The Jungle Book Quotes

You’re all right, kid. What do they call you?[Baloo]Mowgli, and he’s going back to the man village right now.[Bagheera]Man village? They’ll ruin him! They’ll make a man out of him![Baloo]

You know, it ain’t easy learning to be like me.[to Bagheera]

You better believe it.[repeated line]

You better believe it, and I’m loaded with both.[Bagheera: This will take brains, not brawn.]

When you find out you can live without it and go along not thinking about it. I’ll tell you something true, the bare necessities of life will come to you.[singing]

Oh, Baloo, I wanna stay here with you.[Mowgli]Certainly, you do.[Baloo]Oh? And just how do you think he will survive?[Bagheera]“How do you think…” What do you mean, how do you think he… He’s with me, ain’t he? And I’ll learn him all I know.[Baloo]Well, heh, that shouldn’t take too long.[Bagheera]

Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend.

Forget about those. They ain’t nothing but trouble.[to Mowgli, about the girl]

Don’t spend your time looking around for something you want that can’t be found.

Baloo, the man cub must go back to the man-village. The jungle is not the place for him.[Bagheera]I grew up in the jungle. Take a look at me.[Baloo]Yes, just look at yourself.[Bagheera]

All you gotta do is… Look for the bare necessities. The simple bare necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife, I mean, the bare necessities are Mother Nature’s recipes, that bring the bare necessities of life.[singing]