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"Get busy living or get busy dying."Source: The Shawshank Redemption | Speaker: Andy Dufresne and "Red" Redding

"If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it."Source: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Speaker: Beyoncé

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."Source: First Moon Landing | Speaker: Neil Armstrong