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I don't know that women are always rewarded for being charming. I think they are usually punished for it!

Oscar Wilde

An Ideal Husband

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Topic

Charm Oppression of women Misogyny

Speaker

Mrs. Cheveley

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

An Ideal Husband

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1895 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. An Ideal Husband. 1895, Haymarket Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "An Ideal Husband." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 1.

Funny how gentle people get with you once you're dead.

Sunset Boulevard

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Topic

Speaking ill of the dead Death

Speaker

Joe Gillis

Actor

William Holden

Source

Sunset Boulevard

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sunset Boulevard. Directed by Billy Wilder, Paramount Pictures, 1950.

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun

Billy Joel

Only the Good Die Young

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Topic

Sinners and saints Sinners

Speaker

Billy Joel

Source

Only the Good Die Young The Stranger

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop rock

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Joel, Billy. "Only the Good Die Young." The Stranger. Columbia Records, 1977.

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit.

William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice

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Topic

Love is blind Love

Speaker

Jessica

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Merchant of Venice

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1598 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. c. 1598, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 6.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Merchant of Venice." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 6.

Within these limits, the power vested in American courts of justice, of pronouncing a statute to be unconstitutional, forms one of the most powerful barriers that has ever been devised against the tyranny of political assemblies.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America

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Judicial supremacy Constitutional theory

Author

Alexis de Tocqueville

Source

Democracy in America

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1835 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 1, London: Saunders and Otley, 1835, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 1, ch. 6.

You're a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It's the top spot, kid. It's the guy who takes the fall. It's the guy everybody's looking at first—the leader of a team—who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. 'Cause you make them believe. That's a quarterback.

Any Given Sunday

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Topic

Leadership Football

Speaker

Tony D'Amato

Actor

Al Pacino

Source

Any Given Sunday

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Drama (film) Sports Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Any Given Sunday. Directed by Oliver Stone, The Donners' Company/Ixtlan Productions, 1999.

Ah, youth is wasted on the wrong people.

It's a Wonderful Life

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Topic

Youth

Speaker

Man on Porch

Actor

Dick Elliott

Source

It's a Wonderful Life

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Drama (film) Christmas Drama

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

It's a Wonderful Life. Directed by Frank Capra, Liberty Films, 1946.

Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.

Marcel Proust

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Topic

Desire Fading love

Author

Marcel Proust

Source

Les Plaisirs et les Jours

Language

French

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Proust, Marcel. Les Plaisirs et les Jours. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1896.

Current Citation

Proust, Marcel. "Pleasures and Days." Pleasures and Days and "Memory" / Les Plaisirs et les Jours et "Souvenir" Short Stories by Marcel Proust: A Dual-Language Book, translated by Edward H. Ousselin. Dover Publications, 2014.

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

Groucho Marx

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Topic

Memory

Speaker

Groucho Marx

Statement Type

Insult Joke

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Marx, Groucho. "Groucho." People I have Loved, Known, or Admired, written by Leo Rosten. McGraw-Hill, 1970.

For each age is a dream that is dying,
Or one that is coming to birth.

Arthur O'Shaughnessy

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Topic

Changing of generations

Author

Arthur O'Shaughnessy

Source

Ode (O'Shaughnessy)

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1874 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

O'Shaughnessy, Arthur. "Ode." Music and Moonlight: Poems and Songs. London: Chatto and Windus, 1874.

A short life in the saddle, Lord!
Not long life by the fire.

Louise Imogen Guiney

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Topic

Living life to the fullest Taking risks Going for it

Author

Louise Imogen Guiney

Source

The Knight Errant

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1893 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Guiney, Louise Imogen. "The Knight Errant." A Roadside Harp. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1893, st. 2.

Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Topic

Talent Character

Speaker

Leonore

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Source

Torquato Tasso

Medium

Play

Language

German

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Torquato Tasso. Leipzig, 1790, act 1, sc. 1.

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Apostle Paul

Galatians 6:7

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Topic

Actions have consequences

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Galatians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

Greek

Time

50 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Galatians 6:7).

I have spent my whole life scared, frightened of things that could happen, might happen, might not happen. 50 years I spent like that, finding myself awake at 3 in the morning. But, you know what? Ever since my diagnosis, I sleep just fine. I came to realize it's that fear that's the worst of it. That's the real enemy.

Walter White

Breaking Bad

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Topic

Living in fear Overcoming fear Fear

Speaker

Walter White

Actor

Bryan Cranston

Source

Breaking Bad

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Better Call Saul." Breaking Bad, written by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, directed by Terry McDonough, season 2, episode 8, High Bridge Productions and Gran Via Productions, 2009.

They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out, like a leper! You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.

The Joker

The Dark Knight

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Topic

Fickleness of the mob The mob Relativism

Speaker

The Joker

Actor

Heath Ledger

Source

The Dark Knight

Medium

Film

Genre

Superhero (film) Crime drama (film) Superhero Crime drama

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Dark Knight. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy, 2008.

Long as you live you ain't never gonna see no black vice president. Not while the president's white. They tell you to never say never? I'm saying never. You know why? Cause some black guy would just kill the president, that's why! Shit, I'd do it!

Chris Rock

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Topic

Black President Assassination of the President Race relations American politics

Speaker

Chris Rock

Source

Bring the Pain

Medium

Standup comedy

Genre

Comedy

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rock, Chris. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain. HBO, 1 June 1996.

This isn't life! This is just stuff! And it's become more important to you than living! Well, honey, that's just nuts.

American Beauty

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Topic

Consumerism Purpose of life

Speaker

Lester Burnham

Actor

Kevin Spacey

Source

American Beauty

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy (film) Comedy drama (film) Black comedy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

American Beauty. Directed by Sam Mendes, Jinks/Cohen Company, 1999.

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.

Micah 5:2

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Topic

Bethlehem Jesus

Source

Micah The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

Hebrew

Time

710 BC 710s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Micah 5:2).

To correct the evils, great and small, which spring from want of sympathy and from positive enmity, among strangers, as nations or as individuals, is one of the highest functions of civilization.

Abraham Lincoln

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Topic

Rule of law Purpose of government Political theory Politics Government

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Speech to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Address Before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin." 30 Sep. 1859, Milwawkee, WI, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 30, 1859." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

In the grand design, women were drawn from a different set of blueprints.

Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks

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Topic

Nature of women Women Men and women

Speaker

Dale Cooper

Actor

Kyle MacLachlan

Source

Twin Peaks

Medium

TV program

Genre

Mystery (TV) Drama (TV) Mystery Drama

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Rest In Pain." Twin Peaks, written by Mark Frost and David Lynch and Harley Peyton, directed by Tina Rathborne, season 1, episode 4, Propaganda Films and Spelling Entertainment and Lynch/Frost Productions, 1990.