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To say, for example, that a man is made up of certain chemical elements is a satisfactory description only for those who intend to use him as a fertilizer.

Hermann Joseph Muller

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Topic

Nature of man Scientism

Author

Hermann Joseph Muller

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Muller, H. J. Science and Criticism; the Humanistic Tradition in Contemporary Thought. Yale University Press/Oxford University Press, 1943, ch. 5.

When men are employ'd, they are best content'd; for on the days they worked they were good-natur'd and cheerful, and, with the consciousness of having done a good day's work, they spent the evening jollily; but on our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome.

Benjamin Franklin

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin

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Topic

Work Idleness

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 1, London: Henry Colburn, 1818, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "The Autobiography." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005, pt. 3.

Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.

Steve Jobs

Last words.

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Awe

Speaker

Steve Jobs

Statement Type

Last words

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Jobs, Steve. Last words. 5 Oct. 2011, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it."

David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

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Topic

Libraries

Speaker

Hal Incandenza

Author

David Foster Wallace

Source

Infinite Jest

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

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Citation

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

When the peremptory challenges were all exhausted, a jury of twelve men was impaneled—a jury who swore they had neither heard, read, talked about nor expressed an opinion concerning a murder which the very cattle in the corrals, the Indians in the sage-brush and the stones in the streets were cognizant of!

Mark Twain

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Topic

Jury system

Author

Mark Twain

Genre

Travel literature

Language

English

Time

1872 1870s 19th century

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Roughing It. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1872, ch. 48.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. Roughing It. Signet, 2008, ch. 48.

From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only America First.

Donald Trump

Inaugural Address of Donald Trump

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American foreign policy American politics

Speaker

Donald Trump

Source

Inaugural Address of Donald Trump Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Trump, Donald. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2017, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

What you want baby, I got it
What you need, do you know I got it?
All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you come home.

Otis Redding

Respect

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Relationships

Speaker

Otis Redding

Source

Respect

Medium

Song

Genre

Soul

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Redding, Otis. "Respect." Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul. Volt Records, 1965.

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it—and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again—and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Topic

Learning from experience Learning

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 11.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 11.

I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I am not throwing away my shot.

Alexander Hamilton

Quoted in Hamilton, by Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Topic

Ambition

Speaker

Alexander Hamilton

Author

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Source

My Shot Hamilton

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Miranda, Lin-Manuel. "My Shot." Hamilton. Performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, and Leslie Odom, Jr. 2015, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, NY, USA, act 1.

I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.

Sonia Sotomayor

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Sonia Sotomayor

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Speech

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Sotomayer, Sonia. Speech at the University of California, Berkeley. Annual Mario G. Olmos Law and Cultural Diversity Lecture. 26 Oct. 2001, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Topic

Battle plans

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Remarks at the National Defense Executive Reserve Conference. National Defense Executive Reserve Conference. 14 Nov. 1957, Washington DC, USA.

Clinton damn near got impeached, for what? For what? Lied about a blowjob so his wife wouldn’t find out. ls that against the law? Do you need the Supreme Court for that one? You could have took that one to The People’s Court! Could have took that one to Judge Judy. She’d have knocked it out in a half hour, plus commercials.

Chris Rock

Bigger & Blacker

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Topic

Impeachment

Speaker

Chris Rock

Source

Bigger & Blacker

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

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

Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Solitude

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Topic

Crying

Author

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Source

Solitude

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1883 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. "Solitude." The New York Sun, Feb. 1883.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

Barack Obama

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Topic

American politics

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

Speeches of Barack Obama

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Obama, Barack. Victory speech in presidential election. 4 Nov. 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, USA.

As long as you live you ain't never gonna see no black vice president. Not while the president's white! Oh no, you will never see. Do you know what they say, “never say never”? I'm saying never! Never see no black vice president. Not while there’s a white president, and you know why? ‘Cause some black guy would just kill the president, that’s why! Shit, I’d do it!

Chris Rock

Bring the Pain

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Topic

Vice Presidency American politics

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.

Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

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Topic

Revenge

Author

Herman Melville

Source

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1851 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. London: Richard Bentley/New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851, ch. 135.

Current Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick or, The Whale. Penguin Classics, 2002, ch. 135.

I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.

Quoted in Gone with the Wind

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Topic

Winning someone back

Actor

No

Author

Margaret Mitchell

Source

Gone with the Wind

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

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Original Citation

Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the Wind. Macmillan Publishers, 1936, pt. 5, ch. 63.

Current Citation

Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the Wind. Scribner, 2007, pt. 5, ch. 63.

We got so much food in America we allergic to food. Allergic to food! Hungry people ain't allergic to shit! You think anybody in Rwanda's got a fuckin' lactose intolerance?

Chris Rock

Bring the Pain

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Topic

Food

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.

The man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic, the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic

Words vs. actions Critics

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Historic Towns: New York. London and New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1891, ch. 14.

So take a good look at my face.
You'll see my smile looks out of place.
If you look closer, it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears.

The Miracles

The Tracks of My Tears

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Topic

Broken heart

Speaker

The Miracles

Source

The Tracks of My Tears

Medium

Song

Genre

Soul

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Robinson, Smokey and Pete Moore and Marv Tarplin. "The Tracks of My Tears." Performed by The Miracles. Going to a Go-Go. Tamla Records, 1965.