3 Idiots (2009) Quotes

3 Idiots (2009) Quotes

Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad He was as unique as his name
From birth we were taught - Life is a race, Run fast or you'll be trampled Even to be born, one had to race 300 million sperms.
1978. l was born at 5.15 pm At 5.16, my father announced My son will be an engineer. - Farhan Qureshi. B.Tech. Engineer And my fate was sealed.. What l wanted to be... no one asked

Salt water is a great conductor of electricity. 8th Grade Physics We had studied it. He applied it

Virus was the most competitive man we had ever seen. He couldn't bear anyone getting ahead of him. To save time, his shirts had Velcro and his ties had hooks, He'd trained his mind to write with both hands simultaneously. Everyday at 2 pm he took a 71/2 minute power nap with an opera as lullaby Govind, his valet, had instructions to carry out all unproductive tasks such as shaving, nail-cutting etc.

A koel bird never makes her own nest She lays her eggs in other nests
And when they hatch, what do they do?
They push the other eggs out of the nest, Competition over. Their life begins with murder. That's nature Compete or die

You also are like the koel birds, And these are the eggs you smashed to get into lCE.
Don't forget, lCE gets 400,000 applications a year and only 200 are selected - You!
And these? Finished. Broken eggs.
My son... he tried for three years, Rejected. Every time Remember, life is a race, If you don't run fast, you'll get trampled

For school you don't need tuition money, just a uniform
Pick a school, buy the uniform, slip into class. In that sea of kids, no one will notice

If I get caught?

Then new uniform, new school

See that? - He was different...
He challenged conventions at every stage A free-spirited bird had landed in Virus's nest We were robots, blindly following our professors' commands He was the only one who was not a machine.

Professors kept Rancho mostly out... seldom in
When thrown out of one class, he'd slip into another
He said - First year or fourth year, it's knowledge. Just grab it
He was unlike any of us
We fought for a shower every morning
He'd bathe wherever he found water

We had an old watchman in our village On night patrol, he'd call out, 'Aal izz well'
And we slept peacefully. Then there was a theft and we learned that he couldn't see at night!
He'd just yell 'Aal izz well', and we felt secure
That day I understood this heart scares easily, You have to trick it. However big the problem, tell your heart, 'All is well, pal'

That resolves the problem?

No. But you gain courage to face it

When I asked this question, were you excited? Curious?
Thrilled that you'd learn something new?
Anyone?
... Sir?
No. You all got into a frantic race.
What's the use of such methods, even if you come first Will your knowledge increase?
No, just the pressure. This is a college, not a pressure cooker.

Even a circus lion learns to sit on a chair in fear of the whip. But you call such a lion 'well trained', not 'well educated'

Don't marry that ass. He's not a human, he's a price tag. He'll turn your life into a nightmare of brands and prices. He'll ruin your life. Your future will be finished.
Want a demonstration? Shall I find out the price of his shoes?
I won't ask. He'll announce it himself.

We learned a lesson in Human Behavior:
Your friend fails, you feel bad. Your friend tops, you feel worse.

We'll study with all our heart, but not just for grades.
To quote a Wise One - Study to be accomplished, not affluent.
Follow excellence. And success will chase you, pants down!

Who was the first man on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong, sir.

Obviously, it is Neil Armstrong. We all know it.
Who was the second?
Don't waste your time. It's not important. Nobody remembers the man who ever came second.

Quit Engineering, marry Photography.
Follow your talent.
If Michael Jackson's dad forced him to be a boxer...
and Mohammad Ali's dad pushed him to be a singer...
imagine the disaster. Do you get it?

Dad, what'll happen if I become a photographer?
I'll earn less. I'll have a smaller house, a smaller car.
But I'll be happy. I will be really happy.
Whatever I do for you will be out of genuine love. I've always listened to you. For once, let me listen to my heart.
Please... Dad.

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