Peaceful Warrior

Peaceful Warrior is a 2006 American film about a chance encounter with a stranger that changes the life of a college gymnast.
 * Directed by Victor Salva. Written by Kevin Bernhardt, based on the novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.

There are no ordinary moments.

Dan Millman

 * The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.
 * There are no ordinary moments.

Socrates

 * Death isn't sad. The sad thing is: most people don't live at all.
 * Do you know what's the difference between me and you?
 * You practice gymnastics, I practice everything!

Dialogue

 * Dan Millman: You know you got two different shoes on, right?
 * Socrates: One's a little newer than the other.


 * Dan Millman: Sorry, Coach.
 * Coach Garrick: Sorry doesn't mean anything.


 * Dan Millman: I know more than you think.
 * Socrates: And you think more than you know. But knowledge is not the same as wisdom.
 * Dan Millman: Yeah? What's the difference?
 * Socrates: You know how to clean a windshield, right?
 * Dan Millman: Yeah.
 * Socrates: Wisdom is doing it.


 * Socrates: There's a lot you'd have to know before you could understand what you saw.
 * Dan Millman: Go. Ask me.  Ask me something.  Captain.
 * Socrates: Are you happy? You said I could ask you anything.
 * Dan Millman: What does happy have to do with anything?
 * Socrates: Everything.
 * Dan Millman: My dad's got plenty of cash, school's kind of a breeze, I get straight A's. I got great friends, I'm in great shape, and I only sleep alone when I absolutely want to.
 * Socrates: So why can't you sleep at night?


 * Dan Millman: What would you say if I told you that I keep seeing those shoes in a dream I keep having?
 * Socrates: I'd say maybe you're still asleep. You can live a whole lifetime without ever being awake.
 * Dan Millman: Hey, Socrates. If you know so much how come you're working at a gas station?
 * Socrates: This is a service station. We offer service.  There's no higher purpose.
 * Dan Millman: Than pumping gas?
 * Socrates: Service to others.


 * [Dan and Socrates are eating dinner together. Dan is eating with his hands very quickly.]
 * Socrates: Slow down. You might taste something.
 * Dan Millman: You sure got a lot of rules about stuff, don't you?
 * Socrates: Not rules. Things I've learned from my own life experience.


 * Socrates: Everyone tells you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers.  They want you to believe theirs.
 * Dan Millman: And let me guess. You want me to believe yours.
 * Socrates: No. I want you to stop gathering information from outside yourself and start gathering it from the inside.
 * Dan Millman: :[Dan laughs] What are you, part of some cult or something?
 * Socrates: People are afraid of what's inside and that's the only place they're ever gonna find what they need.


 * Dan Millman: Life has just three rules?
 * Socrates: And you already know them...
 * Dan Millman: Paradox, humour, and change.
 * Socrates: Paradox...
 * Dan Millman: Life is a mystery. Don't waste time trying to figure it out.
 * Socrates: Humour...
 * Dan Millman: Keep a sense of humour, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure.
 * Socrates: Change...
 * Dan Millman: Know that nothing stays the same.


 * Socrates:Where are you?
 * Dan Millman: Here.
 * Socrates: What time is it?
 * Dan Millman: Now.
 * Socrates: What are you?
 * Dan Millman: This moment.

Cast

 * Scott Mechlowicz - Dan Millman
 * Nick Nolte - Socrates
 * Amy Smart - Joy
 * Tim DeKay - Coach Garrick
 * Ashton Holmes - Tommy
 * Paul Wesley - Trevor
 * B.J. Britt - Kyle
 * Agnes Bruckner - Susie
 * Beatrice Rosen - Dory
 * Ray Wise - Doctor Hayden