote paths.

Expandable archive value

The page is structured so new quotes from The Pursuit of Happyness can be added without rewriting the route component or losing the existing editorial frame.

Why it still works

The Pursuit of Happyness works as an archive page because the quote data, movie attribution, character credit, and related tags are visible together. That combination gives readers more trust and utility than a generic template page.

Editorial review: 2026-04-24

The Pursuit of Happyness Quotes

This section now fills the movie page with 65 quote cards: 35 credited movie quotes plus 30 original source-aware notes. The notes are displayed as cards for browsing, but they are clearly labeled as editorial context rather than extra film dialogue.

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🚀Motivation & Success
"Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"If you want somethin' go get it. Period."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"This part of my life... this little part... is called happiness."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"You got a dream, you gotta protect it."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue. And maybe we can actually never have it."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"When I had children, my children were gonna know who their father was."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"If you ask me a question and I don't know the answer, I'm gonna tell you that I don't know."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"I know how to find the answer, and I'll find the answer."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"He must have had on some really nice pants."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Probably means there's a good chance I can get a bone density scan."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"I was behind on my taxes. One day, I left a taxi in front of the park, and the driver took off with all my possessions."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You wanna hear something funny? There was no happiness in my life. There was only pursuit."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"I gotta go to work."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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Dreams & Hope
"You have a dream, and I have a dream."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Hey. Don't move. Just stand there. Don't move."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"This is me, part of an internship program. We hold a contest at the end, and the winner gets a job."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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❤️Love & Romance
"I'm gonna make this up to you, okay?"

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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❤️Love & Romance
"You're a good papa."

Christopher

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Jaden Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"Never let anyone tell you differently."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"And I remember thinking: How did he know to put the pursuit part in there?"

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"And maybe we can actually never have it, no matter what."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"I just have two questions for you: What do you do, and how do you do it?"

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"Just filling out a check, paying some bills and a parking ticket."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"Possibly means we might or we might not."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"It's not "H-A-P-P-Y-N-E-S-S" Happiness is spelled with an "I" instead of a "Y""

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
""Fuck" is spelled right but you shouldn't use that word."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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🚀Motivation & Success
"It's, um, an adult word used to express anger and, uh, other things."

Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Will Smith

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❤️Love & Romance
"There was a man who was drowning, and a boat came, and the man on the boat said "Do you need help?""

Christopher

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Jaden Smith

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❤️Love & Romance
"Then another boat came and he tried to help him, but he said "No thanks, God will save me", then he drowned and went to Heaven."

Christopher

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Jaden Smith

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❤️Love & Romance
"Then the man told God, "God, why didn't you save me?""

Christopher

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Jaden Smith

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❤️Love & Romance
"It means we're not going to the game."

Christopher

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Jaden Smith

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❤️Love & Romance
"Shelby comin' round the mountain when she comes, Shelby comin' round the mountain when she comes!"

Christopher

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) • Jaden Smith

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Editorial Note 01

The Pursuit of Happyness quote note: verified lines only

This page keeps the actual quote list limited to 35 verified lines from The Pursuit of Happyness, then adds original context notes instead of inventing extra dialogue.

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Movie-level reading path

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) is treated as a drama / biography quote collection, so readers can understand how genre shapes the lines.

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Character context

The collection is anchored by Chris Gardner and Christopher, which keeps each quote connected to a speaker rather than floating as an anonymous saying.

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Performance context

Credited performers such as Jaden Smith and Will Smith are part of the quote value because delivery, timing, and character framing affect how a line is remembered.

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Theme map

This movie page connects its quote set to dreams, motivation, life, and hope, giving readers more paths than a single title-based archive.

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Tag map

Tags such as dreams, determination, parenting, action, happiness, life, and milestone help readers browse The Pursuit of Happyness by feeling, idea, or use case when they do not remember the exact wording.

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Editorial Note 07

Chris Gardner line context

Read this Chris Gardner line as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's drama / biography storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Will Smith performance angle

Will Smith's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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dreams browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to dreams, determination, and parenting and dreams and motivation.

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Chris Gardner line context

Read this Chris Gardner line as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's drama / biography storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Will Smith performance angle

Will Smith's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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action browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to action, determination, and dreams and motivation and dreams.

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Editorial Note 13

Chris Gardner line context

Read this Chris Gardner line as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's drama / biography storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Will Smith performance angle

Will Smith's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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happiness browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to happiness, life, and milestone and life and hope.

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Editorial Note 16

Chris Gardner line context

Read this Chris Gardner line as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's drama / biography storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Will Smith performance angle

Will Smith's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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dreams browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to dreams, protection, and belief and dreams and motivation.

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Chris Gardner line context

Read this Chris Gardner line as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's drama / biography storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Will Smith performance angle

Will Smith's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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belief browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to belief, encouragement, and dreams and motivation.

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Editorial Note 22

Chris Gardner line context

Read this Chris Gardner line as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's drama / biography storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Will Smith performance angle

Will Smith's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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happiness browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to happiness, pursuit, and reflection and life and wisdom.

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Editorial Note 25

Chris Gardner line context

Read this Chris Gardner line as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's drama / biography storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Will Smith performance angle

Will Smith's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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fatherhood browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to fatherhood, commitment, and children and family and life.

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Editorial Note 28

Chris Gardner line context

Read this Chris Gardner line as part of The Pursuit of Happyness's drama / biography storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Will Smith performance angle

Will Smith's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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honesty browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to honesty, interview, and character and wisdom and life.