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You will be in the public eye. Beware of them cameras. Oh, them cameras are bad as any narcotic.

Elijah Muhammad

Malcolm X

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Topic

Appetite for fame Fame

Speaker

Elijah Muhammad

Actor

Al Freeman Jr.

Source

Malcolm X

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Drama (film) Biography Drama

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

Just so you know, judging from my little experience last night, I do think there is such a thing as fate. It just works in really fucked up ways sometimes.

Can't Hardly Wait

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Topic

Twists of fate Fate

Speaker

Denise Fleming

Actor

Lauren Ambrose

Source

Can't Hardly Wait

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Teen (film) Romantic comedy Teen

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Can't Hardly Wait. Directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, Columbia Pictures/Tall Trees Productions, 1998.

You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy.

Hermann Hesse

Demian

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Topic

Purpose of life Vocation

Speaker

Frau Eva

Author

Hermann Hesse

Source

Demian

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Language

German

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hesse, Herman. Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend [Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth]. Fischer Verlag, 1919.

Current Citation

Hesse, Herman. Demian, translated by Damion Searls. Penguin Classics, 2013.

For you'll ne'er mend your fortunes, nor help the just cause,
By breaking of windows, or breaking of laws.

Hannah More

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Topic

Breaking the law Fighting for justice Law

Author

Hannah More

Language

English

Time

1817 1810s 19th century

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Citation

More, Hannah. An address to the meeting in Spa Fields. 1817, London, England, UK.

Prepare to meet thy God.

Amos 4:12

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Topic

Death

Source

Amos The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Hebrew

Time

750 BC 750s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Amos 4:12).

It was one of those events which at a crucial stage in one's development arrive to challenge and stretch one to the limit of one's ability and beyond, so that thereafter one has a new standard by which to judge oneself.

Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

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Topic

Overcoming obstacles Personal growth

Author

Kazuo Ishiguro

Source

The Remains of the Day

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Faber & Faber, 1989.

The only unnatural sex act is that which you cannot perform.

Alfred Kinsey

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Topic

Sex

Speaker

Alfred Kinsey

Source

The Homosexual in America Time Magazine

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Kinsey, Alfred. "Essay: The Homosexual in America." Time Magazine, 21 Jan. 1966.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

Samuel Beckett

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Topic

Silence is golden Silence Words Language

Author

Samuel Beckett

Source

Vogue

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Beckett, Samuel. "Samuel Beckett Talks About Beckett." Vogue, Dec. 1969.

Go massive. Sweep it all up. Things related and not.

Donald Rumsfeld

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Topic

9-11 Crisis as opportunity War on Terrorism

Speaker

Donald Rumsfeld

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Rumsfeld, Donald. Remark at meeting about September 11th attacks. 11 Sept. 2001, Washington, DC, USA.

I would rather believe that God did not exist than believe that He was indifferent.

George Sand

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Topic

Existence of God Nature of God

Author

George Sand

Language

French

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sand, George. Impressions et Souvenirs [Impressions and Remembrances]. Paris: Michel Lévy, 1873, ch. 8.

Poetry fettered fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish!

William Blake

Jerusalem

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Topic

The arts

Author

William Blake

Source

Jerusalem

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Blake, William. "To the Public." Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. London, c. 1820.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008.

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It cannot lead, it can only serve; and it is not fastidious in its choice of a leader.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Intelligence Judgment

Author

Albert Einstein

Source

The Goal of Human Existence

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Einstein, Albert. "The Goal of Human Existence." NBC Broadcast for the United Jewish Appeal. 11 Apr. 1943.

Current Citation

Einstein, Albert. "The Goal of Human Existence." Out of My Later Years. Philosophical Library, 2015, ch. 51.

Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock. Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.

Theognis of Megara

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Topic

Adaptability

Author

Theognis of Megara

Source

Elegies

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

541 BC 540s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Theognis. Elegies. c. 541 BC.

Current Citation

Theognis. "Elegies." Hesiod and Theognis: Theogony, Works and Days, and Elegies, translated by Dorothea Wender. Penguin Classics, 1976.

That politician tops his part,
Who readily can lie with art.

John Gay

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Topic

Politics and lies Politicians Politics

Author

John Gay

Source

The Squire and his Cur Fables (John Gay)

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1732 1730s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gay, John. "The Squire and his Cur." Fables. London: John Knapton, Paul Knapton, and T. Cox, 1738, pt. 2, I. 27.

Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Topic

Military victories War

Author

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Source

Letters of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1815 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wellesley, Arthur. Letter from the field of Waterloo. June 1815.

Maybe you can't override prejudice overnight, but the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, ninety-odd years ago. I believe in gradualism. I also believe that ninety-odd years is pretty gradual.

Thurgood Marshall

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Topic

Civil rights Social progress Political progress Progress American politics

Speaker

Thurgood Marshall

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Marshall, Thurgood. "Fighting Back: 1957-1962." Eyes on the Prize, created by Henry Hampton, performances by Thurgood Marshall, season 1, episode 2, Blackside, 1987.

The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him.

Gustave Flaubert

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Topic

Artists

Author

Gustave Flaubert

Source

Letters of Gustave Flaubert

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1857 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Flaubert, Gustave. Letter to Madamoiselle Leroyer de Chantepie. 18 Mar. 1857.

Current Citation

Flaubert, Gustave. The Letters of Gustave Flaubert 1830-1857, translated and edited by Francis Steegmuller. Faber and Faber, 1981.

Knowledge...not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man’s estate.

Francis Bacon

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Topic

Knowledge

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

The Advancement of Learning

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1605 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 1, ch. 5, sect. 8.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, ch. 5, sect. 8.

Oh, what a day-to-day business life is.

Jules Laforgue

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Topic

Nature of life Spending time Passage of time Life

Author

Jules Laforgue

Source

Les Complaintes

Medium

Poem

Language

French

Time

1885 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Laforgue, Jules. "Complainte sur certains ennuis." Les Complaintes. Paris: Léon Vanier, 1885.

Several excuses are always less convincing than one.

Aldous Huxley

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Topic

Excuses

Speaker

Walter Bidlake

Author

Aldous Huxley

Source

Point Counter Point

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Huxley, Aldous. Point Counter Point. Chatto & Windus/Doubleday Doran, 1928, ch. 1.