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The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 21

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Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 21: Other Defects of the Present Confederation." Independent Journal, 12 Dec. 1787.

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Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 21: Other defects of present confederation.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

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Beauty itself doth of itself persuade
The eyes of men without an orator.

William Shakespeare

The Rape of Lucrece

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Shakespeare, William. The Rape of Lucrece. London: Richard Field, 1594, I. 29.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Rape of Lucrece." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, I. 29.

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For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

John Dryden

Fables Ancient and Modern

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Dryden, John, translator. "The Cock and the Fox: Or, The Nun's Priest's Tale, From Chaucer." written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Fables Ancient and Modern. London: Jacob Tonson, 1700.

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Dryden, John. "Fables Ancient and Modern." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Vinton A. Dearing. Vol. 7, University of California Press, 2002.

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Fast, fast! Last night I cut the light off in my bedroom, hit the switch was in the bed before the room was dark.

Muhammad Ali

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When We Were Kings. Directed by Leon Gast. Performed by Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Gramercy Pictures, Jan. 1996. Originally a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. 17 Sept. 1974, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, USA.

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We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third.

Leslie Knope

Parks and Recreation

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"The Fight." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Amy Poehler, directed by Randall Einhorn, season 3, episode 13, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2011.

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Don't confuse honors with achievement.

Zadie Smith

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Smith, Zadie. "Ten Rules for Writing Fiction: Part 2." Guardian, 19 Feb. 2010, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/feb/22/zadie-smith-rules-for-writers.

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Friendship is constant in all other things
Save in the office and affairs of love.

William Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

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Shakespeare, William. Much Ado About Nothing. London: Andrew Wise and William Aspley, 1600, act 2, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "Much Ado About Nothing." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 1.

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Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. George Allen & Unwin, 1954, ch. 3.

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A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.

Thomas Jefferson

First Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson

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Jefferson, Thomas. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1801, Senate Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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You've seen the films, kiddo. It ain't over 'til it's over.

Love Actually

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Love Actually. Directed by Richard Curtis, Working Title Films/StudioCanal/DNA Films, 2003.

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The best of Prophets of the future is the Past.

Lord Byron

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Lord Byron. Journal entry. 28 Jan. 1821.

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You've got nothing to lose, and you'll always regret it if you don't.

Love Actually

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Love Actually. Directed by Richard Curtis, Working Title Films/StudioCanal/DNA Films, 2003.

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The way I saw it, everybody takes a beating sometime.

Henry Hill

Goodfellas

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Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros., 1990.

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Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry, Anonymous Content/This Is That, 2004.

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If you don’t like what is being said, then change the conversation.

Don Draper

Mad Men

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"Love Among the Ruins." Mad Men, written by Matthew Weiner and Cathryn Humphris and Kater Gordon, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, season 3, episode 2, Lionsgate Television and Weiner Bros., 2009.

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There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out.

William Shakespeare

Henry V

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Shakespeare, William. Henry V. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Curtain, Shoreditch, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "Henry the Fifth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 1.

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I'm surrounded by idiots.

The Lion King

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The Lion King. Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Feature Animation, 1994.

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Because you are a character doesn't mean you have character.

Pulp Fiction

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Pulp Fiction. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, A Band Apart/Jersey Films, 1994.

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I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it really really well.

Parks and Recreation

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"The Camel." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Rachel Axler, directed by Millicent Shelton, season 2, episode 9, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2009.

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