How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Groundhog Day.
Quote #4
PHIL: Maybe the real God uses tricks. Maybe He's not omnipotent. He's just been around so long He knows everything.
When Rita accuses Phil of using tricks to show he's a god, Phil suggests that maybe the real God just uses tricks to. When you think about it, the real God doesn't need to have infinite power to be a god. He just needs to know an awful lot more and have more power than any regular person.
Quote #5
PHIL: I wake up every day right here in Punxsutawney […] and there's nothing I can do about it."
Phil's ability to live the same day over and over makes him feel both powerful and powerless at the same time. On the one hand, he can do anything he wants because there are no consequences. On the other hand, he feels like nothing he does matters because there are no consequences.
Quote #6
LARRY: He was a really great guy.
After Phil has died (for the thousandth time), his cameraman Larry says a few nice (and sarcastic) words about him. But the truth is that Phil has been a total jerk for most of his life and people aren't really going to miss him all that much. That's why it's crucial for Phil to turn it all around by being nicer.