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Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Jesus

Matthew 6:25-26

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Topic

Worry God's provision Sermon on the Mount

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: New American Standard Bible. The Lockman Foundation, 1971. (Matthew 6:25-26).

This is a beautiful country.

John Brown

John Brown's last words before his execution.

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America

Speaker

John Brown

Statement Type

Last words

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Brown, John. Last written words. 2 Dec. 1859.

We're in the business of winning.

Friday Night Lights

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Topic

Winning Competition

Speaker

Coach Gary Gaines

Actor

Billy Bob Thornton

Source

Friday Night Lights

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Drama (film) Sports Drama

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Friday Night Lights. Directed by Peter Berg, Imagine Entertainment, 2004.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

John Dryden

To My Dear Friend, Mr. Congreve, On His Comedy Called The Double-Dealer

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Genius

Author

John Dryden

Source

To My Dear Friend, Mr. Congreve, On His Comedy Called The Double-Dealer

Language

English

Time

1694 1690s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Dryden, John. "To My Dear Friend, Mr. Congreve, On His Comedy Called The Double-Dealer." 1694, I. 60.

Current Citation

John Dryden. "To my Dear Friend Mr. Congreve (1694)." John Dryden: Selected Writings, edited by Steven N. Zwicker. Oxford University Press, 2020.

Something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.

Don McLean

American Pie

On the death of Buddy Holly.

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Topic

Loss

Speaker

Don McLean

Source

American Pie

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

McLean, Don. "American Pie." American Pie. United Artists Records, 1971.

With love, you see, even too much is not enough.

Pierre Beaumarchais

The Marriage of Figaro

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Topic

Excess Love

Speaker

Figaro

Author

Pierre Beaumarchais

Source

The Marriage of Figaro

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1784 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

De Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron. La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro [The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro]. 27 Apr. 1784, Théâtre Français, Paris, France, act 4, sc. 1.

Current Citation

De Beaumarchais, Pierre- Augustin Caron. "The Marriage of Figaro." The Figaro Trilogy, translated by David Coward. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 4, sc. 1.

If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?

Mary Astell

Some Reflections Upon Marriage

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Topic

Men and women Oppression of women

Author

Mary Astell

Source

Some Reflections Upon Marriage

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1706 1700s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Astell, Mary. Reflections Upon Marriage. London: W. Wilkin, 1706.

Current Citation

Astell, Mary. "Some Reflections on Marriage." Astell: Political Writings. Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Just when you think you know something, you have to look at in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try.

Dead Poets Society

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Topic

Different perspectives

Speaker

John Keating

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Dead Poets Society

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen (film) Drama (film) Teen Drama

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.

It's hard to look back and see the truth about people you love.

American History X

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Topic

Loved ones

Speaker

Danny

Actor

Edward Furlong

Source

American History X

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

American History X. Directed by Tony Kaye, New Line Cinemas/The Turman-Morrissey Company, 1998.

Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Topic

Being misunderstood

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Self-Reliance Essays: First Series (Emerson)

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Self-Reliance." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Self-Reliance (1841)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

O what their joy and glory must be,
Those endless sabbaths the blessed ones see!

Peter Abelard

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Topic

Heaven

Author

Peter Abelard

Source

O Quanta, Qualia Sunt Illa Sabbata

Medium

Hymn Song

Language

Latin

Time

1142 1140s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Abelard, Pierre. O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be. c. 1800.

I am the only free man on this train and the rest of you are cattle.

Doctor Zhivago

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Topic

Sheep and lemmings Thinking for oneself

Speaker

Kostoyed

Actor

Klaus Kinski

Source

Doctor Zhivago

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Romantic drama (film) Epic Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Doctor Zhivago. Directed by David Lean, Carlo Ponti Productions/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965.

Our greatest strength is the power of our ideas, which are still new in many lands. Across the world we see them embraced, and we rejoice. Our hopes, our hearts, our hands are with those on every continent who are building democracy and freedom. Their cause is America's cause.

Bill Clinton

First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton

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Spread of freedom and democracy Power of ideas Freedom

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Source

First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clinton, William J. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1993, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.

Mark Twain

A Tramp Abroad

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Disenchanted world Rainbows Wonder Science Downsides of progress

Author

Mark Twain

Source

A Tramp Abroad

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1880 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Twain, Mark. A Tramp Abroad. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1880, ch. 43.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "A Tramp Abroad." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount, Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 43.

You wanna smoke? You don't smoke do ya, what are you one of those fitness freaks?

The Departed

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Topic

Cigarettes

Speaker

Captain Ellerby

Actor

Alec Baldwin

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.

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

Edmund Burke

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Topic

Abuse of power Power

Author

Edmund Burke

Source

Speech on the Middlesex Election

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1771 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on the Middlesex Election," House of Commons, 7 Feb. 1771, House of Commons, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on the Middlesex Elections." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

He finally got to the top of the world...and it blew right up in his face.

White Heat

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Topic

Making it

Speaker

Hank Fallon

Actor

Edmond O'Brien

Source

White Heat

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

White Heat. Directed by Raoul Walsh, Warner Bros., 1949.

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in a Republican Government a greater than in any other.

James Madison

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Topic

National debt

Author

James Madison

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Madison, James. Letter to Henry Lee. 13 April 1790.

It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.

Acts 14:22

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Topic

Adversity Kingdom of God

Source

Book of Acts The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

62 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. The Lockman Foundation, 1971. (Acts 14:22).

Now there comes a point when a reasonable man will swallow his pride and admit he's made a terrible mistake. The truth is…I was never a reasonable man.

Big Fish

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Topic

Admitting mistakes Mistakes Reasonableness

Speaker

Edward Bloom (Young)

Actor

Ewan McGregor

Source

Big Fish

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Comedy drama (film) Fantasy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Big Fish. Directed by Tim Burton, Columbia Pictures/Jinks/Cohen Company/The Zanuck Company, 2003.