I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.

Woody Allen

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Topic

Immortality through art Artistic legacy Immortality Death

Speaker

Woody Allen

Source

On Being Funny: Woody Allen and His Comedy

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Comedian Film director

From

United States

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Citation

Allen, Woody. Quoted in On Being Funny: Woody Allen and Comedy, written by Eric Lax. Charterhouse, 1975.

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Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?

Edward N. Lorenz

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Butterfly effect Interconnectedness of all things Cause and effect

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Edward N. Lorenz
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
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Lorenz, Edward N. "Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 29 Dec. 1979, Washington, DC, USA.

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This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.

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Topic
Carpe diem Life Death
Source
Fight Club
Medium
Film
Genre
Drama (film) Drama
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.