The Shawshank Redemption

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Quotes from The Shawshank Redemption

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"A man working at a job he hates is the same as a man serving time."
Red Redding Work
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"There's a guy who shows up on the television once a month. He always tells you that the most important thing is hope."
Red Redding Motivation
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"I realize now there's only one way to deal with an angry man. You've got to take him seriously."
Red Redding Wisdom
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"You know what I'm talking about. A man needs a friend."
Red Redding Relationships
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"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things."
Red Redding Hope
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"Some things you just can't get around. Some people like to sleep in a bed at night. Some people like it on the ground. Some people like it the way they want it."
Red Redding
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"I still have a harmonica. That's a treasure in a place like Shawshank."
Red Redding Gratitude
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"A man transposes himself into a piece of music."
Red Redding Creativity
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"Prison is just a building full of people who are all on the same journey."
Red Redding Solitude
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"I guess I'm the only guilty man in here. The rest are all innocent."
Red Redding Truth
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"Life's pretty good. It can be pretty good if you let it happen."
Red Redding Happiness
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"I could use a friend."
Red Redding Friendship
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"Get yourself a friend. It's a good thing to have in a place like this."
Red Redding Friendship
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"Believe it or not, that's the most honest thing I've heard in years."
Red Redding Kindness
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"You need it so you don't forget that there are things in this world that have no price."
Red Redding Beauty
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"There's not much to tell. I'm the only guilty man in Shawshank."
Red Redding Philosophy
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"A man's got to have a code, got to have a say in how things are."
Red Redding Strength
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"You know what they put in your cell when you come to Shawshank? They put your hope in there with you."
Red Redding Happiness
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"In the spring, I've seen it happen that a new life comes to the world."
Red Redding Change
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"Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not."
Red Redding Time
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"I'm the only guilty man in Shawshank. The rest are innocent."
Red Redding Justice
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"Get your head out of your ass, Andy. It's the only thinking you'll ever do."
Red Redding Wisdom
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"The important thing is the music. As long as you can hear it, you're never really finished."
Red Redding Art
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"That's the beauty of music. They can't take that away from you."
Red Redding Music
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"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged."
Red Redding Nature
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"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free."
Red Redding Fear
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"You know what the difference is between you and me? I'm the only guilty man in Shawshank."
Red Redding Truth
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"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying."
Red Redding Courage
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"Some birds aren't meant to be caged."
Red Redding Freedom
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"Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can set you free."
Red Redding Hope