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I'll give you anything you ask for—as long as it's not something I don't want to give.

Love Actually

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Topic

Generosity

Speaker

The US President

Actor

Billy Bob Thornton

Source

Love Actually

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Romantic comedy (film) Christmas Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Love Actually. Directed by Richard Curtis, Working Title Films/StudioCanal/DNA Films, 2003.

Is it all right to boil a sentient creature alive just for our gustatory pleasure?

David Foster Wallace

Gourmet

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Topic

Animal cruelty Man and animals Food

Author

David Foster Wallace

Source

Consider the Lobster Gourmet

Medium

Essay Magazine

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wallace, David Foster. "Consider the Lobster." Gourmet, Aug. 2004.

Current Citation

Wallace, David Foster. "Consider the Lobster." Consider the Lobster and Other Essays. Back Bay Books, 2007.

I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.

Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

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Topic

Forgiveness

Speaker

Amir

Author

Khaled Hosseini

Source

The Kite Runner

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. Riverhead Books, 2003.

Are you scared of the fuckin' boogeyman? I'm not.

John Wick

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Topic

Boogeyman

Speaker

Isosef Tarasov

Actor

Alfie Allen

Source

John Wick

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Action (film) Action

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

John Wick. Directed by Chad Stahelski, Thunder Road Pictures/87Eleven Productions/MJW Films/DefyNite Films, 2014.

O dear God, thank you. You are such a good God to us. A kind and gentle and accommodating God. And we thank you, o sweet, sweet Lord of hosts for thee smörgåsbord you have so aptly lain at our table this day, and each day...by day, day by day...by day. O dear Lord, three things we pray: To love Thee more dearly, to see Thee more clearly, to follow Thee more nearly day by day...by day. Amen.

Greg Focker

Meet the Parents

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Topic

Thanks to God Gratitude

Speaker

Greg Focker

Actor

Ben Stiller

Source

Meet the Parents

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Prayer

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Meet the Parents. Directed by Jay Roach, TriBeCa Productions/Nancy Tenenbaum Productions, 2000.

How many times have you noticed that it's the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning?

Fred Rogers

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Topic

Special moments Stillness Meaning of life

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. 22.

No, I want someone to tell me what to wear every morning. I want someone to tell me what to eat. What to like, what to hate, what to rage about, what to listen to, what band to like, what to buy tickets for, what to joke about, what not to joke about. I want someone to tell me what to believe in, who to vote for, who to love and how to tell them.

Fleabag

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Topic

Downsides of freedom Modern life

Speaker

Fleabag

Actor

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Source

Fleabag

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Drama (TV) Comedy Drama

Language

English

Time

2019 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Episode #2.4." Fleabag, written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, directed by Harry Bradbeer, season 2, episode 4, Amazon Studios and British Broadcasting Corporation, 2019.

Let's get the shit kicked out of us by love!

Love Actually

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Topic

Vulnerability Dangers of love Love

Speaker

Sam

Actor

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Source

Love Actually

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Romantic comedy (film) Christmas Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Love Actually. Directed by Richard Curtis, Working Title Films/StudioCanal/DNA Films, 2003.

Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life... Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends.

Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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Topic

Life and death

Speaker

Gandalf

Actor

Ian McKellen

Source

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Fantasy (film) Epic Fantasy

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Directed by Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema/WingNut Films, 2001.

I never forgot. Not for one moment. I knew I'd find you in the end. It's our destiny.

Slumdog Millionaire

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Topic

Fate Love

Speaker

Youngest Jamal

Actor

Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Source

Slumdog Millionaire

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Slumdog Millionaire. Directed by Danny Boyle, Celador Films/Film4 Productions, 2008.

You put a textbook in front of these kids, put a problem on the blackboard, teach them every problem in some statewide test, it won't matter. None of it. 'Cause they're not learning for our world; they're learning for theirs.

Howard "Bunny" Colvin

The Wire

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Topic

Inner city issues Education

Speaker

Howard "Bunny" Colvin

Actor

Robert Wisdom

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Misgivings." The Wire, written by David Simon and Eric Ellis Overmyer and Ed Burns, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, season 4, episode 10, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2006.

Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

Game of Thrones

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Topic

Nature of power Power

Speaker

Lord Varys

Actor

Conleth Hill

Source

Game of Thrones

Medium

TV program

Genre

Fantasy (TV) Drama (TV) Fantasy Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"What Is Dead May Never Die." Game of Thrones, written by George R.R. Martin and David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, directed by Alik Sakharov, season 2, episode 3, Home Box Office and Television 360 and Grok! Studio, 2012.

The things you think are disasters in your life are not disasters really. Almost anything can be turned around: out of every ditch, a path, if you can only see it.

Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies

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Topic

Overcoming adversity

Author

Hilary Mantel

Source

Bring Up the Bodies

Medium

Novel

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mantel, Hilary. Bring Up the Bodies. Fourth Estate/Henry Holt and Co., 2012.

Alternative facts are not facts, they're falsehoods.

Chuck Todd

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Topic

Lying and politics Truth and lies Facts

Speaker

Chuck Todd

Source

Meet the Press

Medium

TV program

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Todd, Chuck. Interviewed by Kellyanne Conway. Meet the Press. NBC, 22 Jan. 2017.

Give up, just quit, because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try, but in the end you're just gonna lose, big time, because the world is run by the Man. The Man, oh, you don't know the Man? Well, he's everywhere. In the White House, down the hall, Miss Mullins, she's the Man. And the Man ruined the ozone, and he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank, ok? And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man. It was called rock 'n roll, but guess what, oh no, the Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool or pure or awesome 'cause the Man is just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just give up!

School of Rock

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Topic

Sticking it to the man The man Rock music Giving up

Speaker

Dewey Finn

Actor

Jack Black

Source

School of Rock

Medium

Film

Genre

Musical comedy (film) Comedy (film) Musical comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

School of Rock. Directed by Richard Linklater, Scott Rudin Productions, 2003.

In a few hundred years, science has taken us farther in understanding the universe, than religion has in 10,000.

Life of Pi

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Topic

Science and religion Science Religion

Speaker

Santosh Patel

Actor

Adil Hussain

Source

Life of Pi

Medium

Film

Genre

Adventure (film) Drama (film) Adventure Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Life of Pi. Directed by Ang Lee, Haishang Films/Dune Entertainment/Gil Netter, 2012.

Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.

Catch Me if You Can

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Topic

Persistence Never giving up Perseverance

Speaker

Frank Abagnale

Actor

Christopher Walken

Source

Catch Me if You Can

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Crime (film) Comedy drama Crime

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Catch Me If You Can. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment/DreamWorks Pictures/Parkes/MacDonald Productions/Kemp Company/Splendid Pictures, 2002.

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

John Green

The Fault In Our Stars

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Topic

Falling in love

Author

John Green

Source

The Fault In Our Stars

Medium

Novel

Genre

Young adult fiction

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Green, John. The Fault In Our Stars. Penguin Books, 2012, ch. 8.

Siri, why does God allow suffering?

Veep

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Topic

Problem of evil

Speaker

Mike McLintock

Actor

Matt Walsh

Source

Veep

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Crate." Veep, written by Simon Blackwell and Georgia Pritchett and Armando Iannucci, directed by Chris Addison, season 3, episode 9, Home Box Office and Dundee Productions, 2014.

Make glorious, amazing mistakes.

Neil Gaiman

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Topic

Mistakes

Author

Neil Gaiman

Medium

Blog post

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Journal." Neil Gaiman, 31 Dec. 2011, http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2011/12/my-new-year-wish.html.