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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Another quote from the 1940s

The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that from our very prison we should draw, from our own selves, images powerful enough to deny our nothingness.

Andre Malraux

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Topic
The human condition
Speaker
Walter

Author

Andre Malraux
Source
The Walnut Trees of Altenburg
Medium
Novel
Language
French
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Malraux, Andre. Les Noyers de l'Altenburg [The Walnut Trees of Altenburg]. Gallimard, c. 1948.

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

There's no business like show business.

Irving Berlin

There's No Business Like Show Business

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Hollywood Show business
Speaker
Ethel Merman

Author

Irving Berlin
Source
There's No Business Like Show Business
Medium
Song
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Berlin, Irving. "There's No Business Like Show Business." Annie Get Your Gun. Performed by Ethel Merman. 1946, Imperial Theatre, New York City, NY, USA, act 1.