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In the Battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.

George W. Bush

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Topic

Iraq War Speaking too soon

Author

George W. Bush

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Bush, George W. Speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. 1 May 2003.

There’s no chemical solution to a spiritual problem.

Christopher Moltisanti

The Sopranos

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Topic

Drugs Coping mechanisms

Speaker

Christopher Moltisanti

Actor

Michael Imperioli

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"In Camelot." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Terence Winter, directed by Steve Buscemi, season 5, episode 7, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2004.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Steve Jobs

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Topic

Shortness of life

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 3

Citation

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

There's room for everyone on the nice list.

Buddy

Elf

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Topic

Christmas

Speaker

Buddy

Actor

Will Ferrell

Source

Elf

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Comedy (film) Christmas Comedy

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Elf. Directed by Jon Favreau. New Line Cinema/Guy Walks Into a Bar Productions, 2003.

What you call love was invented by guys like me... To sell Nylons.

Don Draper

Mad Men

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Topic

Advertising and marketing Love

Speaker

Don Draper

Actor

Jon Hamm

Source

Mad Men

Medium

TV program

Genre

Drama (TV) Drama

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Mad Men, written by Matthew Weiner, directed by Alan Taylor, season 1, episode 1, Lionsgate Television and American Movie Classics and Weiner Bros., 2007.

May the odds be ever in your favor!

Suzanne Collins

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Topic

Good luck

Speaker

Effie Trinket

Author

Suzanne Collins

Source

The Hunger Games

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Scholastic Press, 2008, ch. 1.

Truth that comes from the gut, not books.

Stephen Colbert

The definition of "truthiness".

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Topic

Truth

Speaker

Stephen Colbert

Source

The Colbert Report

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

"Truthiness." The Colbert Report, created by Stephen Colbert, season 1, episode 1, Spartina Productions and Busboy Productions and Comedy Partners, 2005.

After all, seasons change, so do cities; people come into your life and people go. But it’s comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you’re very lucky, a plane ride away.

Carrie

Sex and the City

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Topic

The only constant is change Loved ones Friends

Speaker

Carrie

Actor

Sarah Jessica Parker

Source

Sex and the City

Medium

TV program

Genre

Romantic comedy (TV) Comedy (TV) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"I Heart NY." Sex and the City, written by Darren Star and Michael Patrick King and Candace Bushnell, directed by Martha Coolidge, season 4, episode 18, Darren Star Productions, 2002.

Grief is nature's most powerful aphrodisiac.

Wedding Crashers

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Topic

Turn-ons Grief

Speaker

Chazz Reinhold

Actor

Will Ferrell

Source

Wedding Crashers

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy (film) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wedding Crashers. Directed by David Dobkin. New Line Cinema/Tapestry Films, 2005.

The world is cruel, and the only morality in a cruel world is chance. Unbiased, unprejudiced…fair.

The Dark Knight

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Topic

The world Randomness Morality

Speaker

Two-Face/Harvey Dent

Actor

Aaron Eckhart

Source

The Dark Knight

Medium

Film

Genre

Superhero (film) Crime drama (film) Superhero Crime drama

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Dark Knight. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy, 2008.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

Barack Obama

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Topic

American ideals America

Speaker

Barack Obama

Source

First Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

Everything you touch turns to shit, like King Midas's idiot brother.

Inside Llewyn Davis

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Topic

Bad luck

Speaker

Jean

Actor

Carey Mulligan

Source

Inside Llewyn Davis

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy (film) Comedy drama (film) Black comedy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Inside Llewyn Davis. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, StudioCanal/Anton Capital Entertainment/Scott Rudin Productions/Mike Zoss Productions, 2013.

I'm just 'bout that action, boss.

Marshawn Lynch

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Topic

Words vs. actions

Speaker

Marshawn Lynch

Source

CBS

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lynch, Marshawn. Interview with Deion Sanders. CBS, 28 Jan. 2014.

When fortune smiles on something as violent and ugly as revenge, it seems proof like no other that not only does God exist, you’re doing his will.

Kill Bill: Volume 1

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Topic

Revenge

Speaker

The Bride

Actor

Uma Thurman

Source

Kill Bill: Volume 1

Medium

Film

Genre

Martial arts (film) Action (film) Martial arts Action

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kill Bill: Volume 1. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. A Band Apart, 2003.

Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves.

Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore

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Topic

Falling in love

Speaker

Oshima

Author

Haruki Murakami

Source

Kafka on the Shore

Medium

Novel

Language

Japanese

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Murakami, Haruki. 海辺のカフカ [Kafka on the Shore]. Shinchosha, 2002.

Do you want to take a leap of faith or become an old man filled with regret waiting to die alone?

Inception

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Topic

Taking risks Going for it Regrets

Speaker

Saito

Actor

Ken Watanabe

Source

Inception

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Inception. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy, 2010.

You steer the ship the best way you know. Sometimes it's smooth, sometimes you hit the rocks.

Junior Soprano

The Sopranos

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Topic

Burdens of leadership Leadership

Speaker

Junior Soprano

Actor

Dominic Chianese

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"He Is Risen." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Allen Coulter, season 3, episode 8, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2001.

Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder.

Game of Thrones

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Topic

Silver linings The bright side Opportunities

Speaker

Lord Baelish

Actor

Aidan Gillen

Source

Game of Thrones

Medium

TV program

Genre

Fantasy (TV) Drama (TV) Fantasy Drama

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Climb." Game of Thrones, written by George R.R. Martin and David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, directed by Alik Sakharov, season 3, episode 6, Television 360 and Startling, 2013.

You know how they say we only use 10 percent of our brains? I think we only use 10 percent of our hearts.

Wedding Crashers

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Head vs. heart Human body

Speaker

John Beckwith

Actor

Owen Wilson

Source

Wedding Crashers

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy (film) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wedding Crashers. Directed by David Dobkin. New Line Cinema/Tapestry Films, 2005.

Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge; and the crime and gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

Donald Trump

Inaugural Address of Donald Trump

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Topic

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

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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