The Shawshank Redemption

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Quotes from The Shawshank Redemption

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"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free."
Andy Dufresne Courage
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"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying."
Andy Dufresne Motivation
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"Some birds aren't meant to be caged."
Andy Dufresne Freedom
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"Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can set you free."
Andy Dufresne Hope
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"Get busy living, or get busy dying."
Andy Dufresne Life
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"True strength is knowing when not to fight."
Red Redding Strength
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"Kindness is strength masquerading as gentleness."
Red Redding Kindness
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"Patience is the price of wisdom."
Red Redding Patience
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"Justice requires more than law; it requires mercy."
Red Redding Justice
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"Creativity is resistance against despair."
Red Redding Creativity
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"Gratitude transforms suffering into purpose."
Red Redding Gratitude
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"Perseverance is the only guarantee of success."
Red Redding Perseverance
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"Death teaches us that every moment matters."
Red Redding Death
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"Beauty is found in imperfection and struggle."
Red Redding Beauty
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"The ability to laugh at yourself is the beginning of wisdom."
Red Redding Humor
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"Dreams are the blueprints of what we can become."
Red Redding Dreams
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"Work is how a man proves his worth to himself."
Red Redding Work
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"A leader serves those he leads, not the other way around."
Red Redding Leadership
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"Faith is belief in something greater than yourself."
Red Redding Faith
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"Music is the language of the soul."
Red Redding Music
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"Science explains the how; philosophy explains the why."
Red Redding Science
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"Every person is an artist in their own way."
Red Redding Art
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"Nature is proof that beauty doesn't need approval."
Red Redding Nature
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"Peace comes from letting go of what you can't control."
Red Redding Peace
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"Freedom is a state of mind before it's a state of being."
Red Redding Freedom
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"The truth will find its way out, no matter how deep you bury it."
Red Redding Truth
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"Time moves differently when you're standing still."
Red Redding Time
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"Knowledge without compassion is just cold facts."
Red Redding Knowledge
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"An educated mind is a free mind."
Red Redding Education
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"Change is the only constant, and resistance only makes it harder."
Red Redding Change