Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.

Learned Hand

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Topic

Decisions and choices

Speaker

Learned Hand

Source

Speeches of Learned Hand

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Judge Lawyer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hand, Learned. "At Forescore." Harvard University Annual Dinner. 18 Jan. 1952. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

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This much I think I do know—that a society so riven that the spirit of moderation is gone, no court can save; that a society where that spirit flourishes, no court need save; that in a society which evades its responsibility by thrusting upon the courts the nurture of that spirit, that spirit in the end will perish.

Learned Hand

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Learned Hand
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Hand, Learned. "The Contribution of an Independent Judiciary to Civilization." 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. 21 Nov. 1942. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Speech.

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I
a universe of atoms
an atom in the universe.

Richard Feynman

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Topic
Man and the universe Nature of man
Speaker
Richard Feynman
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Feynman, Richard. "The Value of Science." 1955. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. Address.

Current Citation

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Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'.

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Topic
Living life to the fullest Giving up Decisions and choices
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Actor
Tim Robbins
Source
The Shawshank Redemption
Medium
Film
Genre
Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1994 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Shawshank Redemption. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1994.