Few things are as great as a quick retort. Knowing what to say and when to say it is a tool more powerful than most. And when you need a retort or a zinger or simply the exact right thing to say in every circumstance, look no further than a little film that stole all our hearts in 2003… Finding Nemo.
When you’re feeling blue: “Hey, Mr. Grumpy Gills… When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming.”
![Dory telling Nemo to "just keep swimming" in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-says-just-keep-swimming-in-finding-nemo_ee8ff601.jpeg)
When you do something you’re not entirely proud of: “I am ashamed.”
![Jacques in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/jacques-in-finding-nemo_5ede6685.jpeg)
When a lot happens and you’re trying to explain it to someone who wasn’t there: “Cause we were like, ‘whooooa,’ and I was like, ‘whooooa.’ and you were like, ‘whooooaaa…’”
![Nemo and Dory swimming with Crush and the other sea turtles in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/crush-swimming-in-finding-nemo_f1aee445.jpeg)
When you need to remind yourself to be a good person: “I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine.”
![The sharks in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/the-sharks-in-finding-nemo_dd88a261.jpeg)
When you forget where you’re going: “42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.”
![Dory reading the address on a mask in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-reading-the-mask-in-finding-nemo_9b4c0506.jpeg)
When something scary happens: “Good feeling’s gone.”
![Dory and Marlin gets spooked by a scary looking fish in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-and-marlin-get-scared-by-a-fish-in-finding-nemo_ad041c9d.jpeg)
When you’re about to see a talked-about movie: “Oh, boy! This is gonna be good, I can tell.”
![Dory and the sea turtles listening to Marlin's story in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-and-the-turles-listening-to-marlins-story-in-findi_e2d4d959.jpeg)
When you’re playing “I Spy” with your niece/nephew/daughter/son: “Okay. I’m thinking of something orange, and it’s small…”
![Dory talking to Marlin in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-talking-to-marlin_4e709110.jpeg)
When you go bungee-jumping: “So, we’re cheating death now. That’s what we’re doing, and we’re having fun at the same time.”
![Dory bouncing on a jellyfish in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-bouncing-on-jellyfish-in-finding-nemo_9e589e56.jpeg)
When someone addresses you as “Mr.” or “Mrs.”: “Whoa, Dude. Mr. Turtle is my father. The name’s Crush.”
![Marlin sitting on a sea turtle's back in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/crush-takling-to-marlin-in-finding-nemo_78dd85d7.jpeg)
When you embark on a new educational journey: “Hold on, here we go! Next stop, knowledge!”
![Nemo's first day at school in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/nemos-first-day-of-school-in-finding-nemo_cf0c175e.jpeg)
When you’re feeling territorial: “Mine! Mine! Mine!”
![A flock of seagulls from the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/seagulls-in-finding-nemo_21133a98.jpeg)
When you meet someone who’s just unrealistically, irrationally awesome: “You rock, dude.”
![Squirt from "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/squirt-from-finding-nemo_2db4af45.jpeg)
When you need a really good excuse: “I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family… well, at least I think it does.”
![Dory and Marlin talking in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-confused-in-finding-nemo_019f9d70.jpeg)
When you get a new pet: “I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy. Come on, Squishy. Come on, little Squishy.”
![Dory, Marlin and the jellyfish in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-marlin-and-the-jellyfish-in-finding-nemo_2a7b841d.jpeg)
When someone compliments you on your hair: “Yes, I’m a natural blue.”
![Dory swimming in a coral reef in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/dory-underwater-in-finding-nemo_5dcd7c5f.jpeg)
When your plan goes totally awry: “Now what?”
![The tank gang after they escape in the animated movie "Finding Nemo"](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/the-tank-gang-after-their-escape-in-finding-nemo_937670a1.jpeg)
Stream Finding Nemo now on Disney+ to find more sayings that will suit any occasion, just swimmingly.