That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.

Neil Armstrong

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Topic

The moon landing The moon Space race Technological progress Progress

Speaker

Neil Armstrong

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Astronaut

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Armstrong, Neil. Spoken on the moon. 20 July 1969.

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Another quote from the 1960s

A bird does not sing
because he has an answer.
He sings
because he has a song.

Joan Walsh Anglund

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Topic
Bird songs Birds Self-expression

Author

Joan Walsh Anglund
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Anglund, Joan Walsh. A Cup of Sun: A Book of Poems. Harcourt, Brace, & World, 1967.

Another quote about Progress

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low; the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream

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Topic
Progress Political reconciliation
Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
I Have a Dream
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Vision
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 28 Aug. 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Franz Kafka

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Topic
Self-discovery Power of literature Books

Author

Franz Kafka
Source
Letters of Franz Kafka
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

Kafka, Franz. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors, translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Schocken, 1990.