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The pursuit of scientific truth, detached from the practical interests of everyday life, ought to be treated as sacred by every government.

Albert Einstein

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Einstein, Albert. "Faschismus und Wissenschaft: Brief an Minister Rocco in Rom [Fascism and Science: Letter to Signor Rocco in Rome]." Mein Weltbild [My World View]. Querido Verlag, 1934.

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Einstein, Albert. "Fascism and Science." The World as I See It, translated by Allen Harris. BN Publishing, 2007.

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You can flinch, you have fighting spirit!

Bloodsport

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Bloodsport. Directed by Newt Arnold, Cannon Films, 1988.

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Waiting gives the devil time.

As Good As It Gets

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As Good As It Gets. Directed by James L. Brooks, TriStar Pictures/Gracie Films, 1997.

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Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

J.R.R. Tolkien

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Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. George Allen & Unwin, 1954, ch. 2.

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Something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.

Don McLean

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American Pie

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On the death of Buddy Holly.

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

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

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

American History X

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

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

Doctor Zhivago

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

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

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

White Heat

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

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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

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Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams. 1907, ch. 16.

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Adams, Henry. "The Education of Henry Adams." Democracy, Esther, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, The Education of Henry Adams. Library of America, 1983, ch. 16.

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I'm all for that. Especially with women. You know, they may not admit it, but they all want a man to…take charge. Tell them what to do.

Coming to America

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Coming To America. Directed by John Landis, Eddie Murphy Productions, 1988.

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It's just a flesh wound.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Python (Monty) Pictures/Michael White Productions/National Film Trustee Company, 1975.

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It's a dirty job, enforcing the law; but, it's what we're supposed to be doing, isn't it?

Touch of Evil

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Touch of Evil. Directed by Orson Welles, Universal-International, 1958.

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Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Bill Gates

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Gates, Bill and Nathan Myhrvold and Peter Rinearson. The Road Ahead. Viking Press, 1995, ch. 3.

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Women are the door to reconciliation with the world.

Octavio Paz

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Paz, Octavio. Quoted in "A Conversation with the Soul of Mexico: In the Friction between Literature and Politics, Octavio Paz, the Patriarch of Mexican Letters, Has Captured His County's Essence. His One-Word Solution to Mexico's Turmoil? Freedom." Written by Anthony Day and Sergio Munoz. Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 1995.

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