It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

Tyler Durden

Fight Club

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Topic

Nothing to lose Freedom Liberation

Speaker

Tyler Durden

Actor

Brad Pitt

Source

Fight Club

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

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

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Another quote about Freedom

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

Edmund Burke

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Topic
Relinquishing freedom Freedom

Author

Edmund Burke
Source
Speech at County Meeting of Buckinghamshire
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1784 1780s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech at a County Meeting of Buckinghamshire." 1784, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

Another quote from the following genre Drama

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

The Sound of Music

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Topic
The bright side Gratitude
Speaker
Maria (The Sound of Music)
Actor
Julie Andrews
Source
My Favorite Things The Sound of Music
Medium
Song Film
Genre
Musical (film) Drama (film) Musical Drama
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"My Favorite Things." The Sound of Music. Directed by Robert Wise, performed by Julie Andrews, Argyle Enterprises, 1965.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

The most decisive actions of our life-I mean those that our most likely to decide the whole course of our future-are more often than not, unconsidered.

Andre Gide

The Counterfeiters

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Topic
Inflection points
Speaker
Hildebrant

Author

Andre Gide
Source
The Counterfeiters
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1926 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Gide, Andre. Les Faux-monnayeurs [The Counterfeiters]. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1925, pt. 3, ch. 16.

Current Citation

Gide, Andre. The Counterfeiters, translated by Dorothy Bussy. Penguin Books, 1990, pt. 3, ch. 16.