1980s

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A man has every season, while a woman has only the right to spring.

Jane Fonda

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Topic

Women and aging Men and women Patriarchy

Speaker

Jane Fonda

Source

Daily Mail

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Fonda, Jane. Quoted in Daily Mail. 13 Sept. 1989.

You lost today, kid. But it doesn't mean you have to like it.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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Topic

Bouncing back Losing

Speaker

Fedora

Actor

Richard Young

Source

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Adventure (film) Action Adventure

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Lucasfilm Ltd., 1989.

I always thought we'd be friends forever.

St. Elmo's Fire

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Topic

Nature of friendship Friendship Friends

Speaker

Kirby Keger

Actor

Emilio Estevez

Source

St. Elmo's Fire

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Coming of age

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

St. Elmo's Fire. Directed by Joel Schumacher, Channel-Lauren Shuler, 1985.

I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away
How long? How long must we sing this song?

U2

Sunday Bloody Sunday

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Topic

The Troubles

Speaker

U2

Source

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

U2. "Sunday Bloody Sunday." War. Island Records, 1983.

What is your major malfunction, numbnuts? Didn't mommy and daddy show you enough attention when you were a child?

Gunnery Sargent Hartman

Full Metal Jacket

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Speaker

Gunnery Sargent Hartman

Actor

Ronald Lee Ermey

Source

Full Metal Jacket

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) War

Statement Type

Question Insult

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Full Metal Jacket. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Natant/Harrier Films, 1987.

Your heart's desire is to be told some mystery.

Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West

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Topic

The mysterious Stories Human nature

Author

Cormac McCarthy

Source

Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West

Medium

Novel

Genre

Western literature

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian; or The Evening Redness in the West. Random House, 1985, ch. 17.

You chose poorly.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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Topic

Bad decisions Decisions and choices

Speaker

Grail Knight

Actor

Robert Eddison

Source

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Medium

Film

Genre

Action (film) Adventure (film) Action Adventure

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Lucasfilm Ltd., 1989.

The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.

Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

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Topic

Evening Work

Author

Kazuo Ishiguro

Source

The Remains of the Day

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Faber & Faber, 1989.

If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.

Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

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Topic

Self-improvement Personal development

Speaker

Mr. Stevens

Author

Kazuo Ishiguro

Source

The Remains of the Day

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Faber & Faber, 1989.

By the way...I faked every orgasm!

Lt. Frank Drebin

Naked Gun

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Topic

Sex

Speaker

Lt. Frank Drebin

Actor

Leslie Nielsen

Source

Naked Gun

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime comedy (film) Comedy (film) Crime comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad. Directed by David Zucker, Paramount Pictures, 1988.

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help.

Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Government Political theory

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Medium

Press conference

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Press conference in Chicago. Press conference. 12 Aug. 1986, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA.

Just think, next time I shoot someone, I could be arrested.

Lt. Frank Drebin

Naked Gun

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Topic

Shooting people

Speaker

Lt. Frank Drebin

Actor

Leslie Nielsen

Source

Naked Gun

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime comedy (film) Comedy (film) Crime comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad. Directed by David Zucker, Paramount Pictures, 1988.

I got no fight with any man who does what he's told, but when he don't, the machine breaks down. And when the machine breaks down, we break down.

Platoon

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Topic

Chain of command The military

Speaker

Sgt. Barnes

Actor

Tom Berenger

Source

Platoon

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) War

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Platoon. Directed by Oliver Stone, Hemdale Film Corporation, 1986.

If you need a friend, get a dog.

Gordon Gekko

Wall Street

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Topic

Man's best friend Dogs

Speaker

Gordon Gekko

Actor

Michael Douglas

Source

Wall Street

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wall Street. Directed by Oliver Stone, American Entertainment Partners/American Films, 1987.

Oh there they go. There they go, every time I start talkin 'bout boxing, a white man got to pull Rocky Marciano out their ass. That's their one, that's their one. Rocky Marciano. Rocky Marciano. Let me tell you something once and for all. Rocky Marciano was good, but compared to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano ain't shit.

Coming to America

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Topic

Boxing

Speaker

Clarence

Actor

Eddie Murphy

Source

Coming to America

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Coming To America. Directed by John Landis, Eddie Murphy Productions, 1988.

When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.

Milan Kundera

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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Topic

Reason and emotion The heart Emotions The mind Reason

Author

Milan Kundera

Source

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Medium

Novel

Language

Czech

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Kundera, Milan. L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être [The Unbearable Lightness of Being]. Gallimard, 1984.

Current Citation

Kundera, Milan. The Unbearable Lightness of Being, translated by Michael Henry Heim. Harper Perennial, 2009.

I must break you.

Rocky IV

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Speaker

Ivan Drago

Actor

Dolph Lundgren

Source

Rocky IV

Genre

Sports (film) Drama (film) Sports Drama

Statement Type

Threat

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rocky IV. Directed by Sylvester Stallone, United Artists/Chartoff-Winkler Productions, 1985.

We are a nation that has a government—not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government, which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed.

Ronald Reagan

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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Topic

Limited government Citizen and state American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Source

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1981, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Why, don't you have a dark side? No, you're probably one of those cheerful people who dot their i's with little hearts.

When Harry Met Sally…

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Topic

Optimism

Speaker

Harry Burns

Actor

Billy Crystal

Source

When Harry Met Sally…

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

When Harry Met Sally... Directed by Rob Reiner, Nelson Entertainment/Castle Rock Entertainment, 1989.

We are food for worms, lads...because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die.

Dead Poets Society

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Topic

Carpe diem Death The human condition

Speaker

John Keating

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Dead Poets Society

Medium

Film

Genre

Teen (film) Drama (film) Teen Drama

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dead Poets Society. Directed by Peter Weir, Touchstone Pictures/Silver Screen Partners IV, 1989.