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It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.

Betty Friedan

The Feminine Mystique

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Topic

Being oneself Authenticity Personal identity

Author

Betty Friedan

Source

The Feminine Mystique

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique. W. W. Norton & Company, 1963, ch. 14.

As is the mother, so is her daughter.

Ezekiel 16:44

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Topic

Mothers and daughters Parents and children

Source

Ezekiel The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ezekiel 16:44).

Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that.

Fahrenheit 9/11

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Topic

Political theory American politics

Speaker

Britney Spears

Source

Fahrenheit 9/11

Medium

Film

Genre

Documentary (film)

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Fahrenheit 9/11. Directed by Michael Moore, Dog Eat Dog Films/Fellowship Adventure Group, 2004.

Nothing has yet been said that's not been said before.

Terence

The Eunuch

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Topic

Nothing new under the sun

Author

Terence

Source

The Eunuch

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

Latin

Time

161 BC 160s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Terence. Eunuchus [The Eunuch]. 161 BC, Megalesian Games, Rome, Italy, prologue.

Medium rare. Hmmm...an aristocrat.

Goodfellas

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Topic

Steak Food Social class

Speaker

Johnny Dio

Actor

Frank Pellegrino

Source

Goodfellas

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros., 1990.

Astrology is a disease, not a science.

Maimonides

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Topic

Astrology

Author

Maimonides

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Judeo-Arabic

Time

1195 1190s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Maimonides. Letter to Marseille. c. 1195.

In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.

Maimonides

Guide for the Perplexed

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Topic

Efficiency of nature Elegance of nature Nature

Author

Maimonides

Source

Guide for the Perplexed

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Judeo-Arabic

Time

1190 1190s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Maimonides. דלאלת אלחאירין [The Guide of the Perplexed]. c. 1190.

Current Citation

Maimonides. The Guide of the Perplexed, translated by Chaim Rabin. Hackett Publishing Company, 1995.

Invisible before birth are all beings and after death invisible again. They are seen between two unseens. Why in this truth find sorrow?

Bhagavad Gita

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Life and death Death

Source

Bhagavad Gita

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Sanskrit

Time

200 BC 200s BC 3rd century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita. c. 200 BCE, ch. 2, v. 28.

Current Citation

Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita, translated W. J. Johnson. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 2, v. 28.

Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it.

Spartacus

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Topic

Death as a blessing Death Slavery

Speaker

Spartacus

Actor

Kirk Douglas

Source

Spartacus

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Historical drama (film) Epic Historical drama

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Spartacus. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Bryna Productions, 1960.

Never find delight in another's misfortune.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Topic

Misfortunes of others

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Topic

Life and death Nature of death Death

Author

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Source

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

German

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. "Logisch-Philosophische Abhandlung [Logical-Philosophical Treatise]." Annalen der Naturphilosophie [Annales of Natural Philosophy], 1921.

Current Citation

Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, translated by Michael Beaney. Oxford University Press, 2023.

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 6:19

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Topic

Body as a temple Human body

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

1st Corinthians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

55 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (1st Corinthians 6:19).

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive but there's less of you.

Margaret Atwood

Surfacing

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Topic

Divorce Broken relationships Relationships Marriage

Author

Margaret Atwood

Source

Surfacing

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Atwood, Margaret. Surfacing. McClelland and Stewart, 1972, ch. 5.

Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does.

George Orwell

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all people Politics

Author

George Orwell

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Orwell, George. Review of Letters From India, by Mulk Raj Anand. Tribune, 19 Mar. 1943.

The cruellest lies are often told in silence.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Virginibus Puerisque

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Topic

Lies

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Source

Virginibus Puerisque

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. "Truth of Intercourse." Virginibus Puerisque, and Other Papers. London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1881, pt. 1, ch. 4.

You ever feel like nothin' good was ever gonna happen to you?

Christopher Moltisanti

The Sopranos

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Topic

Bad luck

Speaker

Christopher Moltisanti

Actor

Michael Imperioli

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti." The Sopranos, written by Frank Renzulli and David Chase, directed by Tim Van Patten, season 1, episode 8, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 1999.

My goodness, what a fuss you're making! Well naturally, when you go around picking on things weaker than you are. Why, you're nothing but a great big coward!

Dorothy Gale

The Wizard of Oz

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Topic

Bullies Cowardice

Speaker

Dorothy Gale

Actor

Judy Garland

Source

The Wizard of Oz

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Do I look like I give a damn?

James Bond

Casino Royale

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Topic

Indifference

Speaker

James Bond

Actor

Daniel Craig

Source

Casino Royale

Medium

Film

Genre

Spy (film) Action (film) Spy Action

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Casino Royale. Directed by Martin Campbell, Eon Productions/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures, 2006.

There is no good reason why we should fear the future, but there is every reason why we should face it seriously.

Theodore Roosevelt

Second Inaugural Address of Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic

The future

Speaker

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Theodore Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1905, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Behold the man!

Pontius Pilate

John 19:5

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Topic

Jesus

Speaker

Pontius Pilate

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 19:5).