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I'm only trying to do what I can't do.

Lucian Freud

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Topic

Pushing one's limits Personal growth

Speaker

Lucian Freud

Source

Portraits: Talking with Artists at the Met, the Modern, the Louvre and Elsewhere

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Freud, Lucian. Portraits: Talking with Artists at the Met, the Modern, the Louvre and Elsewhere. Interviewed by Michael Kimmelman. Random House, 1998, p. 109.

Not a place upon earth might be so happy as America. Her situation is remote from all the wrangling world, and she has nothing to do but to trade with them.

Thomas Paine

The American Crisis

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Topic

America and the world America

Author

Thomas Paine

Source

The American Crisis

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

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Original Citation

Paine, Thomas. The American Crisis: Number 1. Philadelphia: Styner and Cist, 1776.

Current Citation

Paine, Thomas. "The American Crisis, Number I, December 19, 1776." Common Sense, The Crisis, & Other Writings from the American Revolution. Library of America, 2015.

No more revenue ought to be collected from the people than the amount necessary to defray the expenses of a wise, economical, and efficient administration of the Government.

James Buchanan

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Topic

Taxes Limited government

Speaker

James Buchanan

Source

Inaugural Address of James Buchanan

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1857 1850s 19th century

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Citation

Buchanan, James. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1857, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

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Topic

Art

Author

Marc Chagall

Source

Time Magazine

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Chagall, Marc. "Painting: Midsummer Night's Dreamer." Time Magazine, 30 Jul. 1965.

One thing that I really like about teaching is that you have to work very hard not to lose the respect of your students.

Tania Bruguera

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Topic

Teachers and students Teaching Education

Speaker

Tania Bruguera

Source

Artslant

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bruguera, Tania. Interviewed by Erik Wenzel. Artslant, May 2013, www.artslant.com/global/artists/rackroom/22895-tania-bruguera.

In our intercourse with our aboriginal neighbors the same liberality and justice which marked the course prescribed to me by two of my illustrious predecessors when acting under their direction in the discharge of the duties of superintendent and commissioner shall be strictly observed.

William Henry Harrison

Inaugural Address of William Henry Harrison

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Topic

US and Native American relations American politics

Speaker

William Henry Harrison

Source

Inaugural Address of William Henry Harrison Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

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Citation

Harrison, William Henry. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1841, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity and usefulness.

Grover Cleveland

First Inaugural Address of Grover Cleveland

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Topic

Civic duty Good government

Speaker

Grover Cleveland

Source

First Inaugural Address of Grover Cleveland Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1885 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Cleveland, Grover. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1885, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worth while.

Aleister Crowley

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Topic

Newspapers Reading Media criticism

Author

Aleister Crowley

Source

The Spirit of Solitude

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Crowley, Aleister. The Spirit of Solitude. Mandrake Press, 1929.

Creator uncreated.
Sole one, unique one, who traverses eternity,
Remote one, with millions under his care;
Your splendor is like heaven's splendor.

First Hymn to the Sun God

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Topic

Nature of God

Source

First Hymn to the Sun God

Genre

Wisdom literature

Statement Type

Praise of God

Language

Egyptian/Hieroglypics

Time

1334 BC 1330s BC 14th century BC

Era

Egyptian New Kingdom

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Suti and Hor. "First Hymn to the Sun God." Stela of the Brothers Suti and Hor. British Museum 826, c. 1334 BC.

Current Citation

Suti and Hor. "Two Hymns to the Sun God." Ancient Egyptian Literature, edited by Miriam Lichtheim. University of California Press, 2019.

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury—to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Success Materialism Simple living

Author

Albert Einstein

Source

Albert Einstein Living Philosophies

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Albert Einstein." Living Philosophies. Simon & Schuster, 1931, ch. 1.

I want anyone tired, worn down, driven to the limits of endurance, to find calm and repose in my painting.

Henri Matisse

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Topic

Purpose of art Art

Author

Henri Matisse

Language

French

Time

1913 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Matisse, Henri. Quoted in "Henri Matisse." Les Cahiers d'aujourd'hui, written by Marcel Sembat. Paris: George Besson, 1913, no. 4.

Current Citation

Matisse, Henri. Quoted in Matisse the Master, written by Hilary Spurling. Vol. 2, Penguin Classics, 2006.

Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax, you're goddamn right I'm living in the fucking past!

The Big Lebowski

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Topic

Judaism Tradition Living in the past The past Nostalgia

Speaker

Walter Sobchak

Actor

John Goodman

Source

The Big Lebowski

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime comedy (film) Comedy (film) Crime comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Big Lebowski. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Working Title Films, 1998.

Why, this is very midsummer madness!

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

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Topic

Summer Seasons

Speaker

Olivia

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Twelfth Night

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1602 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 4.

Concern for the man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors; [..] concern for the great unsolved problems of the organization of labor and the distribution of goods in order that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to mankind. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Technological progress

Speaker

Albert Einstein

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Einstein, Albert. Speech at the California Institute of Technology. 16 Feb. 1931, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

God

Leviticus 19:18

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Topic

Loving one's neighbor Loving others Love

Speaker

God

Source

Leviticus 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. (Leviticus 19:18).

So every bondman in his own hand bears
The power to cancel his captivity.

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

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Topic

Suicide

Speaker

Casca

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Julius Caesar

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play) Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1599 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Julius Caesar." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 3.

That knuckle-end of England—that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.

Sydney Smith

On Scotland.

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Topic

Scotland

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. 2.

As flies to wanton boys are we to th’ gods;
They kill us for their sport.

William Shakespeare

King Lear

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Topic

God and man Absurdity of life The human condition

Speaker

Gloucester

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

King Lear

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

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 4, sc. 1.

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 4, sc. 1.

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.

Richard Milward

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Topic

Philosophy Discretion Wisdom

Speaker

John Selden

Author

Richard Milward

Source

Table Talk

Language

English

Time

1689 1680s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Selden, John. Table-talk, being discourses of John Seldon, Esq. London: Alex Murray and Sons, 1689.

I cannot tell my story without reaching a long way back.

Hermann Hesse

Demian

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Topic

Effects of the past Stories The past

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.