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The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

Winston Churchill

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Topic

Imperialism Power of ideas

Speaker

Winston Churchill

Source

Anglo-American Unity

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Anglo-American Unity." 6 Sept. 1943, Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "'The gift of a common tongue', 6 September 1943, Harvard, Boston." Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches. Hyperion, 2005.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

Helen Keller

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Topic

Taking risks Courage Living life to the fullest

Author

Helen Keller

Source

Let Us Have Faith

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Keller, Helen. Let Us Have Faith. Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1940.

Pennies don't fall from heaven, they have to be earned here on earth.

Margaret Thatcher

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Topic

Welfare Politics

Speaker

Margaret Thatcher

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Thatcher, Margaret. Speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet. Lord Mayor’s Banquet. 12 Nov. 1979, Guildhall, London, England, UK.

This was the trouble with families. Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt.

Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

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Topic

Hurting others Family

Author

Arundhati Roy

Source

The God of Small Things

Medium

Novel

Genre

Post-colonial literature

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 2.

A man who denies to other men equality of rights is hardly worthy of freedom; but I would give even to him all the rights which I claim for myself.

Abraham Lincoln

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Topic

Equality

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Franklin in France

Language

English

Time

1906 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. Quoted by John Hay in "Franklin in France," Addresses of John Hay. The Century Co., 1906.

America, I've given you all and now I'm nothing.

Allen Ginsberg

America (poem)

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Topic

American life America American politics

Author

Allen Ginsberg

Source

America (poem)

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Lament

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Ginsberg, Allen. "America." Howl and Other Poems. City Lights, 1956.

I have got such a bully pulpit!

Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt's expressing his view of the presidency.

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Topic

American Presidency American politics

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

The Outlook

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1909 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. The Outlook. 27 Feb. 1909.

I love pressure. I eat it for breakfast.

The Rock

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Topic

Facing one's fears Pressure

Speaker

Stanley Goodspeed

Actor

Nicolas Cage

Source

The Rock

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Thriller (film) Action Thriller

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Rock. Directed by Michael Bay, Hollywood Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1996.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Bill Gates

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Topic

Customers Business

Author

Bill Gates

Source

Business @ the Speed of Thought

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Gates, Bill and Collins Hemingway. Business @ the Speed of Thought. Grand Central Publishing, 1999.

Don't be in a hurry. You'll miss the best parts in life.

Around the World in 80 Days

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Topic

Slowing down Purpose of life Life

Speaker

Saloon hostess

Actor

Marlene Dietrich

Source

Around the World in 80 Days

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Adventure comedy (film) Epic Adventure comedy

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Around the World in 80 Days. Directed by Michael Anderson, Michael Todd Company, 1956.

We must make an idol of our fear, and that idol we shall call god.

The Seventh Seal

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Topic

Fear Nature of God God

Speaker

Antonius Block

Actor

Max von Sydow

Source

The Seventh Seal

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy drama (film) Drama (film) Fantasy drama Drama

Language

Swedish

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.

Brothers and sisters, I am here to tell you that I charge the white man. I charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on earth. I charge the white man with being the greatest kidnapper on earth. There is no place in this world that man can go and say he created peace and harmony. Everywhere he's gone, he's created havoc. Everywhere he's gone, he's created destruction. So I charge him.

Malcolm X

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Topic

Race relations

Speaker

Malcolm X

Actor

Denzel Washington

Source

Malcolm X

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Drama (film) Biography Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Malcolm X. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1992.

A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

James Joyce

Ulysses

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Topic

Learning from mistakes Mistakes Genius

Speaker

Stephen Dedalus

Author

James Joyce

Source

Ulysses

Medium

Novel

Genre

Modernist literature

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Joyce, James. Ulysses. Shakespeare and Company, 1922, bk. 2, ch. 9.

Current Citation

Joyce, James. The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes, edited by Catherine Flynn. Cambridge University Press, 2022, ch. 9.

You know what men want? Food, sex, silence. That’s it. That's it. Food, sex, silence. "Feed me, fuck me, shut the fuck up."

Chris Rock

Bigger & Blacker

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Topic

Human needs

Speaker

Chris Rock

Source

Bigger & Blacker

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rock, Chris. Bigger & Blacker. HBO, 10 July 1999.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

Booker T. Washington

Up From Slavery

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Topic

Manual labor Work

Author

Booker T. Washington

Source

Up From Slavery

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1900 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Washington, Booker T. "Up from Slavery." The Outlook, 1900.

Current Citation

Washington, Booker T. Up from Slavery. Dover Publications, 1995.

I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. And the enemy...was in us.

Platoon

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Topic

Vietnam War War

Speaker

Chris

Actor

Charlie Sheen

Source

Platoon

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) War

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Platoon. Directed by Oliver Stone, Hemdale Film Corporation, 1986.

As it happens, there are particular aspects of my life to which I would like to maintain sole and exclusive rights and privileges.

All About Eve

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Topic

Privacy

Speaker

Margo

Actor

Bette Davis

Source

All About Eve

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

All About Eve. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 20th Century Fox, 1950.

Rest and be kind, you don't have to prove anything.

Jack Kerouac

The Dharma Bums

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Topic

Nothing to prove Self-acceptance Kindness

Author

Jack Kerouac

Source

The Dharma Bums

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kerouac, Jack. The Dharma Bums. Viking Press, 1958, ch. 11.

Death visited me this morning. We are playing chess together.

The Seventh Seal

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Topic

Grim reaper Death Chess

Speaker

Antonius Block

Actor

Max von Sydow

Source

The Seventh Seal

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy drama (film) Drama (film) Fantasy drama Drama

Language

Swedish

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.

You don't need a weather man
To know which way the wind blows.

Bob Dylan

Subterranean Homesick Blues

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Topic

Winds of change Change Wind Weather

Speaker

Bob Dylan

Source

Subterranean Homesick Blues Bringing it All Back Home (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dylan, Bob. Subterranean Homesick Blues. Columbia Records, 1965.