30 Ferris Bueller Quotes from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes and co-produced by Tom Jacobson. In the realm of classic movies that have left an indelible mark on popular culture, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” stands as an iconic ode to youth, adventure, and the pursuit of living life to the fullest. In the movie a popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school, and goes to extreme lengths to it pull off, to the chagrin of his Principal who’ll do anything to stop him. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is about being smart, being slack and getting away with it; and a great reminder to not take life so seriously. While the film is packed with humor, antics, and memorable moments, it is Ferris Bueller’s insightful quotes that add a deeper layer to the narrative. In this post we have curated best Ferris Bueller Quotes about life, friendship, and personal beliefs; which gently nudge us to recognize that it’s absolutely acceptable to take a break now and then.

Ferris Bueller Quotes

1. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ~ Ferris Bueller

2. “The question isn’t ‘what are we going to do’, the question is ‘what aren’t we going to do?’ ” ~ Ferris Bueller

3. “You’re not dying, you just can’t think of anything good to do.” ~ Ferris Bueller

4. “It’s a little childish and stupid, but then, so is high school.” ~ Ferris Bueller

5. “Only the meek get pinched. The bold survive.” ~ Ferris Bueller
6. “Cameron is so uptight, if you stuck a lump of coal up his a**, in two weeks, you’d have a diamond.” ~ Ferris Bueller
7. “I do have a test today, that wasn’t bullshit. It’s on European socialism. I mean, really, what’s the point? I’m not European. I don’t plan on being European. So who gives a crap if they’re socialists? They could be fascist anarchists, it still doesn’t change the fact that I don’t own a car.” ~ Ferris Bueller
8. “First of all, you can never go too far. Second of all, if I’m going to be caught, it’s not gonna be by a guy like that!” ~ Ferris Bueller
9. “How could I possibly be able to handle school on a day like this?” ~ Ferris Bueller
10. “You’re still here? It’s over. Go home.” ~ Ferris Bueller

Quotes from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

11. “Between grief and nothing, I’ll take grief.” ~ Ed Rooney
12. “Ferris Bueller, you’re my hero!” ~ Cameron Frye
13. “I did not achieve this position in life by having some snot-nosed punk leave my cheese out in the wind.” ~ Ed Rooney
14. “I weep for the future.” ~ Maitre D’
15. “Sooner or later, everyone goes to the zoo.” ~ Sloane
16. “Why can you not let me rot in peace?” ~ Cameron Frye
17. “You wear too much eye makeup. My sister wears too much. People think she’s a tramp.” ~ Boy in Police Station
18. “Oh, he’s very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, tramps, bloods, wastoids, dweebies…they all adore him. They think he’s a righteous dude.” ~ Grace
19. “Wake up and smell the coffee.” ~ Ed Rooney
20. “Don’t make me participate in your stupid crap if you don’t like the way I do it.” ~ Cameron Frye

Ferris Bueller Quotes

21. “The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it.” ~ Ferris Bueller
22. “Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism’s in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself.” ~ Ferris Bueller
23. “You can’t respect somebody who kisses your a**. It just doesn’t work.” ~ Ferris Bueller
24. “I asked for a car, I got a computer. How’s that for being born under a bad sign?” ~ Ferris Bueller
25. “You can never go too far” ~ Ferris Bueller
26. “I am not going to sit on my a** as the events that affect me unfold to determine the course of my life. I’m going to take a stand. I’m going to defend it. Right or wrong, I’m going to defend it.” ~ Cameron Frye
27. “If we played by the rules right now we’d be in gym.” ~ Ferris Bueller
28. “It is his fault he didn’t lock the garage.” ~ Ferris Bueller
29. “Anything is peaceful from one thousand, three hundred and fifty-three feet.” ~ Ferris Bueller
30. “A man with priorities so far out of whack doesn’t deserve such a fine automobile” ~ Ferris Bueller

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