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20 Harry Potter Quotes That Inspired Us All

J.K. Rowling is a genius.

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20 Harry Potter Quotes That Inspired Us All
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It's hard to come across someone who hasn't seen at least one of the Harry Potter movies. Harry Potter is a series that will go down in history as one of the best series of all time. J.K. Rowling is a genius more or less. Her quotes not only make us think, but inspire us all.

Here's 20 Harry Potter quotes that have inspired us all:

1. "It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." - Albus Dumbledore

2. "It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be." - Albus Dumbledore

3. "Things we lose always have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect." - Luna Lovegood

4. "It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well." - Albus Dumbledore

5. "The thing about growing up with Fred and George, is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." - Ginny Weasley

6. "If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." - Sirius Black

7. "Don't let the Muggles get you down." - Ron Weasley

8. "What's comin' will come, and we'll meet it when it does." -Rubeus Hagrid

9. “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love.” - Albus Dumbledore

10. "It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that." - Albus Dumbledore

11. "We could have all been killed...or worse expelled." - Hermione Granger

12. “I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. ‘Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.” - Rubeus Hagrid

13. "Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable both of inflicting injury and remedying it.” - Albus Dumbledore

14. "We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are." - Sirius Black

15. "Always." - Severus Snape

16. "Of course it is happening in your head Harry, but why on earth should that mean it isn't real?" - Albus Dumbledore

17. "What is life without a little risk?" - Sirius Black

18. "It is our choices, Harry that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities." - Albus Dumbledore

19. "Books and cleverness! There are far more important things: friendship and bravery." - Hermione Granger

20. "Sometimes we must choose between what is right and what is easy." - Albus Dumbledore

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