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Words mean something different depending on the person who says them, right?

Gloria Steinem

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Meaning of words Context

Speaker

Gloria Steinem

Source

Speeches of Gloria Steinem

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Steinem, Gloria. "Keynote Speech." Women and Power: Connecting Across the Generations Conference. 11 Sept. 2009, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY, USA.

I've often fantasized I would get a lot of writing done if I were put in prison for a minor crime. Three to six months.

Amy Tan

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Topic

Productivity Writing

Author

Amy Tan

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Tan, Amy. "Amy Tan: By the Book." The New York Times, 14 Nov. 2013.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control and the nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.

Barack Obama

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Unfettered capitalism Free market Economic inequality 2008 Financial Crisis

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

First Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Obama, Barack. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2009, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

You think I have time to ask a man why he givin' me money or where he gets his money from? I'll take any motherfucker's money if he givin' it away!

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Money in politics Political campaigns Politics

Speaker

Clay Davis

Actor

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

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

"Soft Eyes." The Wire, written David Simon and David Mills and Ed Burns, directed by Christine Moore, season 4, episode 2, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2006.

I never feel spiritual anywhere except in the presence of my own stories.

Sherman Alexie

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Spirituality Stories

Speaker

Sherman Alexie

Source

Crossroads: The Journal of the Poetry Society of America

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Alexie, Sherman. Interviewed by Diane Thiel. Crossroads: The Journal of the Poetry Society of America, Spring 2004.

There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book.

Patti Smith

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Topic

Books

Author

Patti Smith

Source

National Book Award for Patti Smith

Medium

Award acceptance speech Speech

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Smith, Patti. Quoted in National Book Award for Patti Smith, written by Julie Bosman. New York Times, 17 Nov. 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/books/18awards.html

There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.

Toni Morrison

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Culture Reconciliation Civilization

Author

Toni Morrison

Source

No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear The Nation

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Morrison, Toni. "No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear." The Nation: 150th Anniversary Special, 23 Mar. 2015.

Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.

Warren Buffett

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Topic

Financial panics and bubbles Investing Greed Fear

Author

Warren Buffett

Source

Buy American. I am. The New York Times

Genre

Newspaper

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Buffett, Warren. "Buy American. I Am." The New York Times, Oct 16, 2008.

Generosity truly is the best investment.

Diane von Furstenberg

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Topic

Generosity

Speaker

Diane von Furstenberg

Source

Good Moring America

Medium

Interview TV program

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Von Furstenberg, Diane. "Diane von Furstenberg Talks 6th Annual DVF Awards." Good Morning America, 9 Mar. 2015.

Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible.

Angela Davis

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Political progress Perseverance Activism Politics

Author

Angela Davis

Source

Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Davis, Angela. "Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context." Interviewed by Frank Barat. Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Haymarket Books, 2016.

Morning reading-like morning newspapers, morning sex, morning lie-ins, and morning running-is the luxury of childless people.

Zadie Smith

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Mornings Single life Parenting

Author

Zadie Smith

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2016 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Smith, Zadie. "Zadie Smith: By the Book." The New York Times, 20 Nov. 2016.

It would be nice to forget history, but we do it at our peril.

Lucille Clifton

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Learning from the past History

Speaker

Lucille Clifton

Source

Mosaic Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Clifton, Lucille. "The Healing World of Lucille Clifton." Interviewed by Jacqueline Jones Lamon. Mosaic Magazine, 28 Aug. 2012.

We, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.

Barack Obama

Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

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Oligarchy Economic inequality American prosperity

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Obama, Barack. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 2013, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

The commitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, these things do not sap our initiative, they strengthen us. They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great.

Barack Obama

Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

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Social democracy Social solidarity American government

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Barack Obama Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Obama, Barack. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 2013, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

For too long, a small group in our nation’s Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished – but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered – but the jobs left, and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country.

Donald Trump

Inaugural Address of Donald Trump

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American decline American politics

Speaker

Donald Trump

Source

Inaugural Address of Donald Trump Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Trump, Donald. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2017, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth."

Maya Angelou

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Universality of literature Power of literature Writing

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

Time Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. Interviewed by Belinda Luscome. Time, 8 Apr. 2013.

Jessie's right! Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from threat of force!

Toy Story 3

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Political theory Politics

Speaker

Barbie

Actor

Jodi Benson

Source

Toy Story 3

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Animation

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Toy Story 3. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios, 2010.

I'm very much afraid, sir, that your greatest test is yet to come.

The King's Speech

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World War II

Speaker

Stanley Baldwin

Actor

Anthony Andrews

Source

The King's Speech

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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Citation

The King's Speech. Directed by Tom Hooper, UK Film Council/Momentum Pictures/Aegis Film Fund Molinare, London/FilmNation Entertainment/See-Saw Films/Bedlam Productions, 2010.

Everyone repeats themselves.

Rachel Whiteread

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Topic

Originality

Speaker

Rachel Whiteread

Source

The Guardian

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Whiteread, Rachel. "Rachel Whiteread: 'I Couldn't Say No. It Felt Right to Do This One.'" Interviewed by Rachel Cooke. Guardian, Jul 7, 2012, www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/07/rachel-whiteread-whitechapel-art-interviewchapel-art-interview.

One thing that I really like about teaching is that you have to work very hard not to lose the respect of your students.

Tania Bruguera

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Teachers and students Teaching Education

Speaker

Tania Bruguera

Source

Artslant

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Bruguera, Tania. Interviewed by Erik Wenzel. Artslant, May 2013, www.artslant.com/global/artists/rackroom/22895-tania-bruguera.