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For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech
To stir men’s blood. I only speak right on.

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

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Plainspokenness Telling the truth

Speaker

Mark Antony

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Julius Caesar

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play) Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1599 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

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

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Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

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Inner strength Resilience

Author

Margaret Atwood

Source

The Handmaid's Tale

Medium

Novel

Genre

Dystopian fiction

Language

Greek

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

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Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1985, ch. 29.

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If you can quote the rules, you can fucking obey them.

Tony Soprano

The Sopranos

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Obedience Rules

Speaker

Tony Soprano

Actor

James Gandolfini

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

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"Whoever Did This." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Tim Van Patten, season 4, episode 9, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2002.

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Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of time and is forgotten through the lapse of time.

Aristotle

Physics

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Aristotle

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Physics

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

Greek

Time

350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Aristotle. Φυσικὴ ἀκρόασις Phusike akroasis [Physics]. 4th century BC.

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Aristotle. Physics, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Who has knowledge of what is to be dreaded and what is not—the man whom I call courageous?

Nicias

Quoted in Laches, by Plato

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Courage vs. fear Courage

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Nicias

Author

Plato

Source

Laches

Medium

Philosophical dialogue Dialogue

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Definition

Language

Greek

Time

380 BC 380s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Nicias. Quoted in Λάχης [Laches], written by Plato. c. 348 BC, sect. 195d.

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Nicias. Quoted in "Laches." Plato: Complete Works, edited by John M. Cooper and D. S. Hutchinson. Hackett Publishing, 1997, sect. 195d.

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Fuck you, fuck your fuckin' pizza, and fuck Frank Sinatra!

Do the Right Thing

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Ethnic conflict

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Mookie

Actor

Spike Lee

Source

Do the Right Thing

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Drama (film) Comedy drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Do the Right Thing. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks, 1989.

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I never had anyone make me feel as cheap as you did today.

Pretty Woman

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Criticism from others

Speaker

Vivian Ward

Actor

Julia Roberts

Source

Pretty Woman

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Pretty Woman. Directed by Garry Marshall, Touchstone Pictures, 1990.

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I wanna be loved by you, just you, nobody else but you.

Some Like it Hot

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Love

Speaker

Sugar Kane Kowalczyk

Actor

Marilyn Monroe

Source

Some Like it Hot

Medium

Film

Genre

Song Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

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"I Wanna Be Loved By You." Some Like it Hot. Directed by Billy Wilder, The Mirisch Company, 1959.

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There's a jet stream of bullshit coming out of your mouth, my friend.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Nonsense and bullshit

Speaker

Larry David

Actor

Larry David

Source

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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"The Weatherman." Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David, directed by Robert B. Weide, season 4, episode 4, Home Box Office, 2004.

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Without music, life would be a mistake.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Twilight of the Idols

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Power of music Music

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Source

Twilight of the Idols

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

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Nietzsche, Frederick. Götzen-Dämmerung, oder, Wie man mit dem Hammer philosophiert [Twilight of the Idols or How to Philosophize with a Hammer]. Leipzig: Verlag von C. G. Naumann, 1889.

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Nietzsche, Frederick. Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ: or How to Philosophize with a Hammer, translated by Walter Kaufman and R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 1990.

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If you had it to do all over again, would you make the same choices?

Rounders

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Decisions and choices Counterfactual history

Speaker

Mike McDermott

Actor

Matt Damon

Source

Rounders

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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

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I don’t know how you guys walk around with those things.

Elaine Benes

Seinfeld

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Men and women

Speaker

Elaine Benes

Actor

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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"The Hamptons." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Peter Mehlman, directed by Tom Cherones, season 5, episode 21, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.

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Bald asshole? That’s a hate crime. We're a set, we're a group.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Baldness

Speaker

Larry David

Actor

Larry David

Source

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV)

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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

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What is a man
If his chief good and market of his time
Be but to sleep and feed? A beast, no more.

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Purpose of life Man and animals Human nature

Speaker

Hamlet

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William Shakespeare

Source

Hamlet

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 4, sc. 4.

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Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 4.

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Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more.

Jesus

John 8:11

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Forgiveness Sin

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 8:11).

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But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea

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Perseverance Resilience Defeat Human nature

Speaker

Santiago

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

The Old Man and the Sea

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

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Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.

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Nazis. I hate these guys.

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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Nazis

Speaker

Indiana Jones

Actor

Harrison Ford

Source

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Adventure (film) Action Adventure

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Lucasfilm Ltd., 1989.

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Force, and fraud, are in war the two cardinal virtues.

Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan

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Might makes right War

Author

Thomas Hobbes

Source

Leviathan

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1651 1650s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil. London: Andrew Crooke, 1651, pt. 1, ch. 13.

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Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan, edited by Christopher Brooke. Penguin Classics, 2017, pt. 1, ch. 13.

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Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Genesis 1:3

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Light Creation of the world Creation

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Genesis The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:3).

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Did I tell you how divinely and utterly happy I am?

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Happiness

Speaker

Holly Golightly

Actor

Audrey Hepburn

Source

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

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

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