I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.

Lou Gehrig

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Topic

Gratitude Baseball

Author

Lou Gehrig

Source

Farewell speech

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Baseball player Athlete

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Gehrig, Lou. Farewell speech. Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. 4 July 1939, Yankee Stadium, New York City, NY, USA.

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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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Topic
Acceptance Courage Wisdom

Author

Reinhold Niebuhr
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1932 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Citation

Niebuhr, Reinhold. Diary entry. 1932.

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Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Dorothy Gale

The Wizard of Oz

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Topic
Adventure
Speaker
Dorothy Gale
Actor
Judy Garland
Source
Over the Rainbow The Wizard of Oz
Medium
Song Film
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"Over the Rainbow." The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming, performed by Judy Garland, composed by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Harburg, Edgar Yipsel "Yip." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.