1990s

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I don’t like my job and I don’t think I’m gonna go anymore.

Office Space

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Shitty jobs Over it Work

Speaker

Peter Gibbons

Actor

Ron Livingston

Source

Office Space

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Office Space. Directed by Mike Judge, Judgemental Films, 1999.

I'm not sitting here because I'm some little woman standing by my man, like Tammy Wynette. I am sitting here because I love him and I respect him, and I honor what he's been through and what we've been through together.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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American politics Infidelity

Speaker

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Source

60 Minutes

Medium

Interview TV program

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Clinton, Hillary. Interview on 60 Minutes. CBS-TV, 26 Jan. 1992.

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

The Silence of the Lambs

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Topic

Serial killers

Speaker

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Actor

Anthony Hopkins

Source

The Silence of the Lambs

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological horror (film) Thriller (film) Psychological horror Thriller

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Silence of the Lambs. Directed by Jonathan Demme, Strong Heart Productions, 1991.

You be positive. I'll be realistic.

Home Alone

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Topic

Optimism Realism

Speaker

Uncle Frank

Actor

Gerry Bamman

Source

Home Alone

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Comedy (film) Christmas Comedy

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Home Alone. Directed by Chris Columbus, Hughes Entertainment , 1990.

To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human.

The Matrix

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Topic

Desire Impulse Human nature

Speaker

Mouse

Actor

Matt Doran

Source

The Matrix

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.

Guts'll get you so far, then they'll get you killed.

Speed

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Topic

Recklessness Courage

Speaker

Harry

Actor

Jeff Daniels

Source

Speed

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Thriller (film) Action Thriller

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Speed. Directed by Jan De Bont, A Band Apart, 1994.

Boxing's just show business with blood.

Frank Bruno

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Boxing

Speaker

Frank Bruno

Source

The Guardian

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Bruno, Frank. Quoted in Guardian. 20 Nov. 1991.

Sorry boss, but there's only two men I trust. One of them's me. The other's not you.

Con Air

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Topic

Trusting others

Speaker

Cameron Poe

Actor

Nicolas Cage

Source

Con Air

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Thriller (film) Action Thriller

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Con Air. Directed by Simon West, Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1997.

A damn fine cup of coffee.

Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks

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Topic

Coffee

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

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Citation

"Pilot." Twin Peaks, written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, directed by David Lynch, season 1, episode 1, Lynch Entertainment and Lynch/Frost Productions and Spelling Entertainment, 1990.

Well maybe the real God uses tricks, you know? Maybe he's not omnipotent. He's just been around so long he knows everything.

Groundhog Day

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Topic

Nature of God God

Speaker

Phil

Actor

Bill Murray

Source

Groundhog Day

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Fantasy (film) Comedy Fantasy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Groundhog Day. Directed by Harold Ramis, Columbia Pictures, 1993.

The secret of the Great Stories is that they have no secrets. The Great Stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again. The ones you can enter anywhere and inhabit comfortably. They don’t deceive you with thrills and trick endings. They don’t surprise you with the unforeseen. They are as familiar as the house you live in. Or the smell of your lover’s skin. You know how they end, yet you listen as though you don’t. In the way that although you know that one day you will die, you live as though you won’t. In the Great Stories you know who lives, who dies, who finds love, who doesn’t. And yet you want to know again. That is their mystery and their magic.

Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

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Topic

Stories

Author

Arundhati Roy

Source

The God of Small Things

Medium

Novel

Genre

Post-colonial literature

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 12.

I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas. But what I decided was to fulfil my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Topic

American politics Women's empowerment

Speaker

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Clinton, Hillary. Comment on questions raised by Edmund G. Brown Jr. c. 1992, New York City, NY, USA.

At the Festivus dinner, you gather your family around and you tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year.

Frank Costanza

Seinfeld

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Topic

Holidays Family

Speaker

Frank Costanza

Actor

Jerry Stiller

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"The Strike." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Dan O'Keefe, directed by Andy Ackerman, season 9, episode 10, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1997.

And I'm not sayin' he shoulda killed her…but I understand.

Chris Rock

Bring the Pain

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Topic

OJ Simpson Trial

Speaker

Chris Rock

Source

Bring the Pain

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rock, Chris. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain. HBO, 1 June 1996.

To be a good soldier you must love the army. To be a good commander you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.

Gettysburg

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The Army Military strategy The military

Speaker

General Robert E. Lee

Actor

Martin Sheen

Source

Gettysburg

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) Epic (film) War Epic

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Gettysburg. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, Turner Pictures/TriStar Television/Esparza/Katz Productions, 1993.

Alright, fine. You wanna be in a band? Fine. Go ahead. Play every night. Play three times a night! Don't just dick around the same coffee house for five years. Don't dick around with her or with me. I mean, try at something for once in your life. Do something about it, but you know what? You better do it now, and you better do it fast, because the world doesn't owe you any favors. And whether you know it or not, you're on the inside track to loserville, USA.

Reality Bites

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Topic

Going for it

Speaker

Lelaina Pierce

Actor

Winona Ryder

Source

Reality Bites

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy drama (film) Romantic comedy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Reality Bites. Directed by Ben Stiller, Jersey Films, 1994.

I could never find time for love. It's too heavy. It's an anchor that drowns a man. Besides, I got the sky, the smell of jet exhaust, my bike.

Hot Shots!

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Avoiding love Love

Speaker

Topper Harley

Actor

Charlie Sheen

Source

Hot Shots!

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Hot Shots. Directed by Jim Abrahams, 20th Century Fox, 1991.

Waiting gives the devil time.

As Good As It Gets

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The devil Waiting

Speaker

Simon Biship

Actor

Greg Kinnear

Source

As Good As It Gets

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy drama (film) Romantic comedy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

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

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

American History X

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Topic

Loved ones

Speaker

Danny

Actor

Edward Furlong

Source

American History X

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Citation

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

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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Spread of freedom and democracy Power of ideas Freedom

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Source

First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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