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'The Hunger Games' movie quotes include some of the best lines from the upcoming blockbuster 2012 film based on Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel of the same name. 'The Hunger Games' book offered up some awesome quotes, and it seems the movie is following suit. What are the best 'Hunger Games' quotes? That's up to you to decide. I've listed some of the most interesting and important quotes from 'The Hunger Games' movie here. See a favorite? Vote it up! Know of another quote I missed? Add it to the list - and may the odds be ever in your favor.

'The Hunger Games' movie stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy and Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket. For those who haven't read the books yet (you have some time, so get cracking!), I won't spoil too much of the story. In a nutshell, 'The Hunger Games' is about a group of young people thrown together by their own government to fight to the death - all on live TV. 'The Hunger Games' hits U.S. theaters on March 23, 2011.

For more big movie quotes, check out these pages for the best lines from 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn,' 'The Muppets,' 'In Time,' 'Immortals,' and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.'

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A Good Show

Gale: "They just want a good show, that's all they want."
Katniss: "There's 24 of us Gale. Only one comes out."

Yes, The Capitol (aka the Evil Government) does want a "good show" - literally. Each year, the Hunger Games are broadcast on live television throughout all 12 Panem Districts. It's like 'X Factor USA,' only with, you know, children killing other children. Yeah okay, it's nothing like 'X Factor.' Never mind.
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Show Them Everything

Haymitch: "This is the time to show them everything. Make sure they remember you."

Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) is a former District 12 Hunger Games tribute (so yes, he won in his games). As a result, Haymitch is chosen to mentor Peeta and Katniss in the 74th Hunger Games. Haymitch says above all, making an impression is key - show the Capitol what you've got and they're going to take you very, very seriously.
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Make an Impression

Katniss: "So you're here to make me look pretty?"
Cinna: "I'm here to help you make an impression."

Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) is Katniss' stylist during the Hunger Games. It's his job to make her presentable and viewer-friendly - but it's also his job, as he states, to help her really make the audience like her. When viewers like a tribute, they can offer up staples to them that could help them survive longer in the Hunger Games arena.
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Stronger

Gale: "Listen to me. You're stronger then they are. You are. They just want a good show. That's all they want. You know how to hunt. Show them how good you are."

Katniss' experience as a master hunter might help her in her battle with the 23 other tributes in the Hunger Games. She's understandably freaked out, but Gale seeks to calm her by pointing out just how tough she really is.
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Boy With the Bread

Katniss Everdeen: "I don't want to lose the boy with the bread."

Without giving too much away (in case you haven't seen the movie or read 'The Hunger Games' book yet), Katniss becomes attached to a young boy -- and later in her life, he becomes incredibly important to her survivial.
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Fight to the Death

President Snow: ""And so it was decreed that each year, the 12 Districts of Panem shall offer up in tribute one young man and woman between the ages of 12 and 18 to be trained in the art of survival and to be prepared to fight to the death.""

For those unfamiliar with the premise of 'The Hunger Games,' this quote from President Snow (Donald Sutherland) sums things up nicely. Katniss and Peeta are the two tributes chosen from District 12 to participate in the Games.
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A Survivor

Peeta Mellark: "You know what my mother said to me when she came to say good-bye, as if to cheer me up, she says maybe District Twelve will finally have a winner. Then I realized she didn't mean me, she meant you."
Katniss Everdeen: "Oh, she meant you."
Peeta Mellark: "She said, 'She's a survivor, that one.' She is."

Peeta's mother is right. Katniss is a survivor at heart - but so is Peeta. Together, can they make it through the Hunger Games? And how can both of them survive...when only one wins?
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I Volunteer!

Katniss: "I volunteer! I volunteer as Tribute!"

When Katniss' younger sister, Primrose (Willow Shields), is chosen as the District 12 Hunger Games tribute, big sister steps up in a major way. Katniss doesn't think, she acts: immediately volunteering herself to go in Prim's place. Prim is only 12 years old, and Katniss knows she doesn't have the know-how to have any sort of shot at all of surviving the Games.
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We're In Love

Peeta Mellark: "Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it."

It's all for the cameras -- or is it? Peeta and Katniss are teaming up to try and survive the Hunger Games, but is there 'fake' love real?
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Don't Let Them Starve

Katniss: "Take care of them Gail...whatever you do, don't let them starve!"

When Katniss is sent to the Hunger Games, she's understandably worried that her family will suffer. Until now, she's always been the provider for them -- now, what will happen?
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May the Odds

Effie Trinket: "May the odds be ever in your favor."

This might be the most recognizable quote/saying related to 'The Hunger Games.' And yeah, the odds? Not really in anyone's favor.
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Show You Off

Cinna: "I'm sorry that this happened to you. I'm here to help you in any way that I can."
Katniss: "Most people just congratulate me."
Cinna: "I don't see the point in that. So tonight, at the tribute parade, I'm gonna take you out and show you off to the world."

The relationship between Cinna and Katniss is truly a special one. He's on her side from the start.
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Try You Will

Caesar Flickerman: "What did you say to your sister when you volunteered at the Reaping?"
Katniss: "I told her that I would try to win for her."
Caesar Flickerman: "And try you will."

Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci) interviews Katniss before the Hunger Games begin. This way, the audience can get to know her -- and like her -- before everything gets underway.
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Last Hope

Katniss Everdeen: "You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope."

Katniss first utters this memorable quote when she's confronted with the Avox girl in the woods. She was, unfortunately, the tribute's last hope.
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I'd Bet On You

Cinna: "I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, I'd bet on you."
Katniss: "Thank you."

Of all the people Katniss meets and deals with during the Hunger Games, Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) might just be her best friend (well, aside from Peeta). He's determined to help her win, no matter what.
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They Don't Own Me

Peeta: "I just keep wishing I could think of a way to show them that they don't own me. If I'm gonna die, I want to still be me."
Katniss: "I just can't afford to think like that."

Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) longs to rebel against The Capitol. He knows that being chosen as a tribute in the Hunger Games is essentially a death sentence, and he wants to go out swinging. Katniss fights hard not to think of NOT winning the Games, though she does want to rebel as well.
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Mockingjay Pin

Katniss: "Want to see what I got you today? It's a mockingjay pin. As long as you have it nothing bad will happen to you. I promise."

Katniss gives the mockingjay pin to her little sister, Prim, but eventually she's going to need it much more.
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Girl On Fire

Caesar Flickerman: "Katniss Everdeen, the Girl on Fire!"

Caesar Flickerman is likely just as flabbergasted as everyone else when Katniss makes her first appearance before the Hunger Games officially get underway. First impressions are everything - and this girl, literally, IS on fire...
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We Could Take Off

Gale: ""We could do it, you know, take off, live in the woods."
Katniss: ""They'd catch us."
Gale: ""Maybe not."
Katniss: ""We wouldn't make it five miles.""

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) grew up together in District 12. As the ceremony to choose the tributes draws closer (this is called the reaping), both are very concerned they'll be chosen to participate in the 74th Annual Hunger Games.
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Radiant as the Sun

Katniss Everdeen: "I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun."

Cinna makes good on his promise to help Katniss in the Hunger Games. With his help, she totally radiates -- she's memorable and stunning and all the things she needs to be in order to get sponsors during the Games.
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