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History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.

Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

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Topic

History

Speaker

Adrian Finn

Author

Julian Barnes

Source

The Sense of an Ending

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Barnes, Julian. The Sense of an Ending. Jonathan Cape/Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, ch. 2.

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable-but then, so did the divine right of kings.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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Topic

Anti-capitalism Capitalism

Speaker

Ursula K. Le Guin

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Le Guin, Ursula K. Speech in Acceptance at the National Book Foundation Metal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. 19 Nov. 2014, The National Book Foundation, New York City, NY, USA, https://www.ursulakleguin.com/nbf-medal.

Darkness is good. Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That's power.

Steve Bannon

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Topic

Evil

Speaker

Steve Bannon

Source

Hollywood Reporter

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2016 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Bannon, Steve. "Ringside With Steve Bannon at Trump Tower as the President-Elect’s Strategist Plots 'An Entirely New Political Movement'." Interviewed by Michael Wolff. Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2016.

We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what computers should do.

Satya Nadella

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Topic

Morality and technology Technology Can vs. should

Speaker

Satya Nadella

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

2018 2010s 21st century

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Nadella, Satya. Quoted in “Microsoft Build: Data privacy must be protected, CEO Satya Nadella tells technologists.” Written by Rachel Lerman. The Seattle Times, 7 May 2018. Originally a keynote speech. Build conference. 7 May 2018, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA, USA.

I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world as it is is vexin' enough.

True Grit

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Topic

Hypothetical situations

Speaker

Col. Stonehill

Actor

Dakin Matthews

Source

True Grit

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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

I know things can really get rough when you go it alone. Don’t go thinking you gotta be tough and bleed like a stone.

The Shins

Simple Song

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Topic

Support from others Support Man as social animal

Speaker

The Shins

Source

Simple Song

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Mercer, James. "Simple Song." Port of Morrow. Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records, 2012.

The media's the opposition party.

Steve Bannon

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Topic

Media American politics

Speaker

Steve Bannon

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Bannon, Steve. "Trump Strategist Stephen Bannon Says Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut'." Interviewed by Michael M. Grynbaum. The New York Times, 26 Jan. 2017.

What you end up remembering isn't always the same as what you have witnessed.

Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

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Topic

Memory

Author

Julian Barnes

Source

The Sense of an Ending

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Barnes, Julian. The Sense of an Ending. Jonathan Cape/Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, ch. 1.

For the two of us, home isn't a place. It's a person. And we're finally home.

Stephanie Perkins

Anna and the French Kiss

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Topic

Finding the one Home

Author

Stephanie Perkins

Source

Anna and the French Kiss

Medium

Novel

Genre

Young adult

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Perkins, Stephanie. Anna and the French Kiss. Dutton Juvenile, 2010, ch. 47.

Sometimes I think the purpose of life is to reconcile us to its eventual loss by wearing us down, by proving, however long it takes, that life isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

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Topic

Purpose of life The human condition

Author

Julian Barnes

Source

The Sense of an Ending

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Barnes, Julian. The Sense of an Ending. Jonathan Cape/Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, ch. 2.

Believe it or not-and I know that most people do not-violence has declined over long stretches of time, and today we may be living in the most peaceable era in our species' existence.

Steven Pinker

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

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Topic

Advance of civilization Social progress Progress

Author

Steven Pinker

Source

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

Genre

Sociology

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Pinker, Steven. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. Viking Books, 2011, preface.

I'd rather die drunk, broke at 34 and have people at a dinner table talk about me than live to be rich and sober at 90 and nobody remember who I was.

Whiplash

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Topic

Making a mark Living life to the fullest

Speaker

Andrew

Actor

Miles Teller

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.

Err in the direction of kindness.

George Saunders

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Topic

Kindness

Speaker

George Saunders

Source

2013 Syracuse commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Saunders, George. Convocation speech for the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. 11 May 2013, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.

By the way, I would have voted for Obama for a third term, if I could. Best president in my lifetime, hands down.

Get Out

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Topic

Race relations American politics

Speaker

Dean Armitage

Actor

Bradley Whitford

Source

Get Out

Medium

Film

Genre

Horror (film) Horror

Language

English

Time

2017 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Get Out. Directed by Jordan Peele, Blumhouse Productions/QC Entertainment/Monkeypaw Productions, 2017.

Don’t worry where we end up. Ending-up’s not real. The life we build, we never stop creating.

Jimmy Eat World

Delivery

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Topic

Journey vs. destination Building a life Life

Speaker

Jimmy Eat World

Source

Delivery

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2019 2010s 20th century

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Citation

Jimmy Eat World. "Delivery." Surviving. RCA Records, 2019.

There may be dark days ahead, and war can no longer be confined to the battlefield, but we can only do the right as we see the right, and reverently commit our cause to God. If one and all, we keep resolutely faithful to it, then, with God's help, we shall prevail.

The King's Speech

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Topic

World War II

Speaker

King George VI

Actor

Colin Firth

Source

The King's Speech

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2010 2010s 21st century

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Citation

The King's Speech. Directed by Tom Hooper, UK Film Council/Momentum Pictures/Aegis Film Fund Molinare, London/FilmNation Entertainment/See-Saw Films/Bedlam Productions, 2010.

We live in time—it holds us and molds us—but I've never felt I understood it very well. And I'm not referring to theories about how it bends and doubles back, or may exist elsewhere in parallel versions. No, I mean ordinary, everyday time, which clocks and watches assure us passes regularly: tick-tock, click-clock. Is there anything more plausible than a second hand? And yet it takes only the smallest pleasure or pain to teach us time's malleability. Some emotions speed it up, others slow it down; occasionally, it seems to go missing—until the eventual point when it really does go missing, never to return.

Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

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Nature of time Time

Author

Julian Barnes

Source

The Sense of an Ending

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Barnes, Julian. The Sense of an Ending. Jonathan Cape/Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, ch. 1.

Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure.

Charlie Kaufman

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Topic

Failure Courage Taking risks

Speaker

Charlie Kaufman

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Kaufman, Charlie. "Screenwriters' Lecture: Charlie Kaufman." Screenwriters' Lecture Series. 30 Sept. 2011, British Film Institute, London, England, UK.

If it's legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

Todd Akin

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Topic

Rape

Speaker

Todd Akin

Medium

Interview

Statement Type

Political gaffe

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Akin, Todd. Interviewed by Charles Jaco. KTVI-TV, 19 Aug. 2012.

I never shied away from love's hugeness but I had no idea that love could be as reliable as the sun. The daily rising of love.

Jeanette Winterson

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Author

Jeanette Winterson

Source

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Winterson, Jeanette. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Jonathan Cape, 2011.