You got to know when to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away,
and know when to run.

Kenny Rogers

The Gambler

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Topic

Judgment

Speaker

Kenny Rogers

Source

The Gambler

Medium

Song

Genre

Country music

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Singer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Schlitz, Don. "The Gambler." Performed by Kenny Rogers. The Gambler. United Artists Group, 1978.

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Another quote from the 1970s

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to go-if there are no doors or windows-he walks through a wall.

Bernard Malamud

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Topic
Inflection points

Author

Bernard Malamud
Source
Man in the Drawer
Medium
Short story
Language
English
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Malamud, Bernard. "Man in the Drawer." Rembrandt's Hat. Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare

Macbeth

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Topic
Absurdity of life The absurd Life as performance Ephemeral nature of life Life
Speaker
Macbeth

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Macbeth
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Macbeth." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 5, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Macbeth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 5.