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I've never met anyone like you. There's not a spark of sentiment or romance or human kindness in your whole body.

On the Waterfront

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Topic

Toughness

Speaker

Edie Doyle

Actor

Eva Marie Saint

Source

On the Waterfront

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

On the Waterfront. Directed by Elia Kazan, Horizon Pictures, 1954.

It is my firm conviction that the civilized world is tending toward republicanism, or government by the people through their chosen representatives, and that our own great Republic is destined to be the guiding star to all others.

Ulysses S. Grant

Second Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant

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Spread of freedom and democracy America and the world Democracy Political progress

Speaker

Ulysses S. Grant

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1873 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Grant, Ulysses S. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1873, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

In order to be content men must also have the possibility of developing their intellectual and artistic powers.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Personal development Artistic development Happiness

Author

Albert Einstein

Source

Freedom and Science

Medium

Essay

Language

German

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Freiheit und Wissenschaft [Freedom and Science]." 1940.

Current Citation

Einstein, Albert. "On Freedom." Out of My Later Years. Philosophical Library/Open Road, 2015, ch. 6.

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Apostle Paul

1st Corinthians 15:26

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Topic

Overcoming death

Author

Apostle Paul

Source

1st Corinthians The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

55 50s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Corinthians 15:26).

Thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

God

Exodus 21:23-24

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Topic

Justice

Speaker

God

Source

Exodus The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

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. (Exodus 21:23-24).

The Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself.

Deuteronomy 7:6

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Topic

God and the Jewish people The Jewish people

Source

Deuteronomy 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. (Deuteronomy 7:6).

He makes no friend who never made a foe.

Alfred Tennyson

Idylls of the King

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Topic

Friends and enemies Yin and yang

Author

Alfred Tennyson

Source

Lancelot and Elaine Idylls of the King

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Tennyson, Alfred. "Lancelot and Elaine." Idylls of the King. London: Edward Moxon, 1859, I. 1082.

Current Citation

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. "Lancelot and Elaine." Idylls of the King, edited by J. M. Gray. Penguin Classics, 1989, I. 1082.

It should be known that at the beginning of a dynasty, taxation yields a large revenue from small assessments. At the end of a dynasty, taxation yields a small revenue from large assessments.

Ibn Khaldun

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Topic

Taxes

Author

Ibn Khaldun

Source

The Muqaddimah

Language

Arabic

Time

1377 1370s 14th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Khaldun, Ibn. مقدّمة ابن خلدون [The Muqaddimah]. 1377, bk. 1, ch. 3, sect. 36.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

1st John 4:20

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Topic

Loving God Loving others

Source

1st John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

95 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 4:20).

It is a curious thing, do you know, Cranly said dispassionately, how your mind is supersaturated with the religion in which you say you disbelieve.

James Joyce

The Egoist

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Topic

Atheism Religion

Speaker

Cranley

Author

James Joyce

Source

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The Egoist

Medium

Novel Magazine

Genre

Modernist literature

Language

English

Time

1915 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Joyce, James. "A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man." The Egoist. 2 Feb. 1914 - 1 Sept. 1915. Serial.

Current Citation

Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, edited by John Paul Riquelme. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, ch. 5.

I did not come here to solve anything.
I came to sing,
And for you to sing with me.

Pablo Neruda

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Topic

Purpose of poetry Poetry

Author

Pablo Neruda

Source

Que Despierte El Leñador

Medium

Poem

Language

Spanish

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Neruda, Pablo. Que Despierte El Leñador. Colección Yagruma, 1948.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind;
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.

William Shakespeare

Henry VI, Part 3

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Topic

Guilty conscience Paranoia Conscience

Speaker

Richard Plantagenet

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry VI, Part 3

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1595 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry the Sixth, Part 3. London: Thomas Millington, 1595, act 5, sc. 6.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Third Part of Henry the Sixth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 6.

When life gives you lemons, just say "Fuck the lemons," and bail.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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Topic

Adversity Giving up

Speaker

Chuck

Actor

Paul Rudd

Source

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Directed by Nick Stoller, Apatow Productions, 2008.

Men must endure
Their going hence even as their coming hither.
Ripeness is all.

William Shakespeare

King Lear

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Topic

Perseverance Death Mortality Timing The human condition

Speaker

Edgar

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

King Lear

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1606 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 5, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of King Lear." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 2.

I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful. I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful. I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful.

What About Bob?

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Topic

Feeling good

Speaker

Bob Wiley

Actor

Bill Murray

Source

What About Bob?

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Mantra

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

What About Bob? Directed by Frank Oz, Touchstone Pictures/Touchwood Pacific Partners, 1991.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Andy Dufresne

The Shawshank Redemption

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Topic

Hope

Speaker

Andy Dufresne

Actor

Tim Robbins

Source

The Shawshank Redemption

Medium

Film

Genre

Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.

Pickering, why can't a woman be more like a man?

My Fair Lady

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Topic

Men and women

Speaker

Professor Henry Higgins

Actor

Rex Harrison

Source

My Fair Lady

Medium

Song Film

Genre

Musical comedy (film) Musical (film) Musical comedy Musical

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"A Hymn to Him." My Fair Lady. Directed by George Cuko, performed by Rex Smith, Warner Bros., 1964.

How comes it, Maecenas, that no man living is content with the lot that either his choice has given him, or chance has thrown in his way, but each has praise for those who follow other paths?

Horace

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Topic

Envy

Author

Horace

Source

Satires (Horace)

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

35 BC 30s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Horace. Saturae [Satires]. c. 35 BC, bk. 1.

Current Citation

Horace. "Satires." Satires and Epistles, translated by John Davie. Oxford University Press, 2011, bk. 1.

You can turn off the charm. I'm immune.

Goldfinger

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Topic

Charm

Speaker

Pussy Galore

Actor

Honor Blackman

Source

Goldfinger

Medium

Film

Genre

Spy (film) Thriller (film) Spy Thriller

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Goldfinger. Directed by Guy Hamilton. Eon Productions, 1964.

I don't mind being married to my career. And I don't expect it to hold me in bed as I fall sleep.

Up in the Air

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Topic

Career

Speaker

Natalie Keener

Actor

Anna Kendrick

Source

Up in the Air

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Up in the Air. Directed by Jason Reitman, DreamWorks Pictures/The Montecito Picture Company/Cold Spring Pictures/Rickshaw Productions/Right of Way Films, 2009.