If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

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Topic

Invincibility

Speaker

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Actor

Alec Guinness

Source

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Directed by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1977.

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Locus of control

Author

Margaret Atwood
Source
Surfacing
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1972 1970s 20th century
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Citation

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You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone.

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Topic
The mysterious The unknown
Speaker
Rod Serling
Source
The Twilight Zone
Medium
TV program
Genre
Science fiction (TV) Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1960 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

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Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour.

William Shakespeare

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Topic
Food Sugar
Speaker
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Author

William Shakespeare
Genre
History (play)
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1595 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Richard II. 9 Dec. 1595, The house of Edward Hoby, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Richard the Second." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 3.