1980s

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Morrison, Toni. Quoted in Essence. Apr. 1984.

Oh yeah, life goes on long after the thrill of livin' is gone.

John Mellencamp

Jack and Diane

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Mellencamp, John. "Jack and Diane." Performed by John Cougar. American Fool. Riva Records, 1982.

The law sees and treats women the way men see and treat women.

Catherine MacKinnon

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MacKinnon, Catharine A. "Feminism, Marxism, Method, and the State: Toward Feminist Jurisprudence." Signs. Vol. 8, No. 4, c. 1983.

100 percent of the shots you don't take don't go in the net.

Wayne Gretzky

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Gretzky, Wayne. Quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer. 9 Feb. 1983.

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Jackson, Jesse. Address in San Francisco. Democratic National Convention. 17 July 1984, San Francisco, CA, USA.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

Ryszard Kapuscinski

A Warsaw Diary

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Kapuściński, Ryszard. "A Warsaw Diary: Part 1." Granta 15: The Fall of Saigon, translated by Adam Czerniawski, Spring 1985.

There is only one question which really matters: why do bad things happen to good people?

Harold S. Kushner

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

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Kushner, Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Schocken Books, 1981, ch. 1.

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Fulghum, Robert. "Credo." All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. 1986.

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Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1985, ch. 18.

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Mandela, Nelson. Statement declining offer of freedom. Presented by Zindzi Mandela. 10 Feb. 1985, Jabulani Stadium, Soweto, South Africa, Africa.

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Springsteen, Bruce. "Born in the U.S.A." Born in the U.S.A. Columbia Records, 1984.

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Do the Right Thing. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks, 1989.

Don't gain the world and lose your soul,
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.

Bob Marley

Zion Train

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Marley, Bob. "Zion Train." Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Uprising. Tuff Gong/Island Records, 1980.

You gotta fight
For your right
To party.

Beastie Boys

Fight For Your Right

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Rubin, Rick and Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz. "Fight for Your Right." Performed by Beastie Boys. Licensed to Ill. Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records, 1986.

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Jobs, Steve. Quoted in Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple, by John Sculley and John A. Byrne. Harper & Row, 1987, ch. 6.

Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?

Steve Jobs

Inviting John Sculley, then president of Pepsi, to join Apple.

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Jobs, Steve. Quoted in Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple, by John Sculley and John A. Byrne. Harper & Row, 1987, ch. 3. Originally a comment made to persuade John Sculley to become Apple's CEO, c. 1983.

Read my lips: no new taxes.

George H.W. Bush

1988 Republican convention speech

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Bush, George H. W. Accepting the presidential nomination. Republican National Convention. 18 Aug. 1988, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA.

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Directed by Richard Marquand, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1983.

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Trump, Donald and Tony Schwartz. Trump: The Art of the Deal. Random House, 1987, ch. 1.

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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Directed by Irvin Kershner, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1980.