Randle McMurphy

"A man's got to have the guts to be what he wants to be"

"I'm a gambling man"

"I'd rather be a gambling fool than the kind of fool this place makes you"

"I'm not saying I'm not crazy, I'm just saying I ain't let it stop me none."

"You're thinking of it wrong. It ain't about being sane or insane. It's about who's running the show."

"Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing."

"You can't really be strong and afraid at the same time."

"Everybody's crazy. It just depends on what cage you're in."

"I'd rather be a live dog than a dead lion any day of the week."

"Fighting back is what makes a man, not giving up."

"You gotta have a little fun, or what's the point of living?"

"Real freedom ain't just walking out the door, it's what you carry in your head."

"Gambling, drinking, women—that's living, not this zombie existence."

"When you laugh, you remember who you really are."

"This place runs on routine, and routine is death."

"The world don't care if you're crazy or not, long as you pay your debts."

"A man's worth is measured by how hard he's willing to fight."

"Once you start believing you're crazy, that's when they got you."

"The real sickness is accepting what they tell you to accept."

"Patience is what they want you to have, but patience kills the soul."

"I ain't nobody's fool, and I ain't gonna pretend to be."

"When a man stops fighting, that's when he's truly lost."

"Card games and bets—that's where real power shows itself."

"Laughter is rebellion in a place that demands silence."

"I'm not saying I'm not weird. I'm not saying I'm not strange, mysterious, aggressive to the point of violence, but underneath I'm a good person."

"I'm a gambling man."

"I'm not a performing seal."

"I came to help you guys."

"You're going to have to fight for your rights."

"I'm not just talking about one person, I'm talking about everybody. The guy who comes in here to patch you up, they're gonna want to know why you couldn't just be calm."