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Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

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Topic

Self-improvement Personal growth Life experience

Author

Henry Adams

Source

The Education of Henry Adams

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1907 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams. 1907, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Adams, Henry.Adams, Henry. "The Education of Henry Adams." Henry Adams: Democracy, Esther, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, The Education of Henry Adams, edited by Ernest Samuels and Jayne Samuels. Library of America, 1983, ch. 6.

Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip, and Germans, no less than other peoples, prepare for the last war.

Barbara W. Tuchman

The Guns of August

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Topic

Preparing for war War

Author

Barbara W. Tuchman

Source

The Guns of August

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Tuchman, Barbara W. The Guns of August. Macmillan, 1962, ch. 2.

I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.

Albert Camus

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Topic

Patriotism

Author

Albert Camus

Source

Letters of Albert Camus

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Camus, Albert. Letter to a German Friend. c. 1944.

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

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Topic

Politics

Author

Henry Adams

Source

The Education of Henry Adams

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1907 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams. 1907, ch. 24.

Current Citation

Adams, Henry. "The Education of Henry Adams." Henry Adams: Democracy, Esther, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres, The Education of Henry Adams, edited by Ernest Samuels and Jayne Samuels. Library of America, 1983, ch. 24.

The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.

C.S. Lewis

The Screwtape Letters

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Topic

Hell

Author

C.S. Lewis

Source

The Screwtape Letters

Medium

Novel

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lewis, C.S. The Screwtape Letters. Geoffrey Bles, 1942, letter 12.

If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently.

Calvin

Quoted in Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson

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Topic

Stars Slowing down

Speaker

Calvin

Author

Bill Watterson

Source

Calvin and Hobbes

Medium

Comic strip

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Watterson, Bill. Calvin and Hobbes. Comic Strip. 30 June 1992.

How can I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?

Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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Topic

Skipping school School

Speaker

Ferris Bueller

Actor

Matthew Broderick

Source

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen comedy (film) Teen (film) Teen comedy Teen

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Directed by John Hughes. Paramount Pictures, 1986.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

Tira

I'm No Angel

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Topic

Promiscuity

Speaker

Tira

Actor

Mae West

Source

I'm No Angel

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

I'm No Angel. Directed by Wesley Ruggles, Paramount Pictures, 1933.

My God, are we gonna be like our parents?

The Breakfast Club

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Topic

Parents and children Growing up

Speaker

Andrew Clark

Actor

Emilio Estevez

Source

The Breakfast Club

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen (film) Coming of age (film) Teen Coming of age

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Breakfast Club. Directed by John Hughes, A&M Films/Channel Productions, 1985.

Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Walflower

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Topic

The only constant is change Life

Author

Stephen Chbosky

Source

The Perks of Being a Walflower

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Pocket Books, 1999.

Black as midnight on a moonless night.

Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks

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Topic

The dark

Speaker

Dale Cooper

Actor

Kyle MacLachlan

Source

Twin Peaks

Medium

TV program

Genre

Mystery (TV) Drama (TV) Mystery Drama

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Traces to Nowhere." Twin Peaks, written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, directed by Duwayne Dunham, season 1, episode 2, Propaganda Films and Spelling Entertainment and Lynch/Frost Productions, 1990.

You know what I am? I'm your worst fuckin' nightmare, man. I'm a nigger with a badge which means I got permission to kick your fuckin' ass whenever I feel like it!

48 Hrs

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Topic

Police

Speaker

Reggie Hammond

Actor

Eddie Murphy

Source

48 Hrs

Medium

Film

Genre

Buddy movie Action comedy (film) Action comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

48 Hrs. Directed by Walter Hill, Lawrence Gordon Productions, 1982.

She's my friend because we both know what it's like for people to be jealous of us.

Clueless

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Topic

Haters gonna hate High school

Speaker

Cher

Actor

Alicia Silverstone

Source

Clueless

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Teen (film) Coming of age Teen

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clueless. Directed by Amy Heckerling, Paramount Pictures, 1995.

When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think.

Dead Poets Society

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Topic

Thinking for oneself

Speaker

John Keating

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Dead Poets Society

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen (film) Drama (film) Teen Drama

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.

David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

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Topic

Uniqueness of each person

Author

David Foster Wallace

Source

Infinite Jest

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wallace, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

What is our policy?... To wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.

Winston Churchill

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Topic

World War II

Speaker

Winston Churchill

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat." House of Commons meeting. 13 May 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.

All men lose when they die and all men die. But a slave and a free man lose different things.

Spartacus

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Topic

Death Freedom Slavery

Speaker

Spartacus

Actor

Kirk Douglas

Source

Spartacus

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Spartacus. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Bryna Productions, 1960.

They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot,
With a pink hotel,
A boutique, and a swinging hot spot.

Joni Mitchell

Big Yellow Taxi

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Topic

Consumerism Loss of Eden Over-development Modern life

Speaker

Joni Mitchell

Source

Big Yellow Taxi

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mitchell, Joni. "Big Yellow Taxi." Ladies of the Canyon. Reprise Records, 1970.

No. The question isn't indiscreet, but the answer could be.

For a Few Dollars More

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Topic

Questions

Speaker

Col. Douglas Mortimer

Actor

Lee Van Cleef

Source

For a Few Dollars More

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Statement Type

Threat

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

For a Few Dollars More. Directed by Sergio Leone, Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)/Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas/Constantin Film, 1965.

Stop going for the easy buck and produce something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others.

Wall Street

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Speaker

Carl Fox

Actor

Martin Sheen

Source

Wall Street

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wall Street. Directed by Oliver Stone, American Entertainment Partners/American Films, 1987.