Randle McMurphy

"You have to be willing to lose everything."

"I know who I am, and that's enough."

"Freedom is worth the fight."

"I won't let them break me."

"We all have the power to choose."

"A man who can't laugh at himself is taking himself too serious."

"Sometimes you don't know who you are until someone tells you who you ain't."

"A man's got to stand up for what he believes in, even in a place like this."

"Laughter's the best medicine, and they can't give us a shot for it."

"A man's worth isn't measured by how well he fits in."

"A gambling man knows when to fold and when to hold."

"You've got to laugh or you'll go insane in a place like this."

"A man's got to make his own choices, even bad ones."

"A man who won't fight for something is already lost."

"That's a lie, and you know it. Jesus, I never seen such a lie in my life."

"I'm a gambling man. A man has to have something to wager."

"You're not gonna lose me—I'm just gettin' started."

"A man who can't take care of himself has no business expectin' to take care of anybody else."

"I got to say what I think, when I think it. That's the only way a man can be a man."

"A man's freedom must be fought for every day."

"A man needs a cause to believe in, something worth fighting for."

"The real insanity is accepting your cage without question."

"A man can choose to fight or choose to surrender—there's no middle ground."

"I'm gonna show you men what freedom looks like."

"A man without hope is already dead."

"We all have the capacity to break free if we choose to."