You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.

Citizen Kane

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Topic

Counterfactual history Downsides of wealth Wealth

Speaker

Kane

Actor

Orson Welles

Source

Citizen Kane

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Citizen Kane. Directed by Orson Welles. RKO Radio Pictures/Mercury Productions, 1941.

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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

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World War II
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Winston Churchill
Source
The Few
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Few." House of Commons meeting. 20 Aug. 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Battle of Britain: 'The Few'." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.

Another quote about Wealth

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Jesus

Matthew 19:24

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Downsides of wealth Wealth Kingdom of God
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Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 19:24).

Another quote from 1941

One of the best things about love is just recognizing a man's step when he climbs the stairs.

Colette

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Topic
Lifelong love Love

Author

Colette
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Colette. Looking Backwards. Peter Owen, 1975.

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My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

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Randomness Unpredictability
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Forrest Gump
Actor
Tom Hanks
Source
Forrest Gump
Medium
Film
Genre
Drama (film) Drama
Language
English
Time
1994 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Forrest Gump. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Tisch Company, 1994.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees.

Paul Valéry

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Names Perception

Author

Paul Valéry
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Paradox Zen koan
Language
French
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Valéry, Paul. Quoted in Robert Irwin: A Way to Look at Things by Not Forgetting Their Names, written by Adrian Kohn. c. 1982.