The best Lady Bird quotes highlight the humor and heart of Greta Gerwig's directorial debut while also leaving behind some pointed messages for the audience to think about. The coming-of-age movie is set in the early 2000s and stars Saoirse Ronan as the titular young girl who prepares for the life after high school she envisions while also contending with first romances, new friends, and her combative relationship with her mother Marion. Along the way, there are lessons Lady Bird learns as well as teaches which make up some of the movie's best quotes.