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Inspiration is for amateurs-the rest of us just show up and get to work.

Chuck Close

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Topic

Artistic process Inspiration Self-discipline Hard work Art

Speaker

Chuck Close

Source

Inside the Painter's Studio

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Close, Chuck. Inside the Painter's Studio. Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Originally spoken during an interview with Joe Fig, 2009.

No furniture so charming as books.

Sydney Smith

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Topic

Books

Speaker

Sydney Smith

Language

English

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

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Citation

Smith, Sydney. Quoted in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith, by Saba Holland. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855, ch. 9.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

Francis Bacon

Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

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Revenge

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Of Revenge Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

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Bacon, Francis. "Of Revenge." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Revenge." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another.

Jesus

John 13:34

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Topic

Loving others Love

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 13:34).

I stand for the square deal, But when I say that I am for the square deal, I mean not merely that I stand for fair play under the present rules of the game, but that I stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Equality of opportunity Equality

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

The New Nationalism

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1910 1910s 20th century

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Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The New Nationalism." 31 Aug. 1910, Osawatomie, KS, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The New Nationalism." Selected Speeches and Writings of Theodore Roosevelt, edited by Gordon Hutner. Vintage, 2014.

Surely civilization is old enough, surely mankind is mature enough so that we ought in our own lifetime to find a way to permanent peace.

Herbert Hoover

Inaugural Address of Herbert Hoover

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End of war Peace

Speaker

Herbert Hoover

Source

Inaugural Address of Herbert Hoover Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Hoover, Herbert. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1929, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Don't be afraid, my son. No one is more powerful than God.

A Bronx Tale

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God's power Nature of God

Speaker

Priest

Actor

Richard DeDomenico

Source

A Bronx Tale

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Crime (film) Coming of age Crime

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

A Bronx Tale. Directed by Robert De Niro, Price Entertainment/TriBeCa Productions, 1993.

I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow.

Office Space

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Topic

Shitty jobs Work

Speaker

Bill Lumbergh

Actor

Gary Cole

Source

Office Space

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Office Space. Directed by Mike Judge, Judgemental Films, 1999.

You see, I believe in the voters. They understand that elections aren't just popularity contests. They know this country was built by people just like me who work very hard and don't have everything handed to them on a silver spoon.

Election

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Elections Democracy

Speaker

Tracy Flick

Actor

Reese Witherspoon

Source

Election

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy Drama (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Election. Directed by Alexander Payne. MTV Productions and Bona Fide Productions, 1999.

Here is the thing about equality, everyone is equal when they are dead.

Les Miserables

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Topic

Equality

Speaker

Gavroche

Actor

Daniel Huttlestone

Source

Look Down Les Miserables

Medium

Song Film

Genre

Musical (film) Epic (film) Musical Epic

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Look Down." Les Misérables. Directed by Tom Hooper, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd/Working Title Films, 2012.

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.

Samuel Johnson

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Frugality Poverty

Author

Samuel Johnson

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1782 1780s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 7 Dec. 1782.

Current Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

There is no land unhabitable nor sea innavigable.

Robert Thorne

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Topic

Man and nature The earth The world

Speaker

Robert Thorne

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1589 1580s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Thorne, Robert. Letter to Dr. Ley. c. 1527.

Current Citation

Thorne, Robert. Quoted in Voyages and Discoveries: The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, by Richard Hakluyt. Penguin Books, 1972.

Find somebody you want to spend the rest of your life with, and hold onto her forever.

The Italian Job

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Topic

Finding the one The one Commitment Love

Speaker

John Bridger

Actor

Donald Sutherland

Source

The Italian Job

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Action (film) Crime Action

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

The Italian Job. Directed by F. Gary Gray, De Line Pictures, 2003.

Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.

Edward Young

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Topic

Acquiring wisdom

Author

Edward Young

Source

Love of Fame, the Universal Passion

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1726 1720s 18th century

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Citation

Young, Edward. Love of Fame, the Universal Passion. c. 1726, satire 2, I. 282.

Kitsch excludes everything from its purview which is essentially unacceptable in human existence.

Milan Kundera

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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Kitsch

Author

Milan Kundera

Source

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Medium

Novel

Language

Czech

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Kundera, Milan. L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être [The Unbearable Lightness of Being]. Gallimard, 1984.

Current Citation

Kundera, Milan. The Unbearable Lightness of Being, translated by Michael Henry Heim. Harper Perennial, 2009.

I'm smart, you're dumb, I'm big, you're little, I'm right, you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Matilda

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Topic

Might makes right

Speaker

Harry Wormwood

Actor

Danny DeVito

Source

Matilda

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Era

These lines do not appear in the book, and it was produced in 1996, after his death in 1990. I left the year as 1996. -AAM

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Citation

Matilda. Directed by Danny DeVito. Based on Matilda by Roald Dahl. TriStar Pictures/Jersey Films, 1996.

The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers,—stern and wild ones,—and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

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Outsiders and outcasts

Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Source

The Scarlet Letter

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1850 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850, ch. 18.

Current Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, edited by Brian Harding. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 18.

But what is the sense in forever speculating what might have happened had such and such a moment turned out differently? One could presumably drive oneself to distraction in this way.

Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

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Dwelling on the past

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.

Cultivate a well-ordered mind, it's your only road to happiness; and to reach it, be orderly in everything, even in the smallest details.

Eugène Delacroix

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Artistic development Orderliness Self-improvement Organization Happiness

Author

Eugène Delacroix

Source

Journals of Eugene Delacroix

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Advice

Language

French

Time

1823 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Delacroix, Eugène. Journal entry. 15 Apr. 1823.

Current Citation

Delacroix, Eugène. The Journal of Eugène Delacroix: A Selection, translated by Lucy Norton, edited by Hubert Wellington. Phaidon, 1995.

Why, America’s the only free nation on earth. Besides! Country’s too big for a revolution. No, no! Couldn’t happen here!

Sinclair Lewis

It Can't Happen Here

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America American politics Revolution

Speaker

Dr. Fowler Greenhill

Author

Sinclair Lewis

Source

It Can't Happen Here

Medium

Novel

Genre

Dystopian fiction

Language

English

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Lewis, Sinclair. It Can't Happen Here. Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1935, ch. 5.