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10 Movie Quotes That Describe The End Of The Semester Funk

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Maggie Kieffer

Nov 21, 2018

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Let's face it, November is not the all-star month. It's basically one long struggle until we reach the Thanksgiving holiday, only to be reminded that upon our not-so-glorious return to campus we will find ourselves thrust into the end-of-the-semester whirlwind of homework, papers, tests, projects, and final exams. Somehow, professors will manage to squeeze the same amount of work into 10 days that they did into the first month of classes. How? I honestly can't tell you, it's a mystery. And a miracle if we, the oh-so-lucky students, actually get everything done on time. Literally, the only thing to look forward to at this point is setting up your dorm or apartment holiday decorations, studying to Christmas tunes, and praying your way through exams to go home for the holidays.

But to get there, I find myself in serious need for some inspiration. And when all my creative juices are going into some essay or presentation, I don't have a lot to spare to come up with some inspirational motto. Luckily, there are people out there in the world that are paid to write things. Hey, they're even given awards if they're good enough! Even better, inspiration doesn't have to come from a book - like I have time to read for fun when I'm 865 pages into my American Literature anthology! I don't have time to hunt through an inspirational book to find a passage to get me to my Christmas break. Movies, on the other hand, offer quick one-liners that stick with us for a lifetime. So here, compiled for your convenience, are a list of 10 movie quotes to live by as you make your way to the end of the semester:

1. "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, What do we do? We swim, swim." - Dory, "Finding Nemo"

Persistence is key. If you keep studying long enough, the homework pile will end. Or you'll fall asleep. Either is fine.

2. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris, "Ferris Bueller's Day off"

Studying is important, but study breaks are important too! Don't miss out on some fun pre-holiday celebrations with your friends just because you're stuck at the library. You need the good times to refuel!

3. "You're killing me smalls!" - Ham, "The Sandlot"

Am I the only person that thinks this at their professor this time of year? We've had 14 weeks to cover this already, and you're squeezing half the book into the last two weeks? What were were doing the last 3 months?!?!?!

4. "Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda, "The Empire Strikes Back"

This just feels inspirational. And it's Yoda. But seriously, this is the kind of mentality that gets me through those exams. If I'm gonna do this, I might as well go all in.

5. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." - Johnny Castle, "Dirty Dancing"

Unless it's the corner table at Starbucks. Then reserve that for me cause I'm studying there until midnight.

6. "Pull the lever, Kronk!" - Yzma, "The Emperor's New Groove"

Well, I'm going down anyway. Might as well get to use a slide.

7. "What an idiot." - Hermione Granger, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

Hermione is me. I am Hermione. This is how I view every person cramming for the exam the night before. Or better yet, the people who just didn't study. Did you not take Yoda's advice????

8. "Right now, my life is a mess." - Olive, "Easy A"

This quote describes life in general, but somehow the end of the semester rush amps it up to 11.

9. "May the odds be ever in your favor." - "The Hunger Games"

Let's face it: we've all said this to ourselves as we walk into our classes and exams in December.

10. "Crushed it." - Fat Amy, "Pitch Perfect"

When you reach break: Hey, give yourself some credit. You did it! It's over! YOU CAN DO THIS!

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1. "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, What do we do? We swim, swim." - Dory, "Finding Nemo"

2. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris, "Ferris Bueller's Day off"

3. "You're killing me smalls!" - Ham, "The Sandlot"

4. "Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda, "The Empire Strikes Back"

5. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." - Johnny Castle, "Dirty Dancing"

6. "Pull the lever, Kronk!" - Yzma, "The Emperor's New Groove"

7. "What an idiot." - Hermione Granger, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

8. "Right now, my life is a mess." - Olive, "Easy A"

9. "May the odds be ever in your favor." - "The Hunger Games"

10. "Crushed it." - Fat Amy, "Pitch Perfect"

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Phase One: The “I got this” phase

Phase Two: The “I have time” phase

Phase Three: The uncontrollable sobbing phase

Phase Four: The “help me, I've fallen and I can't get up” phase

Phase Five: The rejoicing phase

10 ways to prepare for finals week—beginning with getting to the library.

Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

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Let it go. — Elsa

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