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The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history.

Robert A. Heinlein

Time Enough for Love

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Heinlein, Robert A. "Intermission." Time Enough for Love. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.

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"Wait" has almost always meant "Never."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Letter from Birmingham Jail

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." 16 Apr. 1963.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail (1963)." A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches, edited by James M. Washington. HarperOne, 2003.

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How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?

Tyler Durden

Fight Club

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Fight Club. Directed by David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Linson Films, 1999.

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Take me to bed, or lose me forever.

Top Gun

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Top Gun. Directed by Tony Scott, Paramount Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1986.

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When it comes to women, you’re a true democrat.

Rick Blaine

Casablanca

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Casablanca. Directed by Michael Curtiz, Warner Bros. Pictures, 1942.

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It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Bloomsbury, 1998, ch. 18.

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They're selling postcards of the hanging.

Bob Dylan

Desolation Row

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Dylan, Bob. "Desolation Row." Highway 61 Revisited. Columbia Records, 1965.

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People put you down enough you start to believe it.

Pretty Woman

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Pretty Woman. Directed by Garry Marshall, Touchstone Pictures, 1990.

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Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.

Goodfellas

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Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros., 1990.

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Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House, 1969.

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You had better make some noise.

Malcolm X

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Malcolm X. The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley. Grove Press, 1965.

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I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged.

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

The Shawshank Redemption

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The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.

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If I didn't have to hate her, I'd adore her.

My Best Friend's Wedding

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My Best Friend's Wedding. Directed by P. J. Hogan, TriStar Pictures/Zucker Brothers Productions, 1997.

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If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Secker & Warburg, 1949, pt. 3, ch. 4.

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It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

Tyler Durden

Fight Club

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Fight Club. Directed by David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Linson Films, 1999.

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Mama, always said, dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.

Forrest Gump

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Forrest Gump. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Tisch Company, 1994.

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I hate men, but I’m not a lesbian.

Elaine Benes

Seinfeld

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"The Subway." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 13, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

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