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Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me.

Queen

Bohemian Rhapsody

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Topic

Nihilism

Speaker

Queen

Source

Bohemian Rhapsody A Night at the Opera

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mercury, Freddie. "Bohemian Rhapsody." Performed by Queen. A Night at the Opera. EMI Records, 1975.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Isaiah 9:2

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Topic

Enlightenment

Source

Isaiah The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 9:2).

You just can't go around killing people.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Topic

Killing people

Speaker

John Connor

Actor

Edward Furlong

Source

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Science fiction (film) Action Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Directed by James Cameron, Carolco Pictures/Pacific Western Productions/Lightstorm Entertainment/Le Studio Canal+, 1991.

I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.

The Departed

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Topic

Influence on others Influences

Speaker

Frank Costello

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

The Departed

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (drama) Thriller (film) Crime Thriller

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Departed. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Plan B Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Media Asia Entertainment Group, Vertigo Films, GK Films, and Media Asia Films, 2006.

Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Jesus

Matthew 16:18

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Topic

The Church

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 16:18).

When men are employ'd, they are best content'd; for on the days they worked they were good-natur'd and cheerful, and, with the consciousness of having done a good day's work, they spent the evening jollily; but on our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome.

Benjamin Franklin

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin

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Topic

Work Idleness

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 1, London: Henry Colburn, 1818, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "The Autobiography." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005, pt. 3.

I like when a woman has ambition. It's like seeing a dog wearing clothes.

Jack Donaghy

30 Rock

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Topic

Girl power Ambition Misogyny

Speaker

Jack Donaghy

Actor

Alec Baldwin

Source

30 Rock

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Secrets and Lies." 30 Rock, written by Tina Fey and Ron Weiner, directed by Michael Engler, season 2, episode 8, Broadway Video and Little Stranger, 2007.

It’s good to be in something from the ground floor. I came too late for that and I know. But lately, I’m getting the feeling that I came in at the end. The best is over.

Tony Soprano

The Sopranos

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Topic

The mafia The best is over Timing

Speaker

Tony Soprano

Actor

James Gandolfini

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Pilot." The Sopranos, written by David Chase, directed by David Chase, season 1, episode 1, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 1999.

Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.

Steve Jobs

Last words.

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Topic

Awe

Speaker

Steve Jobs

Statement Type

Last words

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Jobs, Steve. Last words. 5 Oct. 2011, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I intend to be very careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. I'm not a racist and do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism. In all honesty and sincerity it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. Now my first concern, of course, is with the group to which I belong, for we, more than any others, are deprived of our inalienable rights. But I believe the true practice of Islam can remove the cancer of racism from the hearts and the souls of all Americans.

Malcolm X

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Topic

Islam Racism Race relations

Speaker

Malcolm X

Actor

Denzel Washington

Source

Malcolm X

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Drama (film) Biography Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Malcolm X. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1992.

I am sure care's an enemy to life.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

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Topic

Worry Stress

Speaker

Sir Toby Belch

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1602 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 3.

I don't believe in surrenders. Nope, I still got my saber, Reverend. Didn't turn it into no plowshare neither.

The Searchers

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Topic

Surrender

Speaker

Ethan Edwards

Actor

John Wayne

Source

The Searchers

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Searchers. Directed by John Ford, C.V. Whitney Pictures, 1956.

I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it."

David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

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Topic

Libraries

Speaker

Hal Incandenza

Author

David Foster Wallace

Source

Infinite Jest

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wallace, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jesus

John 10:10

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Topic

Salvation

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 10:10).

Though thou speakest truth,
Methinks thou speak'st not well.

William Shakespeare

Coriolanus

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Topic

Telling the truth Truth Eloquence

Speaker

Cominius

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Coriolanus

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Coriolanus." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 6

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Coriolanus." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 2.

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 4:16

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Topic

Exile Garden of Eden

Source

Genesis The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 4:16).

Neo, sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did, that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.

Morpheus

The Matrix

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Topic

Words vs. actions

Speaker

Morpheus

Actor

Laurence Fishburne

Source

The Matrix

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Apostle Paul

Romans 8:18

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Topic

The afterlife

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

Romans The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

56 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 8:18).

Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me you built a time machine...out of a DeLorean?

Back to the Future

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Topic

Time travel

Speaker

Marty McFly

Actor

Michael J. Fox

Source

Back to the Future

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Science fiction

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Back to the Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Amblin Entertainment, 1985.

The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room. Right here, right now. Salute, mi familia.

Dominic Toretto

Fast Five

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Topic

Friends and family Family

Speaker

Dominic Toretto

Actor

Vin Diesel

Source

Fast Five

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Action

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fast Five. Directed by Justin Lin, Original Film/One Race Films, 2011.