There are no second acts in American lives.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Topic

Second chances Redemption America

Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Source

The Last Tycoon

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Last Tycoon. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941, notes.

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I don't ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere inside me there'll always be the person I am to-night.

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Medium
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English
Time
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "Tender is the Night." Scribner's Magazine, Jan. 1934 - Apr. 1934.

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Talk or dance, but, don't do both things at the same time.

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Time
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Another quote about America

God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home.

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Author

Irving Berlin
Source
God Bless America
Medium
Song
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1938 1930s 20th century
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Citation

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The time to make up your mind about people is never.

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Tracy Lord
Actor
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Source
The Philadelphia Story
Medium
Film
Genre
Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

The Philadelphia Story. Directed by George Cukor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940.