Randle McMurphy

"The truth is they're more afraid of us than we are of them."

"A man who doesn't dream is already dead."

"Freedom is knowing nobody can tell you how to think."

"Rebellion isn't always loud; sometimes it's just refusing to disappear."

"A man needs something to believe in, even if it's a lie."

"You can break a man's body, but his spirit is another matter."

"You have to learn to live with your own ghosts."

"Strength isn't about winning; it's about refusing to quit."

"Motivation comes from spite when hope is gone."

"War begins the moment you stop fighting back."

"That's the funny thing, a good man stops trying."

"I'm not saying I'm not crazy, I'm just saying I ain't let it stop me."

"You're the first one of these birds I ever seen that didn't have her tongue hanging out."

"It's a hard world to practice any kind of decent human values in."

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

"I'm crazier than a road lizard."

"I ought to leave well enough alone, but that ain't never been how I been."

"I'm the only one in here who ain't crazy, and that's the problem."

"Life's too short for that kind of waiting."

"I never fooled anybody. I was just being myself."

"Sometimes it's a man's job to fight even when he knows he's going to lose."

"I'm not trying to cause trouble, I'm just being myself."

"We're all brothers here."

"I've been around the block a few times."

"A man's got to do what a man's got to do."

"I didn't want to hurt nobody."

"One man can make a difference."

"I'm going to break out of this place."

"You're at least honest. That's more than I can say for most of them."

"I'm not saying they're not just doing their job. I'm just saying it don't make it right."