The Shawshank Redemption

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Quotes from The Shawshank Redemption

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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Red Redding Freedom
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"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free."
Red Redding Courage
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"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying."
Red Redding Motivation
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"Some birds aren't meant to be caged."
Red Redding Freedom
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"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things."
Red Redding Hope
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"Get busy living, or get busy dying."
Red Redding Life
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"Happiness blooms from within, not without."
Andy Dufresne Happiness
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"Love is choosing someone, again and again."
Andy Dufresne Love
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"Solitude is where we find ourselves again."
Andy Dufresne Solitude
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"Relationships fail when honesty is absent."
Andy Dufresne Relationships
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"Inspiration strikes the prepared mind."
Andy Dufresne Inspiration
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"Motivation without discipline is fantasy."
Andy Dufresne Motivation
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"Literature is humanity's conversation with itself."
Andy Dufresne Literature
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"Philosophy questions what everyone assumes."
Andy Dufresne Philosophy
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"History repeats when we ignore its lessons."
Andy Dufresne History
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"Imagination is the bridge to the future."
Andy Dufresne Imagination
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"Adventure calls to those ready to answer."
Andy Dufresne Adventure
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"Health begins with thoughts of health."
Andy Dufresne Health
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"Money cannot buy what matters most."
Andy Dufresne Money
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"Power without compassion is tyranny."
Andy Dufresne Power
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"Fear is the jailer; courage is the key."
Andy Dufresne Fear
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"Strength is choosing hope when it's hardest."
Andy Dufresne Strength
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"Kindness echoes through eternity."
Andy Dufresne Kindness
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"Patience is trusting in the timing of life."
Andy Dufresne Patience
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"Justice delayed is injustice repeated."
Andy Dufresne Justice
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"Creativity requires courage to express uniqueness."
Andy Dufresne Creativity
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"Gratitude is the antidote to despair."
Andy Dufresne Gratitude
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"Perseverance is the mark of character."
Andy Dufresne Perseverance
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"Death is not the opposite of life; it's the opposite of birth."
Andy Dufresne Death
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"Beauty reminds us why we keep living."
Andy Dufresne Beauty