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What if this is as good as it gets?

As Good As It Gets

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Topic

The human condition

Speaker

Melvin Udhall

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

As Good As It Gets

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

As Good As It Gets. Directed by James L. Brooks, TriStar Pictures/Gracie Films, 1997.

You don't fool with a man's family. This is my son, not yours.

A Bronx Tale

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Topic

Family

Speaker

Lorenzo

Actor

Robert De Niro

Source

A Bronx Tale

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Crime (film) Coming of age Crime

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

A Bronx Tale. Directed by Robert De Niro, Price Entertainment/TriBeCa Productions, 1993.

I'm going to get Medieval on your ass.

Marsellus Wallace

Pulp Fiction

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Speaker

Marsellus Wallace

Actor

Ving Rhames

Source

Pulp Fiction

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Crime (film) Crime

Statement Type

Threat

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Pulp Fiction. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, A Band Apart/Jersey Films, 1994.

If you're happy in a dream... does that count?

Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

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Topic

Happiness Dreams

Speaker

Estha

Author

Arundhati Roy

Source

The God of Small Things

Medium

Novel

Genre

Post-colonial literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 11.

I can’t promise I’ll try, but I’ll try to try.

Bart Simpson

The Simpsons

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Topic

Promises

Speaker

Bart Simpson

Actor

Nancy Cartwright

Source

The Simpsons

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Promises and vows

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Canine Mutiny." The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, directed by Dominic Polcino, season 8, episode 20, Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television, 1997.

Bubba was my best good friend and even I know that ain’t something you can find just around the corner.

Forrest Gump

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Topic

Value of friendship Friendship

Speaker

Forrest Gump

Actor

Tom Hanks

Source

Forrest Gump

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Forrest Gump. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Tisch Company, 1994.

You’re a nice guy, but I actually only have three friends. I really can't handle any more.

Jerry Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Topic

Friends

Speaker

Jerry Seinfeld

Actor

Jerry Seinfeld

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"The Pool Guy." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and David Mandel, directed by Andy Ackerman, season 7, episode 8, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1995.

Why do I always have the feeling that everybody’s doing something better than me on Saturday afternoons?

Jerry Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Topic

FOMO

Speaker

Jerry Seinfeld

Actor

Jerry Seinfeld

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"The Parking Garage." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 6, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1991.

Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don’t stare at it. It’s too risky. Ya get a sense of it and then you look away.

Jerry Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Topic

Women's bodies Women

Speaker

Jerry Seinfeld

Actor

Jerry Seinfeld

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Shoes." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Peter Mehlman, directed by Tom Cherones, season 4, episode 16, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1993.

Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble.

The Lion King

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Topic

Nature of courage Courage

Speaker

Mufasa

Actor

James Earl Jones

Source

The Lion King

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Lion King. Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Feature Animation, 1994.

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

Maya Angelou

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Topic

History repeating itself Effects of the past The past

Author

Maya Angelou

Source

On the Pulse of Morning

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Angelou, Maya. "On the Pulse of Morning." First Inauguration of President Bill Clinton. 20 Jan. 1993, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Team? Johnson, this is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama ashamed of me. She tell everybody I'm a drug dealer.

Rush Hour

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Topic

Police

Speaker

Carter

Actor

Chris Tucker

Source

Rush Hour

Genre

Buddy movie Action comedy (film) Action comedy

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rush Hour. Directed by Brett Ratner. Roger Birnbaum Productions, 1998.

Clinging to the past is the problem. Embracing change is the solution.

Gloria Steinem

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Topic

Living in the past The past Change Progress

Author

Gloria Steinem

Source

Moving Beyond Words

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Steinem, Gloria. Moving Beyond Words: Age, Rage, Sex, Power, Money, Muscles: Breaking the Boundries of Gender. Simon & Schuster, 1994.

I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else's freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken away from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.

Nelson Mandela

Long Walk to Freedom

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Topic

Nature of freedom Freedom Interconnectedness of all people

Author

Nelson Mandela

Source

Long Walk to Freedom

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mandela, Nelson. Long Walk to Freedom. Little, Brown and Company, 1994, pt. 11.

And the Air was full of Thoughts and Things to Say. But at times like these, only the Small Things are ever said. Big Things lurk unsaid inside.

Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

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Topic

Elephant in the room

Author

Arundhati Roy

Source

The God of Small Things

Medium

Novel

Genre

Post-colonial literature

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 6.

Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and it was amazing the kind of things they could get used to.

Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

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Topic

Adaptability Human nature

Author

Arundhati Roy

Source

The God of Small Things

Medium

Novel

Genre

Post-colonial literature

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 2.

Weaseling out of things is important to learn; it’s what separates us from the animals…except the weasel.

Homer Simpson

The Simpsons

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Topic

Man and animals Avoiding responsibility

Speaker

Homer Simpson

Actor

Dan Castellaneta

Source

The Simpsons

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"Boy Scoutz 'n the Hood." The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, directed by Jeffrey Lynch, season 5, episode 8, Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television, 1993.

If God was a bitch, there wouldn't be no nuclear bombs, no wars, no shit like that, cause that ain't in a bitch's nature.

Boyz n the Hood

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Topic

Nature of God Women God

Speaker

Doughboy

Actor

Ice Cube

Source

Boyz n the Hood

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Drama (film) Coming of age Drama

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Boyz n the Hood. Directed by John Singleton, Columbia Pictures, 1991.

Playing with my money is like playing with my emotions.

Friday

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Topic

Money

Speaker

Big Worm

Actor

Faizon Love

Source

Friday

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Friday. Directed by F. Gary Gray, New Line Productions/Ghetto Bird Productions, 1995.

Rollin' down the street, smokin' indo'
Sippin' on gin and juice
Laid back (with my mind on my money and my money on my mind).

Snoop Dogg

Gin and Juice

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Topic

Taking it easy

Speaker

Snoop Dogg

Source

Gin and Juice Doggystyle

Medium

Song Album

Genre

Hip hop

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Snoop Dogg. "Gin and Juice." Doggystyle. Death Row Records/Interscope Records, 1993.