2010s

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We headed home holding hands. For a moment I dropped back to watch him walk. His sailor's gait always touched me. I knew one day I would stop and he would keep on going, but until then nothing could tear us apart.

Patti Smith

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Admiring another person Lost love Melancholy

Author

Patti Smith

Source

Just Kids

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Smith, Patti. Just Kids. Ecco, 2010.

No matter how honestly you open up to someone, there are still some things you can’t reveal.

Haruki Murakami

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

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Vulnerability Intimacy Connecting with others

Author

Haruki Murakami

Source

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Medium

Novel

Language

Japanese

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Murakami, Haruki. 色彩を持たない多崎つくると、彼の巡礼の年 [Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage]. Bungeishunju, 2013.

You must pay for everything in this world, one way or another. There is nothin' free except the grace of God.

True Grit

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Topic

No free lunch

Speaker

40-Year-Old Mattie Ross

Actor

Elizabeth Marvel

Source

True Grit

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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Citation

True Grit. Directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Skydance Productions/Mike Zoss Productions/Scott Rudin Productions, 2010.

In many a piece of music, it's the pause or the rest that gives the piece its beauty and its shape.

Pico Iyer

The Art of Stillness

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Music

Author

Pico Iyer

Source

The Art of Stillness

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Iyer, Pico. The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere. Simon & Schuster/TED Books, 2014, ch. 5. Originally a TED Talk, 2013.

It’s just like our life, we appear and we disappear. We are so important to some, but we are just…passing through.

Before Midnight

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Nature of life Life The human condition

Speaker

Natalia

Actor

Xenia Kalogeropoulou

Source

Before Midnight

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Drama (film) Romantic drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Before Midnight. Directed by Richard Linklater, Castle Rock Entertainment/Venture Forth/Detour Filmproduction, 2013.

If I could change one thing about you, it would be for you to stop trying to change me.

Before Midnight

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Changing others

Speaker

Jesse

Actor

Ethan Hawke

Source

Before Midnight

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Drama (film) Romantic drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Before Midnight. Directed by Richard Linklater, Castle Rock Entertainment/Venture Forth/Detour Filmproduction, 2013.

The idea of knowing exactly where you're going is overrated.

Sarah Sze

The New Yorker

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Topic

Journey vs. destination Wandering Exploration

Speaker

Sarah Sze

Source

The New Yorker

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Sze, Sarah. "A Million Little Pieces." Interviewed by Andrea K. Scott. The New Yorker, 7 May 2012.

Don't live the same year 75 times and call it a life.

Robin Sharma

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Topic

Taking risks

Author

Robin Sharma

Medium

Tweet

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Sharma, Robin [@RobinSharma]. "Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life." Twitter, 30 Mar. 2014, https://twitter.com/robinsharma/status/450120262076203011.

I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. I believe that is an absolute necessity.

Whiplash

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Topic

Motivation

Speaker

Fletcher

Actor

J. K. Simmons

Source

Whiplash

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Whiplash. Directed by Damien Chazelle, Blumhouse Productions/Right of Way Films/Bold Films, 2014.

Are you scared of the fuckin' boogeyman? I'm not.

John Wick

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Topic

Boogeyman

Speaker

Isosef Tarasov

Actor

Alfie Allen

Source

John Wick

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Action (film) Action

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

John Wick. Directed by Chad Stahelski, Thunder Road Pictures/87Eleven Productions/MJW Films/DefyNite Films, 2014.

No, I want someone to tell me what to wear every morning. I want someone to tell me what to eat. What to like, what to hate, what to rage about, what to listen to, what band to like, what to buy tickets for, what to joke about, what not to joke about. I want someone to tell me what to believe in, who to vote for, who to love and how to tell them.

Fleabag

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Topic

Downsides of freedom Modern life

Speaker

Fleabag

Actor

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Source

Fleabag

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Drama (TV) Comedy Drama

Language

English

Time

2019 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Episode #2.4." Fleabag, written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, directed by Harry Bradbeer, season 2, episode 4, Amazon Studios and British Broadcasting Corporation, 2019.

Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

Game of Thrones

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Nature of power Power

Speaker

Lord Varys

Actor

Conleth Hill

Source

Game of Thrones

Medium

TV program

Genre

Fantasy (TV) Drama (TV) Fantasy Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"What Is Dead May Never Die." Game of Thrones, written by George R.R. Martin and David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, directed by Alik Sakharov, season 2, episode 3, Home Box Office and Television 360 and Grok! Studio, 2012.

The things you think are disasters in your life are not disasters really. Almost anything can be turned around: out of every ditch, a path, if you can only see it.

Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies

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Topic

Overcoming adversity

Author

Hilary Mantel

Source

Bring Up the Bodies

Medium

Novel

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Mantel, Hilary. Bring Up the Bodies. Fourth Estate/Henry Holt and Co., 2012.

Alternative facts are not facts, they're falsehoods.

Chuck Todd

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Topic

Lying and politics Truth and lies Facts

Speaker

Chuck Todd

Source

Meet the Press

Medium

TV program

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Todd, Chuck. Interviewed by Kellyanne Conway. Meet the Press. NBC, 22 Jan. 2017.

In a few hundred years, science has taken us farther in understanding the universe, than religion has in 10,000.

Life of Pi

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Topic

Science and religion Science Religion

Speaker

Santosh Patel

Actor

Adil Hussain

Source

Life of Pi

Medium

Film

Genre

Adventure (film) Drama (film) Adventure Drama

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Life of Pi. Directed by Ang Lee, Haishang Films/Dune Entertainment/Gil Netter, 2012.

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

John Green

The Fault In Our Stars

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Topic

Falling in love

Author

John Green

Source

The Fault In Our Stars

Medium

Novel

Genre

Young adult fiction

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Green, John. The Fault In Our Stars. Penguin Books, 2012, ch. 8.

Siri, why does God allow suffering?

Veep

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Topic

Problem of evil

Speaker

Mike McLintock

Actor

Matt Walsh

Source

Veep

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Crate." Veep, written by Simon Blackwell and Georgia Pritchett and Armando Iannucci, directed by Chris Addison, season 3, episode 9, Home Box Office and Dundee Productions, 2014.

Make glorious, amazing mistakes.

Neil Gaiman

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Topic

Mistakes

Author

Neil Gaiman

Medium

Blog post

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Journal." Neil Gaiman, 31 Dec. 2011, http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2011/12/my-new-year-wish.html.

Women are born with pain built in. It's our physical destiny. Period pains, sore boobs, childbirth, you know. We carry it within ourselves throughout our lives. Men don't. They have to seek it out.

Fleabag

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Nature of women Women Men and women

Speaker

Belinda

Actor

Kristin Scott Thomas

Source

Fleabag

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Drama (TV) Comedy Drama

Language

English

Time

2019 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Episode #2.3." Fleabag, written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, directed by Harry Bradbeer, season 2, episode 3, Amazon Studios and British Broadcasting Corporation, 2019.

Everything's got a price, bitch.

John Wick

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Prices Capitalism

Speaker

Iosef Tarasov

Actor

Alfie Allen

Source

John Wick

Medium

Film

Genre

Neo-noir Action (film) Action

Language

Russian

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

John Wick. Directed by Chad Stahelski, Thunder Road Pictures/87Eleven Productions/MJW Films/DefyNite Films, 2014.