The Shawshank Redemption

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Quotes from The Shawshank Redemption

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"It takes a lot of guts to stand up to what's right."
Red Redding Courage
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"Get yourself a new life, Andy. Escape from here."
Red Redding Change
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"The most important thing is hope."
Red Redding Hope
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"Sometimes I think it's a shame we lock people up and throw away the key."
Red Redding Justice
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"Brooks was a good friend, but he couldn't take it anymore."
Red Redding Death
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"A man's got to have a friend."
Red Redding Relationships
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"Prison's no fun. You don't have to be scared."
Red Redding Fear
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"A friend is something you need before you realize you need it."
Red Redding Friendship
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"I guess I'm the only one who remembers."
Red Redding Solitude
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"You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific? They say it's got no memory."
Red Redding Nature
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"It's like something in the Bible. 'Salvation lies within.' 'Lay on, Macduff.'"
Red Redding Faith
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"A man's got to take time to appreciate the simple things."
Red Redding Gratitude
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"That's the way it is. Easy come, easy go."
Red Redding Philosophy
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"In prison you're counted on. You're useful."
Red Redding Work
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"You can't stop the wind, but you can adjust your sails."
Red Redding Wisdom
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"Some men never make it out, not because they don't have a chance, but because they give up."
Red Redding Hope
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"I suppose it comes down to a simple choice really."
Red Redding
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"The world don't owe you nothing, you owe it to yourself."
Red Redding Perseverance
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"Brooks don't leave nothing for nobody."
Red Redding Death
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"Everyone's got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell."
Red Redding Humor
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"I'd like to think that the last thing I did on earth was something good."
Red Redding Kindness
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"A man is nothing but his future."
Red Redding Dreams
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"You either get busy living or get busy dying. That's goddamn true."
Red Redding Life
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"I guess after all this time that's who I really am."
Red Redding
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"I've known it a long time. But I just couldn't accept it."
Red Redding
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"Time is the fire in which we burn."
Red Redding Time
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"That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you."
Red Redding Art
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"There's something inside that they can't get to, that they can't touch."
Red Redding Strength
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"I'm the only guilty man in Shawshank."
Red Redding Truth
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"Remember, Andy is just a man. He can't buy his way out of Shawshank."
Red Redding Wisdom