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You can't connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something…because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path and that will make all the difference.

Steve Jobs

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Topic

In retrospect Connecting the dots The road less travelled Following your heart Taking risks

Speaker

Steve Jobs

Source

2005 Stanford commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Jobs, Steve. Stanford Commencement Address. 12 June 2005, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

I see you're drinking one percent. Is that cause you think you're fat? Cause you're not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to.

Napoleon Dynamite

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Topic

Milk

Speaker

Napoleon Dynamite

Actor

Jon Heder

Source

Napoleon Dynamite

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Compliment

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Napoleon Dynamite. Directed by Jared Hess, Fox Searchlight Pictures/Paramount Pictures/MTV Films, 2004.

Censorship of any form punishes curiosity.

Sherman Alexie

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Topic

Censorship Freedom of speech and expression Curiosity

Speaker

Sherman Alexie

Source

Guernica

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Alexie, Sherman. "Sherman Alexie: The Value of Subverting Authority." Guernica, 5 Oct. 2012.

Freedom is life's great lie. Once you accept that, in your heart, you will know peace.

The Avengers

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Topic

Freedom

Speaker

Loki

Actor

Tom Hiddleston

Source

The Avengers

Medium

Film

Genre

Superhero (film) Superhero

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Avengers. Directed by Joss Whedon, Marvel Studios, 2012.

When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.

Desmond Tutu

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Author

Desmond Tutu

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Tutu, Desmond. God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time. Doubleday, 2004.

Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn't have to be a lonely kind of thing.

Fred Rogers

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Topic

Solitude Loneliness

Author

Fred Rogers

Source

The World According to Mister Rogers

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Rogers, Fred. The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember. Hachette Books, 2019, p. 31.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.

Almost Famous

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Topic

Connecting with others

Speaker

Lester Bangs

Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Source

Almost Famous

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Almost Famous. Directed by Cameron Crowe. Columbia Pictures/ DreamWorks Pictures/Vinyl Films, 2000.

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul, and makes us reach for more, that, plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me and what I hope to give to you forever.

The Notebook

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Speaker

Noah

Actor

Ryan Gosling

Source

The Notebook

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Notebook. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, Gran Via, 2004.

You gotta make life interesting like that cause the shit is flimsy. Life is flimsy. You…you think you’re gonna live, but ain’t nobody gon’ live forever.

Dave Chappelle

Killin' Them Softly

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Topic

Living life to the fullest

Speaker

Dave Chappelle

Source

Killin' Them Softly

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Chappelle, Dave. Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly. HBO, 26 July 2000.

Entertainment is about the way things should be. Art is about the way they are.

Roger Ebert

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Topic

Art Entertainment

Author

Roger Ebert

Source

A Depression-era Story of Old Age, Tough and Level in its Gaze rogerebert.com

Language

English

Time

2010 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ebert, Roger. "A Depression-Era Story of Old Age, Tough and Level in its Gaze." rogerebert.com, 11 Feb. 2010, www.rogerebert.com/reviews/make-way-for-tomorrow-1937.

You know Marcel Proust? Yeah. French writer. Total loser. Never had a real job. Unrequited love affairs. Gay. Spent 20 years writing a book almost no one reads. But he's also probably the greatest writer since Shakespeare. Anyway, he uh...he gets down to the end of his life, and he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, those were the best years of his life, 'cause they made him who he was. All those years he was happy? You know, total waste. Didn't learn a thing. So, if you sleep until you're 18, ah, think of the suffering you're gonna miss. I mean high school? High school, those are your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that.

Little Miss Sunshine

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Topic

High school Learning from suffering

Speaker

Frank

Actor

Steve Carell

Source

Little Miss Sunshine

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Comedy drama (film) Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Little Miss Sunshine. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, Big Beach Films/Bona Fide Productions/Third Gear Productions, 2006.

We accept the love we think we deserve.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Topic

Settling

Speaker

Charlie

Actor

Logan Lerman

Source

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Drama (film) Coming of age Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, Mr. Mudd Productions, 2012.

There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more.

Colin Powell

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Topic

Iraq War

Speaker

Colin Powell

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Powell, Colin. Speech to United Nations Security Council. 5 Feb. 2003, New York, NY, USA.

We haven't found any smoking guns.

Hans Blix

Regarding inspections for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

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Topic

Weapons of mass destruction Iraq War

Author

Hans Blix

Source

Newsweek

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Blix, Hans. "Blix: No 'Smoking Guns' in Iraq." The Guardian, 9 Jan 2003. Originally a news conference. 9 Jan. 2003, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, NY, USA.

I don't want to survive, I want to live!

WALL-E

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Topic

Surviving vs. thriving Living life to the fullest

Speaker

Captain B. McCrea

Actor

Jeff Garlin

Source

WALL-E

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Science fiction (film) Animation Science fiction

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

WALL-E. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios, 2008.

I want to feel things. Really—feel them.

Revolutionary Road

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Topic

Emotional numbness

Speaker

Frank Wheler

Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio

Source

Revolutionary Road

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Revolutionary Road. Directed by Sam Mendes, DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Vantage/BBC Films/Neal Street Productions/Evamere Entertainment, 2008.

I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree. Richard Gere's a real hero of mine. Sting. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that. I care desperately about what I do. Do I know what product I'm selling? No. Do I know what I'm doing today? No. But I'm here, and I'm gonna give it my best shot.

Hansel

Zoolander

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Topic

Vocation Modeling Work

Speaker

Hansel

Actor

Owen Wilson

Source

Zoolander

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Zoolander. Directed by Ben Stiller, Village Roadshow Productions/VH1 Films/NPV Entertinment/Red Hour Productions/Scott Rudin Productions, 2001.

This is what defeat looks like, bro. Your jihad is over.

Zero Dark Thirty

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Topic

Jihad War on Terrorism

Speaker

Dan

Actor

Jason Clarke

Source

Zero Dark Thirty

Medium

Film

Genre

Thriller (film) Thriller

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Zero Dark Thirty. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Columbia Pictures/First Light Productions/Annapurna Pictures, 2012.

The whole universe depends on everything fitting together, just right. If one piece busts, even the smallest piece...the entire universe will get busted.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

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Topic

Nature of the universe The universe Interconnectedness of all things

Speaker

Hushpuppy

Actor

Quvenzhané Wallis

Source

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Drama (film) Fantasy Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Beasts of the Southern Wild. Directed by Benh Zeitlin, Cinereach/Journeyman Pictures/Court 13 Pictures, 2012.

I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning.

Donald Trump

On treating Covid-19 with cleaning products.

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Topic

Covid-19

Speaker

Donald Trump

Language

English

Time

2020 2020s 21st century

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Citation

Trump, Donald. Remarks at White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing. 23 Apr. 2020, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.