One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Randle McMurphy
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Chief Bromden
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Billy Bibbit
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Doctor Spivey
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"The medication turns you into something that ain't quite human anymore."Cheswick Health
"Gambling, drinking, women—that's living, not this zombie existence."Randle McMurphy Adventure
"You think you're the first one to try fighting back? There's been plenty before you."Chief Bromden History
"Real freedom ain't just walking out the door, it's what you carry in your head."Randle McMurphy Freedom
"The nurse, she's like a machine, all cold and precise."Chief Bromden Technology
"I grew six inches since I been here."Chief Bromden Change
"You gotta have a little fun, or what's the point of living?"Randle McMurphy Happiness
"Once you let them break your spirit, you ain't never the same."Chief Bromden Hope
"Fighting back is what makes a man, not giving up."Randle McMurphy Perseverance
"I'd rather be a live dog than a dead lion any day of the week."Randle McMurphy Life
"The Combine don't like nothing that don't fit into their little boxes."Chief Bromden
"Everybody's crazy. It just depends on what cage you're in."Randle McMurphy Philosophy
"You can't really be strong and afraid at the same time."Randle McMurphy Strength
"I been silent so long now it's gonna roar out of me like a dam busted wide open."Chief Bromden Freedom
"She don't give a damn about what we want. She just wants control."Cheswick Justice
"Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing."Randle McMurphy Humor
"The world outside don't matter much when you're in here."Chief Bromden Solitude
"You're thinking of it wrong. It ain't about being sane or insane. It's about who's running the show."Randle McMurphy Power
"I'm not saying I'm not crazy, I'm just saying I ain't let it stop me none."Randle McMurphy Courage
"I'd rather be a gambling fool than the kind of fool this place makes you"Randle McMurphy Freedom
"This is the real world now"Nurse Ratched Truth
"They've been working on me for years and they've never gotten me to cry"Chief Bromden Perseverance
"I'm a gambling man"Randle McMurphy Adventure
"The Combine is real. It's out there"Chief Bromden Fear
"A man's got to have the guts to be what he wants to be"Randle McMurphy Strength
"That's the way this place works - they got you where they want you"Chief Bromden Power
"You're feeling better than you ever felt in your life"Nurse Ratched
"I'm not saying I'm not gonna have to pay a price for this, but I'm just not gonna let that stop me from doing what's right"Randle McMurphy Courage
"A man's got to do what a man's got to do."Randle McMurphy Courage
"Control is just another illusion."Nurse Ratched Power