1990s

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You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much.

Good Will Hunting

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Topic

Vulnerability Taking risks Courage Relationships

Speaker

Sean

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Good Will Hunting

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological drama (film) Drama (film) Psychological drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Good Will Hunting. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Be Gentlemen, 1997.

It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.

A League of Their Own

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Topic

Hard work Adversity

Speaker

Jimmy Dugan

Actor

Tom Hanks

Source

A League of Their Own

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Comedy drama (film) Sports Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

A League of Their Own. Directed by Penny Marshall, Parkway Productions, 1992.

I just want you to know that you're very special... And the only reason I'm telling you is that I don't know if anyone else ever has.

Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Topic

Uniqueness of each person

Speaker

Bill

Author

Stephen Chbosky

Source

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Medium

Novel

Genre

Young adult

Statement Type

Compliment

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Pocket Books, 1999.

Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.

Ray Bradbury

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Topic

Plot Stories

Author

Ray Bradbury

Source

Zen in the Art of Writing

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Bradbury, Ray. Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity. Joshua Odell Editions, 1990.

For us to live any other way was nuts. Uh, to us, those goody-good people who worked shitty jobs for bum paychecks and took the subway to work every day, worried about their bills, were dead. I mean, they were suckers. They had no balls. If we wanted something, we just took it. If anyone complained twice they got hit so bad, believe me, they never complained again. It was just all routine and you didn't even think about it.

Henry Hill

Goodfellas

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Topic

Suckers Balls Middle class respectability Working stiffs Life of crime

Speaker

Henry Hill

Actor

Ray Liotta

Source

Goodfellas

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros., 1990.

Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life. Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die.

The Verve

Bitter Sweet Symphony

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Topic

Absurdity of life Life The human condition

Speaker

The Verve

Source

Bitter Sweet Symphony Urban Hymns

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Ashcroft, Richard. "Bitter Sweet Symphony." Performed by The Verve. Urban Hymns. Hut Records, 1997.

The biggest thing that has happened in the world in my life, in our lives, is this: By the grace of God, America won the Cold War.

George H.W. Bush

1992 State of the Union Address

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Topic

Cold War

Speaker

George H.W. Bush

Source

1992 State of the Union Address Presidential State of the Union addresses

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Bush, George H. W. State of the Union Address. Joint session of the United States Congress. 28 Jan. 1992, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

You ask if they were happy. This is not a characteristic of a European. To be contented-that's for the cows.

Coco Chanel

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Topic

Happiness Europeans

Speaker

Coco Chanel

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Coco Chanel. Quoted in Coco Chanel: A Biography, written by Axel Madsen. Bloomsbury Publishing, 1990, ch. 35.

We've never lost an American in space, we're sure as hell not gonna lose one on my watch! Failure is not an option.

Apollo 13

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Topic

Space program

Speaker

Gene Kranz

Actor

Ed Harris

Source

Apollo 13

Medium

Film

Genre

Docudrama (film)

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Apollo 13. Directed by Ron Howard. Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment, 1995.

Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.

The Big Lebowski

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Topic

Nihilism Naziism Political ideology

Speaker

Walter Sobchak

Actor

John Goodman

Source

The Big Lebowski

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Big Lebowski. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Working Title Films, 1998.

This is the Earth, at a time when the dinosaurs roamed a lush and fertile planet. A piece of rock just 6 miles wide changed all that. It hit with the force of 10,000 nuclear weapons. A trillion tons of dirt and rock hurtled into the atmosphere, creating a suffocating blanket of dust the sun was powerless to penetrate for a thousand years. It happened before. It will happen again. It's just a question of when.

Armageddon

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Topic

End of the world The world End times

Source

Armageddon

Medium

Film

Genre

Disaster (film) Science fiction (film) Disaster Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Armageddon. Directed by Michael Bay, Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Valhalla Motion Pictures, 1998.

Let me tell you a little something I've learned about women. They want you to come get them. They love it.

Garth Algar

Wayne's World

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Topic

Nature of women Pursuing women Women

Speaker

Garth Algar

Actor

Dana Carvey

Source

Wayne's World

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Wayne's World. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, Paramount Pictures, 1992.

No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.

Amartya Sen

Development as Freedom

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Topic

Democracy

Author

Amartya Sen

Source

Development as Freedom

Genre

Political literature Economic literature

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sen, Amartya. Development as Freedom. Alfred A. Knopf, 1999, ch. 1.

I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.

David Attenborough

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Topic

Nature Animals

Speaker

David Attenborough

Source

Independent (newspaper)

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Attenborough, David. Independent. 14 Jan. 1995.

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.

Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

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Topic

Bad news

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

Mostly Harmless

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Adams, Douglas. Mostly Harmless. William Heinemann/Harmony Books, 1992, ch. 1.

It's like people only do these things because they can get paid. And that's just really sad.

Garth Algar

Wayne's World

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Topic

Selling out

Speaker

Garth Algar

Actor

Dana Carvey

Source

Wayne's World

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Wayne's World. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, Paramount Pictures, 1992.

We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that.

The Truman Show

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Topic

Appearance vs. reality Nature of reality

Speaker

Christof

Actor

Ed Harris

Source

The Truman Show

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological drama (film) Comedy drama (film) Psychological drama Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Truman Show. Directed by Peter Weir, Scott Rudin Productions, 1998.

The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch.

The Hunt for Red October

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Topic

International politics Bluster

Speaker

Capt. Bart Mancuso

Actor

Scott Glenn

Source

The Hunt for Red October

Medium

Film

Genre

Spy (film) Thriller (film) Spy Thriller

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Hunt for Red October. Directed by John McTiernan, Mac Neufeld Productions/Nina Saxon Film Design, 1990.

Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it.

American History X

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Topic

Hate Racism

Speaker

Danny

Actor

Edward Furlong

Source

American History X

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

American History X. Directed by Tony Kaye, New Line Cinemas/The Turman-Morrissey Company, 1998.

So, the psychiatrist has a patient, draws a circle, what do you think of when you see this? He says, sex. That's not the joke, wait a second. He draws a picture of a tree, what do you think of when you see it? Sex. He draws a picture of a car, house, sex, sex, sex. The doctor says, you know, you're obsessed with sex. The patient says, well you're the one drawing all the dirty pictures!

What About Bob?

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Topic

Sex Freudian psychology

Speaker

Bob Wiley

Actor

Bill Murray

Source

What About Bob?

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

What About Bob? Directed by Frank Oz, Touchstone Pictures/Touchwood Pacific Partners, 1991.