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Life can be wonderful as well as terrible, and we shall increasingly have the power to make life good. Since human history may be only just beginning, we can expect that future humans, or supra-humans, may achieve some great goods that we cannot now even imagine. In Nietzsche’s words, there has never been such a new dawn and clear horizon, and such an open sea.

Derek Parfit

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Topic

Moral progress Nature of life Progress

Author

Derek Parfit

Source

On What Matters

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Parfit, Derek. On What Matters. Vol. 3, Oxford University Press, 2017.

An essential element of any art is risk. If you don't take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn't been seen before?

Francis Ford Coppola

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Topic

Nature of art Taking risks Originality Art

Speaker

Francis Ford Coppola

Source

Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration 99U Magazine

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Coppola, Francis Ford. "Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration." Interviewed by Ariston Anderson. The Behance Blog, 5 Jan. 2011.

Once literature is contrived as the hymn of the nation, the flag of the race, the mouthpiece of a political party or the voice of a class or a group it can be employed as a mighty and all-engulfing tool of propaganda. However, such literature loses what is inherent in literature, ceases to be literature, and becomes a substitute for power and profit.

Gao Xingjian

The Case for Literature

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Topic

Literature

Speaker

Gao Xingjian

Source

The Case for Literature

Medium

Nobel Prize Lecture Speech

Language

Chinese

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Gao Xingjian. "The Case for Literature." Nobel Lecture. 7 Dec. 2000, Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden.

The universe is a cruel, uncaring void. The key to being happy isn't to search for meaning. It's to just keep yourself busy with unimportant nonsense, and eventually, you'll be dead.

Bojack Horseman

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Topic

Meaning of life Happiness The human condition

Speaker

Mr. Peanutbutter

Actor

Paul F. Tompkins

Source

Bojack Horseman

Medium

TV program

Genre

Drama (TV) Comedy (TV) Drama Comedy

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Later." BoJack Horseman, written by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, directed by Martin Cendreda, season 1, episode 12, ShadowMachine and Tornante Company, 2014.

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.

Jonathan Safran Foer

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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Topic

Happiness Sadness Yin and yang

Author

Jonathan Safran Foer

Source

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Foer, Jonathan Safran. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Houghlin Mifflin, 2005.

If you look at a dog following the advice of his nose, he traverses a patch of land in a completely unplottable manner. And he invariably finds what he's looking for.

W.G. Sebald

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Topic

Dogs Animals Discovery

Speaker

W.G. Sebald

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Sebald, Winifred Georg. Interview with Joe Cuomo. Queens College Evening Reading Series. 13 Mar. 2001, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. Question and answer session.

I believe that it's very important to experience a radical rupture, discontinuity or transformation of meaning during your life, but the earlier it happens the better.

Anri Sala

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Topic

Transformative experiences Paradigm shift Personal growth Experiences

Speaker

Anri Sala

Medium

Interview

Language

Albanian

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Sala, Anri. Quoted in Anri Sala (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series), written by Hans Ulrich Obrist. Phaidon Press, 2006.

What if you stayed this time?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Topic

Relationships

Speaker

Clementine Kruczynski

Actor

Kate Winslet

Source

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Science fiction (film) Romantic drama Science fiction

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry, Anonymous Content/This Is That, 2004.

Come back and make up a good-bye at least. Let's pretend we had one.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Topic

Saying goodbye Broken relationships Relationships

Speaker

Clementine Kruczynski

Actor

Kate Winslet

Source

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Science fiction (film) Romantic drama Science fiction

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry, Anonymous Content/This Is That, 2004.

Log off. That "cookies" shit makes me nervous.

Tony Soprano

The Sopranos

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Topic

Surveillance capitalism The internet

Speaker

Tony Soprano

Actor

James Gandolfini

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood." The Sopranos, written by David Chase, directed by Allen Coulter, season 3, episode 1, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2001.

We are the change that we seek.

Barack Obama

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Topic

Political progress Progress Change Politics

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

Speeches of Barack Obama

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Obama, Barack. Senator Barack Obama’s speech to supporters after the nominating contests. 5 Feb. 2008, Chicago, IL, USA.

No one gives it to ya, you have to take it.

The Departed

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Topic

Assertiveness Going for it

Speaker

Frank Costello

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

The Departed

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (drama) Thriller (film) Crime Thriller

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

The Departed. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Plan B Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Media Asia Entertainment Group, Vertigo Films, GK Films, and Media Asia Films, 2006.

Don't ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn't.

Michelle Obama

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Topic

Decisions and choices Hope vs. fear Hope Fear

Author

Michelle Obama

Source

Fear Is a Useless Emotion

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Obama, Michelle. Quoted in "Michelle Obama in Phoenix: 'Fear Is a Useless Emotion'" by Dawn Teo. Huffpost.com, 5 June 2008, www.huffpost.com/entry/michelle-obama-in-phoenix_b_103924. Originally stated during campaign fund raiser. 3 June 2008, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Don't get rid of negative emotion, but just use it... Like the salt in your food.

Yoko Ono

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Topic

Artistic process Negative emotions Emotions Motivation

Author

Yoko Ono

Source

Twitter

Medium

Tweet

Language

English

Time

2016 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Yoko Ono [@yokoono]. "Don't get rid of negative emotion, but just use it...like the salt in your food." Twitter, 27 Mar. 2016, 3:12 p.m., twitter.com/yokoono/status/714168108844523520.

You know the difference between me and you? I bleed red and you bleed green.

Avon Barksdale

The Wire

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Topic

Love of money

Speaker

Avon Barksdale

Actor

Wood Harris

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"Moral Midgetry." The Wire, written by David Simon and Richard Price and William F. Zorzi, directed by Agnieszka Holland, season 3, episode 8, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2004.

If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?

Pope Francis

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Topic

Homosexuality Judging others Grace Catholicism

Speaker

Pope Francis

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Statement Type

Question

Language

Italian

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pope Francis. "On Gay Priests, Pope Francis Asks, 'Who Am I to Judge?" The New York Times, July 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/pope-francis-gay-priests.html

Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.

Malala Yousafzai

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Topic

Changing the world Taking action Activism Progress Politics

Speaker

Malala Yousafzai

Source

Glamour Magazine

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Yousafzai, Malala. "Malala Yousafzai: The Girls' Hero." Glamour Magazine, 30 Oct. 2013.

Sometimes I miss you so much I can hardly stand it.

Brokeback Mountain

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Topic

Missing someone

Speaker

Jack Twist

Actor

Jake Gyllenhaal

Source

Brokeback Mountain

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Brokeback Mountain. Directed by Ang Lee, River Road Entertainment, 2005.

How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies?

The Wire

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Topic

Preparation Toughness Getting soft

Speaker

Omar Little

Actor

Michael K. Williams

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"Home Rooms." The Wire, written by David Simon and Richard Price and Ed Burns, directed by Seith Mann, season 4, episode 3, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2006.

The reality is we’re still 11-year-old boys locked in a cellar imagining what our lives would have been if we’d escaped.

Mystic River

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Topic

Trauma Counterfactual history

Speaker

Sean Devine

Actor

Kevin Bacon

Source

Mystic River

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Mystic River. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Village Roadshow Pictures/Malpaso Productions/NPV Entertainment, 2003.