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Generally the rule is: the nicer the guy, the poorer the card player.

Rounders

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Nice guys Playing cards

Speaker

Mike McDermott

Actor

Matt Damon

Source

Rounders

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rounders. Directed by John Dahl, Spanky Pictures, 1998.

A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

Don Vito Corleone

The Godfather

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Topic

Being a man Family man Family

Speaker

Don Vito Corleone

Actor

Marlon Brando

Source

The Godfather

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures/Alfran Productions, 1972.

Man is the Only Animal that Blushes. Or needs to.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Topic

Shame Man and animals Human nature

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 27.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 27.

I do hate myself but it has nothing to do with being Jewish.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Topic

Self-hatred

Speaker

Larry David

Actor

Larry David

Source

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Trick or Treat." Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David, directed by Larry Charles, season 2, episode 3, Home Box Office, 2001.

It is much safer to be feared than loved.

Niccolo Machiavelli

The Prince

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Topic

Love and fear Fear in politics Leadership Politics

Author

Niccolo Machiavelli

Source

The Prince

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

Italian

Time

1527 1520s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Machiavelli, Niccolò. Il Principe [The Prince]. Rome: Antonio Blado d'Asola, 1532.

Current Citation

Machiavelli, Nicolò. The Prince, translated by Peter Bondanella. Oxford University Press, 2005.

I don't want to put you in a cage, I want to love you!

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Freedom in love

Speaker

Paul Varjak

Actor

George Peppard

Source

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Breakfast at Tiffany's. Directed by Blake Edwards, Jurow-Shepherd/Spinel Entertainment, 1961.

Night came down, and enfolded the earth in her dusky wings.

Virgil

Aeneid

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Night

Author

Virgil

Source

Aeneid

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

19 BC 10s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Virgil. Aenē̆is [Aeneid]. 19 BC, bk. 8.

Current Citation

Virgil. The Aeneid, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2010, bk. 8.

The more the marble wastes, the more the statue grows.

Michelangelo

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Sculpture

Author

Michelangelo

Medium

Sonnet Poem

Language

Italian

Time

1525 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Michelangelo. Sonnet to Vittoria Collana. c. 1525, l. 5.

Here is a man who would not take it anymore.

Taxi Driver

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Topic

Fed up

Speaker

Travis Bickle

Actor

Robert De Niro

Source

Taxi Driver

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Taxi Driver. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Bill/Phillips Productions/Italo/Judeo Productions, 1976.

Every gun makes its own tune.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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Topic

Guns

Speaker

Blondie

Actor

Clint Eastwood

Source

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo]. Directed by Sergio Leone, Produzioni Europee Associati/Constantin Film, 1966.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden

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Topic

Seeking the truth Truth

Author

Henry David Thoreau

Source

Conclusion Walden

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

Current Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.

The things you own end up owning you.

Tyler Durden

Fight Club

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Topic

Consumerism Attachment (Buddhism)

Speaker

Tyler Durden

Actor

Brad Pitt

Source

Fight Club

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fight Club. Directed by David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Linson Films, 1999.

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

Socrates

Quoted in Phaedo, by Plato

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Topic

Consequences of lying Lying

Speaker

Socrates

Author

Plato

Source

Phaedo

Medium

Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

360 BC 360s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Φαίδων [Phaedo], written by Plato. c. 360 BC.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in "Phaedo." Plato: Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo, written by Plato, translated by G. M. A. Grube and John M. Cooper. Hackett Publishing, 2002.

You don't have time to think up there. If you think, you're dead.

Top Gun

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Topic

Overthinking Instincts

Speaker

Maverick

Actor

Tom Cruise

Source

Top Gun

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Drama (film) Action Drama

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Top Gun. Directed by Tony Scott, Paramount Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1986.

When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.

Jack Dawson

Titanic

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Nothing to lose

Speaker

Jack Dawson

Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio

Source

Titanic

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Romantic drama (film) Epic Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Titanic. Directed by James Cameron, Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment, 1997.

We should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends to behave to us.

Aristotle

Quoted in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laërtius

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Golden rule Friends

Speaker

Aristotle

Author

Diogenes Laërtius

Source

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

400 400s 3rd century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Aristotle. Quoted in Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laertius. c. 240 AD, bk. 5, ch. 1, sect. 21.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Quoted in The Lives of Eminent Philosophers, written by Diogenes Laërtius, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Miller. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 5, ch. 1, sect. 21.

The country places and the trees won't teach me anything, and the people in the city do.

Socrates

Quoted in Phaedrus, by Plato

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Rural vs. urban Cities

Speaker

Socrates

Author

Plato

Source

Phaedrus

Medium

Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Φαῖδρος [Phaedrus], written by Plato. c. 370 BC.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in "Phaedrus." Plato: Lysis; Symposium; Phaedrus, written by Plato, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2022.

When the tyrant has disposed for foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Tyrants Political theory

Speaker

Socrates

Author

Plato

Source

Republic

Medium

Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

You don't need to wear a patch on your arm to have honor.

A Few Good Men

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Honor The military

Speaker

Lt. Daniel Kaffee

Actor

Tom Cruise

Source

A Few Good Men

Medium

Film

Genre

Courtroom drama (film) Drama (film) Courtroom drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

A Few Good Men. Directed by Rob Reiner, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Purpose of life Having fun

Speaker

William Collins

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Pride and Prejudice

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 15.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 15.