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Gratitude, like love, is never a dependable international emotion.

Joseph Alsop

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Topic

International politics Political theory Politics

Author

Joseph Alsop

Source

Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Alsop, Joseph. Quoted in The Observer. 30 Nov. 1952.

The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things around you
What more is you lookin' for?
Under the sea
Under the sea
Darlin', it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea!

The Little Mermaid

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Grass is always greener Bloom where you're planted

Speaker

Sebastian

Actor

Samuel E. Wright

Source

The Little Mermaid

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

"Under the Sea." The Little Mermaid. Directed by Rob Clements and John Musker, performed by Samuel E. Wright, Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Feature Animation/Silver Scrreen Partners IV, 1989.

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.

G.K. Chesterton

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Topic

Adventure Different perspectives

Author

G.K. Chesterton

Source

On Running After One's Hat All Things Considered

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1908 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Chesterton, G.K. "On Running After One's Hat." In Defense of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton. Ignatius Press, 2011. Originally published by Methuen & Company, 1908.

I have never known birds of different species to flock together. The very concept is unimaginable. Why, if that happened, we wouldn’t have a chance!

The Birds

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Topic

Man and animals

Speaker

Mrs. Bundy

Actor

Ethel Griffies

Source

The Birds

Medium

Film

Genre

Horror (film) Thriller (film) Horror Thriller

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

The Birds. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, 1963.

There is love, of course. And then there's life, its enemy.

Jean Anouilh

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Topic

Love

Speaker

General

Author

Jean Anouilh

Source

Ardèle ou la Marguerite

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

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Original Citation

Anouilh, Jean. Ardèle ou la Marguerite. Directed by Roland Piétri. 1948, Comédie des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France.

Current Citation

Anouilh, Jean. "Ardele." Jean Anouilh: Five Plays. Vol. 2, Hill & Wang, 1966.

Jenny, I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast and when I run I feel His pleasure.

Chariots of Fire

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Topic

Running

Speaker

Eric Liddell

Actor

Ian Charleson

Source

Chariots of Fire

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Historical drama (film) Sports Historical drama

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Chariots of Fire. Directed by Hugh Hudson, Allied Stars Ltd/Goldcrest Films/Enigma Productions, 1981.

There are several quintessential moments in a man's life: losing his virginity, getting married, becoming a father, and having the right girl smile at you.

St. Elmo's Fire

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Topic

Special moments

Speaker

Kirby Keger

Actor

Emilio Estevez

Source

St. Elmo's Fire

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Coming of age

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

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Citation

St. Elmo's Fire. Directed by Joel Schumacher, Channel-Lauren Shuler, 1985.

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

William Osler

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Topic

Ignorance Closed-mindedness Dogma

Speaker

William Osler

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Osler, William. "Chauvinism in Medicine." Canadian Medical Association gathering. 17 Sept. 1902, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

Sometimes it still hurts. You know how it is, man. It's like, you wake up every day and it hurts a little bit less, and then you wake up one day and it doesn't hurt at all. And the funny thing is, is that, this is kinda weird, but it's like, it's like you almost miss that pain.

Swingers

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Topic

Getting over someone Broken heart Healing

Speaker

Rob

Actor

Ron Livingston

Source

Swingers

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Swingers. Directed by Doug Liman, Independent Pictures/Alfred Shay Productions, 1996.

The two luckiest things that can happen to a contemporary painter are, first, to be Spanish and, second, to be named Salvador Dali. Both have happened to me.

Salvador Dalí

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Topic

Delusions of grandeur Self-satisfaction

Speaker

Salvador Dalí

Source

Life Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Statement Type

Boast

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Dali, Salvador. "Dali." Interviewed by Winthrop Sargeant. Life, September 24, 1945, p. 64.

All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

Monty Python's Life of Brian

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Topic

Anti-imperialism Roman empire Imperialism

Speaker

Reg

Actor

John Cleese

Source

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Monty Python's Life of Brian. Directed by Terry Jones, Handmade Films/Python (Monty) Pictures, 1979.

Success is more dangerous than failure, (the ripples break over a wider coastline).

Graham Greene

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Topic

Success and failure Success Failure

Author

Graham Greene

Source

Ways of Escape

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Greene, Graham. Ways of Escape. The Bodley Head, 1980, ch. 8, sec. 3.

Yes, quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You'd treat if met where any bar is,
Or help to half-a-crown.

Thomas Hardy

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Topic

Absurdity of war War

Author

Thomas Hardy

Source

The Man He Killed

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

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Original Citation

Hardy, Thomas. "The Man He Killed." Harper's Weekly, 8 Nov. 1902.

Current Citation

Hardy, Thomas. "The Man He Killed." Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 1998.

Few new truths have ever won their way against the resistance of established ideas save by being overstated.

Isaiah Berlin

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Topic

Anchoring effect Nature of progress Progress

Author

Isaiah Berlin

Source

The Philosophical Ideas of Giambattista Vico Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of Ideas

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Berlin, Isaiah. "The Philosophical Ideas of Giambattista Vico." Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of Ideas. Viking Press/Hogarth, 1976, pt. 1.

The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. And it can tell us everything about America except why we are proud that we are Americans.

Robert F. Kennedy

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Topic

Economic growth American politics

Speaker

Robert F. Kennedy

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kennedy, Robert F. Remarks at the University of Kansas. 18 Mar. 1968, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.

Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.

Ray Cummings

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Topic

Nature of time Time

Speaker

The Big Business Man

Author

Ray Cummings

Language

English

Time

1921 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Cummings, Ray. "The Girl in the Golden Atom." All-Story Weekly, Mar. 1919.

Current Citation

Cummings, Ray. The Girl in the Golden Atom. University of Nebraska Press, 2005, ch. 5.

Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence.

Robert F. Kennedy

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Topic

Moral courage Courage

Speaker

Robert F. Kennedy

Source

Day of Affirmation Address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kennedy, Robert F. "Day of Affirmation." National Union of South African Students meeting. 6 June 1966, Jameson Hall, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa.

The psychology of adultery has been falsified by conventional morals, which assume, in monogamous countries, that attraction to one person cannot coexist with a serious affection for another. Everybody knows that this is untrue.

Bertrand Russell

Marriage and Morals

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Topic

Infidelity

Author

Bertrand Russell

Source

Marriage and Morals

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Russell, Bertrand. Marriage and Morals. Allen & Unwin, 1929, ch. 16.

Man is a successful animal, that's all.

Remy de Gourmont

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Topic

Nature of man

Author

Remy de Gourmont

Language

French

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

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Citation

De Gourmont, Remy. Promenades Philosophiques. c. 1905.

Neither reason nor faith will ever die; for men would die if deprived of either.

G.K. Chesterton

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Topic

Faith and reason Reason Faith Human nature

Author

G.K. Chesterton

Source

Anti-Religious Thought in the Eighteenth Century An Outline of Christianity; The Story of Our Civilization

Medium

Essay

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Chesterton, G.K. "Anti-Religious Thought in the Eighteenth Century." An Outline of Christianity; The Story of Our Civilization. Vol. 4. Christianity and Modern Thought. The Waverley Book Co., 1926, pt. 3.