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Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.

William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 2, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.

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Mama, always said, dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.

Forrest Gump

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Forrest Gump. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Tisch Company, 1994.

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I hate men, but I’m not a lesbian.

Elaine Benes

Seinfeld

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"The Subway." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 13, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

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I want the fairy tale.

Pretty Woman

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Pretty Woman. Directed by Garry Marshall, Touchstone Pictures, 1990.

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Generally the rule is: the nicer the guy, the poorer the card player.

Rounders

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Rounders. Directed by John Dahl, Spanky Pictures, 1998.

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A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

Don Vito Corleone

The Godfather

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The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures/Alfran Productions, 1972.

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Man is the Only Animal that Blushes. Or needs to.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 27.

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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. 27.

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I do hate myself but it has nothing to do with being Jewish.

Larry David

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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"Trick or Treat." Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David, directed by Larry Charles, season 2, episode 3, Home Box Office, 2001.

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I don't want to put you in a cage, I want to love you!

Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Breakfast at Tiffany's. Directed by Blake Edwards, Jurow-Shepherd/Spinel Entertainment, 1961.

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Here is a man who would not take it anymore.

Taxi Driver

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Taxi Driver. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Bill/Phillips Productions/Italo/Judeo Productions, 1976.

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Every gun makes its own tune.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo]. Directed by Sergio Leone, Produzioni Europee Associati/Constantin Film, 1966.

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Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden

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Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

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Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.

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The things you own end up owning you.

Tyler Durden

Fight Club

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Fight Club. Directed by David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Linson Films, 1999.

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You don't have time to think up there. If you think, you're dead.

Top Gun

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Top Gun. Directed by Tony Scott, Paramount Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1986.

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When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.

Jack Dawson

Titanic

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Titanic. Directed by James Cameron, Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment, 1997.

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You don't need to wear a patch on your arm to have honor.

A Few Good Men

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A Few Good Men. Directed by Rob Reiner, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

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For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 15.

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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 15.

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It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money.

Rounders

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Rounders. Directed by John Dahl, Spanky Pictures, 1998.

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Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 9, I. 77-78.

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"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 10, I. 77-78.

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Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.

Mark Twain

Pudd'nhead Wilson

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Twain, Mark. "Pudd'nhead Wilson." The Century Magazine, Nov. 1893-Oct. 1894.

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Twain, Mark. "Pudd'nhead Wilson." Pudd'nHead Wilson and Other Tales, edited by R.D. Gooder. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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