A lot depends on who's in the saddle.

The Big Sleep

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Sex

Speaker

Vivian Rutledge

Actor

Lauren Bacall

Source

The Big Sleep

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Crime (film) Crime

Statement Type

Sexual innuendo

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

The Big Sleep. Directed by Howard Hawks, Warner Bros., 1946.

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I am condemned to be free.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Being and Nothingness

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Topic
Downsides of freedom Freedom

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
Being and Nothingness
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Le etre et le neant: Essai d'ontologie phenomenologique [Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology]. Librairie Gallimard, 1943, pt. 4, ch. 1.

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Sartre, Jean Paul. Being and Nothingness, translated by Sarah Richmond. Washington Square Press, 2021, pt. 4, ch. 1.

Another quote about Sex

Birds do it, bees do it,
Even educated fleas do it.
Let's do it, let's fall in love.

Cole Porter

Let's Do It

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Topic
Falling in love Sex

Author

Cole Porter
Source
Let's Do It
Medium
Song
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Porter, Cole. "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love." Paris. Performed by Irene Bordoni. 1928, Music Box Theatre, New York City, NY, USA.

Another quote from 1946

Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.

It's a Wonderful Life

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Friendship Friends
Speaker
Clarence
Actor
Henry Travers
Source
It's a Wonderful Life
Medium
Film
Genre
Christmas (film) Drama (film) Christmas Drama
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Citation

It's a Wonderful Life. Directed by Frank Capra, Liberty Films, 1946.