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I am going to need something to kill time before my second beer. How about a first one?

Norm Peterson

Cheers

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Topic

Beer Drinking alcohol

Speaker

Norm Peterson

Actor

George Wendt

Source

Cheers

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"No Contest." Cheers, written by Glen Charles and Les Charles and James Burrows, directed by James Burrows, season 1, episode 18, Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions and Paramount Television, 1983.

If you win, you win. If you lose, you still win. There's no way you can lose.

Raging Bull

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Topic

Winning and losing Winning

Speaker

Joey LaMotta

Actor

Joe Pesci

Source

Raging Bull

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Biography (film) Sports Biography

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Raging Bull. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Chartoff-Winkler Productions, Inc., 1980.

The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic

Money in politics Unfettered capitalism Social democracy

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Source

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1933, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, March 4, 1933." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas. But what I decided was to fulfil my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Topic

American politics Women's empowerment

Speaker

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clinton, Hillary. Comment on questions raised by Edmund G. Brown Jr. c. 1992, New York City, NY, USA.

All I'm saying is that change will happen with love, not with killing.

The Last Temptation of Christ

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Topic

Power of love Catalysts for change Change

Speaker

Jesus

Actor

Willem Dafoe

Source

The Last Temptation of Christ

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Epic (film) Drama Epic

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Last Temptation of Christ. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Universal Pictures/Cineplex Odeon Films/Testament Productions, 1988.

By condemning without hesitation an old friend, I shall be feared.

Ben-Hur

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Topic

Betrayal Ruthlessness

Speaker

Messala

Actor

Stephen Boyd

Source

Ben-Hur

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Historical drama (film) Epic Historical drama

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ben-Hur. Directed by William Wyler, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.

I tell you, there is such a thing as creative hate!

Willa Cather

The Song of the Lark

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Topic

Hate

Speaker

Thea Kronborg

Author

Willa Cather

Source

The Song of the Lark

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1915 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Cather, Willa. The Song of the Lark. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915, pt. 6, ch. 9.

Current Citation

Cather, Willa. The Song of the Lark. Vintage, 1999, pt. 6, ch. 9.

It's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work—work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.

Ronald Reagan

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Role of government Citizen and state American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1981, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Our New Beginning is a continuation of that beginning created two centuries ago when, for the first time in history, government, the people said, was not our master, it is our servant; its only power that which we the people allow it to have.

Ronald Reagan

Second Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Citizen and state American experiment

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 1985, United States Capitol rotunda, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Only the lonely (know the way I feel).

Roy Orbison

Only the Lonely

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Topic

Loneliness Broken heart

Speaker

Roy Orbison

Source

Only the Lonely

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Orbison, Ray and Joe Melson. "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)." Performed by Ray Orbison. Monument Records, 1960.

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.

Lillian Hellman

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Topic

Political winds Personal integrity Conscience Politics

Author

Lillian Hellman

Source

Letters of Lillian Hellman

Medium

Open letter Letter

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Hellman, Lillian. Letter to HUAC. 19 May 1952.

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.

Pablo Picasso

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Topic

Success Self-indulgence Originality

Speaker

Pablo Picasso

Source

Vogue

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

French

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Picasso, Pablo. "Picasso." Interviewed by Alexander Liberman. Vogue, 1 Nov. 1956.

To those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.

John F. Kennedy

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy

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Topic

Nuclear weapons Cold War

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Source

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Topic

Taking action Fake it 'til you make it Courage Confidence Personal growth

Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

Source

Tomorrow is Now

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roosevelt, Eleanor. Tomorrow is Now. Harper & Row, 1963.

You know, I believe we have two lives. The life we learn with and the life we live with after that.

The Natural

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Topic

Learning from mistakes Life lessons Life

Speaker

Iris Gaines

Actor

Glenn Close

Source

The Natural

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Sports

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Natural. Directed by Barry Levinson, Delphi II Productions, 1984.

It has no vision, no foresight, no sight at all. If it can be said to play the role of watchmaker in nature, it is the blind watchmaker.

Richard Dawkins

On natural selection.

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Topic

Natural selection Evolution

Author

Richard Dawkins

Source

The Blind Watchmaker

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker. Norton & Company, 1986, ch. 1.

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

Harry Truman

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Topic

Government secrets Political theory Democracy

Speaker

Harry Truman

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Truman, Harry S. Quoted in Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, by Merle Miller. Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1973. Originally spoken about the CIA, c. 1972.

No-one would remember the good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.

Margaret Thatcher

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Topic

Good Samaritan Charity

Speaker

Margaret Thatcher

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Thatcher, Margaret. "TV Interview for London Weekend Television." Weekend World. 6 Jan. 1980, London, England, UK. TV Interview.

At the Festivus dinner, you gather your family around and you tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year.

Frank Costanza

Seinfeld

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Topic

Holidays Family

Speaker

Frank Costanza

Actor

Jerry Stiller

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Strike." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Dan O'Keefe, directed by Andy Ackerman, season 9, episode 10, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1997.

And I'm not sayin' he shoulda killed her…but I understand.

Chris Rock

Bring the Pain

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Topic

OJ Simpson Trial

Speaker

Chris Rock

Source

Bring the Pain

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rock, Chris. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain. HBO, 1 June 1996.