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Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie
Which we ascribe to heaven.

William Shakespeare

All’s Well that Ends Well

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Topic

Solving problems Personal responsibility Locus of control Free will Fate

Speaker

Helena

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

All’s Well that Ends Well

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "All's Well that Ends Well." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "All's Well That Ends Well." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.

Anne Bradstreet

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Exercise of power Illegitimate authority Lack of wisdom Wisdom

Author

Anne Bradstreet

Source

Meditations Divine and Moral

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Bradstreet, Anne. Meditations Divine and Moral. c. 1664, st. 12.

Current Citation

Bradstreet, Anne. "Meditations Divine and Moral." The Works of Anne Bradstreet. Harvard University Press, 1967, st. 12.

Shakespeare...is of no age-nor, I may add, of any religion, or party, or profession. The body and substance of his works came out of the unfathomable depths of his own oceanic mind.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Shakespeare

Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Source

Table Talk

Language

English

Time

1834 1830s 19th century

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Original Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "15 Mar. 1834." Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. London: John Murray, 1835.

Current Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge edited by Henry Nelson Coleridge (2nd ed 1836)." The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, vol. 14: Table Talk, edited by Kathleen Coburn and Bart Winer. Princeton University Press, 2019.

Just 'cause you're beautiful, that doesn't mean that you can treat people like they don't matter.

10 Things I Hate About You

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Beautiful women

Speaker

Cameron James

Actor

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Source

10 Things I Hate About You

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Ten Things I Hate About You. Directed by Gil Junger, Touchstone Pictures, 1999.

The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Great Depression New Deal American politics

Speaker

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Address at Oglethorpe University. 22 May 1932, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

I want to feel things. Really—feel them.

Revolutionary Road

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Topic

Emotional numbness

Speaker

Frank Wheler

Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio

Source

Revolutionary Road

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Revolutionary Road. Directed by Sam Mendes, DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Vantage/BBC Films/Neal Street Productions/Evamere Entertainment, 2008.

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

Edmund Burke

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Representative democracy Political theory Democracy Politicians Politics

Author

Edmund Burke

Source

Speech to the Electors of Bristol

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1774 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech to the Electors of Bristol," 3 Nov. 1774, Bristol, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech at the Conclusion of the Poll at Bristol (3 November 1774)." Reflections on the Revolution in France and Other Writings. Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.

Francis Bacon

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Topic

Taking action Observation Jumping in The human condition

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

The Advancement of Learning

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1605 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 2, ch. 20, sect. 8.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 2, ch. 20, sect. 8.

Remorse, the fatal egg by pleasure laid.

William Cowper

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Regrets

Author

William Cowper

Source

The Progress of Error Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq.

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1782 1780s 18th century

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Citation

Cowper, William. "The Progress of Error." Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. London: J. Johnson, 1782.

I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree. Richard Gere's a real hero of mine. Sting. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that. I care desperately about what I do. Do I know what product I'm selling? No. Do I know what I'm doing today? No. But I'm here, and I'm gonna give it my best shot.

Hansel

Zoolander

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Vocation Modeling Work

Speaker

Hansel

Actor

Owen Wilson

Source

Zoolander

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Zoolander. Directed by Ben Stiller, Village Roadshow Productions/VH1 Films/NPV Entertinment/Red Hour Productions/Scott Rudin Productions, 2001.

Well, what Jesus fails to appreciate is it's the meek who are the problem.

Monty Python's Life of Brian

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Meekness Beatitudes

Speaker

Reg

Actor

John Cleese

Source

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

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.

America seeks no earthly empire built on blood and force. No ambition, no temptation, lures her to thought of foreign dominions.

Calvin Coolidge

Second Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge

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American imperialism America and the world

Speaker

Calvin Coolidge

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Calvin Coolidge Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Coolidge, Calvin. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1925, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Artistic expression Art

Author

Henry Ward Beecher

Source

Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit

Medium

Sermon

Language

English

Time

1887 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Beecher, Henry Ward. Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887.

This is what defeat looks like, bro. Your jihad is over.

Zero Dark Thirty

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Jihad War on Terrorism

Speaker

Dan

Actor

Jason Clarke

Source

Zero Dark Thirty

Medium

Film

Genre

Thriller (film) Thriller

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Zero Dark Thirty. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Columbia Pictures/First Light Productions/Annapurna Pictures, 2012.

As in religion, so in politics, it is faith, and not despondency, that overcomes mountains and scales the heavens.

William Seward

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Overcoming obstacles Faith Courage

Author

William Seward

Source

Speech on Election Eve, 1863

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1863 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Seward, William. Speech on election eve. c. 1863, Washington, DC, USA.

The whole universe depends on everything fitting together, just right. If one piece busts, even the smallest piece...the entire universe will get busted.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

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Nature of the universe The universe Interconnectedness of all things

Speaker

Hushpuppy

Actor

Quvenzhané Wallis

Source

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Drama (film) Fantasy Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Beasts of the Southern Wild. Directed by Benh Zeitlin, Cinereach/Journeyman Pictures/Court 13 Pictures, 2012.

I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning.

Donald Trump

On treating Covid-19 with cleaning products.

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Covid-19

Speaker

Donald Trump

Language

English

Time

2020 2020s 21st century

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Citation

Trump, Donald. Remarks at White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing. 23 Apr. 2020, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Whatever each man can separately do, without trespassing upon others, he has a right to do for himself; and he has a right to a fair portion of all which society, with all its combinations of skill and force, can do in his favor.

Edmund Burke

Reflections on the Revolution in France

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Freedom Human rights Political theory Politics

Author

Edmund Burke

Source

Reflections on the Revolution in France

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1790 1790s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France. London: James Dodsley, 1790.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Reflections on the Revolution in France." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

There is a sense in which we are all each other's consequences.

Wallace Stegner

All the Little Live Things

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all people Man as social animal Relationships

Author

Wallace Stegner

Source

All the Little Live Things

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Stegner, Wallace. All the Little Live Things. Penguin Publishing Group, 1991.

Looking back to it as a sacred instrument carefully and not easily framed; remembering that it was throughout a work of concession and compromise; viewing it as limited to national objects; regarding it as leaving to the people and the States all power not explicitly parted with, I shall endeavor to preserve, protect, and defend it by anxiously referring to its provision for direction in every action.

Martin Van Buren

Inaugural Address of Martin van Buren

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US Constitution

Speaker

Martin Van Buren

Source

Inaugural Address of Martin van Buren Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Van Buren, Martin. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1837, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.