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The great question that has never been answered…is what does a woman want?

Sigmund Freud

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Topic

Men and women

Speaker

Sigmund Freud

Statement Type

Question

Language

German

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Freud, Sigmund. Stated to Marie Bonaparte during their psychoanalytic session. 8 Dec. 1925.

You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to? Oh yeah, yeah. Okay.

Taxi Driver

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Topic

Talking

Speaker

Travis Bickle

Actor

Robert De Niro

Source

Taxi Driver

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Crime (film) Crime

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Taxi Driver. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Bill/Phillips Productions/Italo/Judeo Productions, 1976.

Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved.

Alice Walker

The Color Purple

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Topic

Need for love Feeling loved

Speaker

Shug

Author

Alice Walker

Source

The Color Purple

Medium

Novel

Genre

Epistolary novel

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

Bill Clinton

First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton

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Topic

Political theory American politics

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Source

First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clinton, William J. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1993, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

I'm too old for this shit!

Lethal Weapon

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Topic

Old age Over it

Speaker

Roger Murtaugh

Actor

Danny Glover

Source

Lethal Weapon

Medium

Film

Genre

Buddy movie Action (film) Action

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lethal Weapon. Directed by Richard Donner, Warner Bros. Pictures/Silver Pictures, 1987.

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

Emma Lazarus

The New Colossus

Inscription on the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

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Topic

Immigration America

Author

Emma Lazarus

Source

The New Colossus

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1883 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Lazarus, Emma. "The New Colossus." Statue of Liberty published catalog. c. 1883, I. 10.

Current Citation

Lazarus, Emma. "The New Colossus." Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems, edited by John Hollander. Library of America, 2005, I. 10.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic

Carrots and sticks Diplomacy International politics

Author

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

Letters of Theodore Roosevelt

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1900 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Letter to Henry L. Sprague. 26 Jan. 1900.

You're on a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know.

The Rock

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Topic

Insiders and outsiders Knowledge

Speaker

Stanley Goodspeed

Actor

Nicolas Cage

Source

The Rock

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Thriller (film) Action Thriller

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Rock. Directed by Michael Bay, Hollywood Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1996.

It's a hell of a thing, killin' a man. You take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.

Unforgiven

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Topic

Finality of death Killing someone

Speaker

Bill Munny

Actor

Clint Eastwood

Source

Unforgiven

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Unforgiven. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Malpaso Productions, 1992.

We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic

Civil rights Moral progress Progress Justice

Speaker

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution

Medium

Sermon

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution." 31 Mar. 1968, National Cathedral, Washington, DC, USA. Sermon.

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.

T.S. Eliot

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

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Topic

Routine Coffee Passage of time

Author

T.S. Eliot

Source

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1915 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Eliot, T. S. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, June 1915, I. 51.

Current Citation

Eliot, T. S. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." The Waste Land and Other Poems. Vintage, 2021, I. 51.

For of those to whom much is given, much is required.

John F. Kennedy

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Topic

Duty

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Source

City Upon a Hill (Speech)

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Kennedy, John F. Address to a Joint Convention of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 9 Jan. 1961, The State House, Boston, MA, USA.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Nelson Mandela

Long Walk to Freedom

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Topic

Hate Prejudice and bias Loving others Education

Author

Nelson Mandela

Source

Long Walk to Freedom

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mandela, Nelson. Long Walk to Freedom. Little, Brown and Company, 1994, pt. 11.

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.

Schindler's List

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all people

Speaker

Itzhak Stern

Actor

Ben Kingsley

Source

Schindler's List

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Schindler's List. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures, 1993.

Always be closing.

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Topic

Persuasion Sales

Speaker

Blake

Actor

Alec Baldwin

Source

Glengarry Glen Ross

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Glengarry Glen Ross. Directed by James Foley, Zupnik Enterprises, 1992.

I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

Bill Clinton

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Topic

Political scandals American politics Politics

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Medium

Press conference

Statement Type

Lies

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clinton, Bill. Response to the Monica Lewinsky allegations. 26 Jan. 1998, White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Hell is other people.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Topic

Hell Misanthropy

Speaker

Garcin

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre

Source

No Exit

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Sarte, Jean Paul. "No Exit." No Exit and Three Other Plays. Vintage, 1989, act 1, sc. 5.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you.

Nikita Khrushchev

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Topic

Soviet Union Cold War

Speaker

Nikita Khrushchev

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions Threat

Language

Russian

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Khrushchev, Nikita. Quoted in "Foreign News: We Will Bury You!" Time Magazine, 26 Nov. 1956. Originally stated while addressing western ambassadors. Reception at the Polish embassy. 18 Nov. 1956, Moscow, Russia.

Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash.

Top Gun

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Topic

Ego

Speaker

Stinger

Actor

James Tolkan

Source

Top Gun

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Drama (film) Action Drama

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Top Gun. Directed by Tony Scott, Paramount Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1986.

With great power there must also come-great responsibility!

Stan Lee

Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider Man)

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Topic

Duty Using one's gifts

Author

Stan Lee

Source

Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider Man)

Medium

Comic book

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Lee, Stan. Amazing Fantasy #15. 10 Aug. 1962. Closing narration.