Drama

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What we’ve got here is failure to communicate. Some man you just can’t reach.

Cool Hand Luke

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Topic

Communication The man Authority

Speaker

Captain

Actor

Strother Martin

Source

Cool Hand Luke

Medium

Film

Genre

Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Cool Hand Luke. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, Jalem Productions, 1967.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms, greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind.

Gordon Gekko

Wall Street

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Topic

Greed Capitalism Progress Human nature

Speaker

Gordon Gekko

Actor

Michael Douglas

Source

Wall Street

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Citation

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

I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And... I was... Really-I was alive.

Walter White

Breaking Bad

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Topic

Doing what you love Selling drugs

Speaker

Walter White

Actor

Bryan Cranston

Source

Breaking Bad

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Felina." Breaking Bad, written by Vince Gilligan, directed by Vince Gilligan, season 5, episode 16, High Bridge Productions and Gran Via Productions, 2013.

Give us this day our television, and an automobile, but deliver us from freedom.

Masculin Féminin

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Topic

Modern life

Speaker

Madeleine Zimmer

Actor

Chantal Goya

Source

Masculin Féminin

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

French

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Masculin Féminin [Masculine Feminine]. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Anouchka Films-Argos Films/Sandrews-Svenskfilmindustri, 1966.

Whatever happened to Gary Cooper, the strong silent type?

Tony Soprano

The Sopranos

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Topic

Masculinity

Speaker

Tony Soprano

Actor

James Gandolfini

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"The Strong, Silent Type." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Terence Winter and Robin Green, directed by Alan Taylor, season 4, episode 10, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2002.

Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump.

Forrest Gump

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Forrest Gump

Actor

Tom Hanks

Source

Forrest Gump

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Introduction

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.

Tyler Durden

Fight Club

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Topic

Consumerism Advertising and marketing

Speaker

Tyler Durden

Actor

Brad Pitt

Source

Fight Club

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Fight Club. Directed by David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Linson Films, 1999.

Gentlemen, welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.

Tyler Durden

Fight Club

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Topic

Secret societies Secrets

Speaker

Tyler Durden

Actor

Brad Pitt

Source

Fight Club

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Fight Club. Directed by David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Linson Films, 1999.

Cause she got a great ass...and you got your head all the way up it!

Heat

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Topic

Women's attractiveness

Speaker

Lt. Vincent Hanna

Actor

Al Pacino

Source

Heat

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Heat. Directed by Michael Mann, Regency Enterprises/Forward Pass, 1995.

Always do the right thing.

Do the Right Thing

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Topic

Doing the right thing

Speaker

Da Mayor

Actor

Ossie Davis

Source

Do the Right Thing

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Drama (film) Comedy drama Drama

Statement Type

Orders and comments

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Do the Right Thing. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks, 1989.

Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have fucked with? That's me.

Gran Torino

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Topic

Bad hombres

Speaker

Walt Kowalski

Actor

Clint Eastwood

Source

Gran Torino

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Gran Torino. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Double Nickel Entertainment/Malpaso Productions/Village Roadshow Pictures, 2008.

Now, I have come to the crossroads in my life. I always knew what the right path was. Without exception, I knew. But I never took it. You know why? It was too damn hard.

Al Pacino

Scent of a Woman

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Topic

Doing the right thing

Speaker

Lt. Col. Frank Slade

Actor

Al Pacino

Source

Scent of a Woman

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Scent of a Woman. Directed by Martin Brest, City Lights Films, 1992.

Who reflects too much will accomplish little.

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic

Thinking vs. doing

Speaker

Wilhelm Tell

Author

Friedrich Schiller

Source

Wilhelm Tell

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play) Drama

Language

German

Time

1804 1800s 19th century

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Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Wilhelm Tell [William Tell]. 17 Mar. 1804, Weimarer Hoftheatre (now Deutsche Nationaltheatre Weimar), Weimar, Germany, act 3, sc. 1.

Business is war. It's dog eat dog, rat eat rat. If my competitor were drowning, I'd walk over and I'd put a hose right in his mouth.

Ray Kroc

Founder

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Topic

Business competition Capitalism

Speaker

Ray Kroc

Actor

Michael Keaton

Source

Founder

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

2016 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Founder. Directed by John Lee Hancock, FilmNation Entertainment/The Combine/Faliro House Productions S. A., 2016.

We're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado, anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.

Alec Baldwin

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Topic

Incentives Capitalism

Speaker

Blake

Actor

Alec Baldwin

Source

Glengarry Glen Ross

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Glengarry Glen Ross. Directed by James Foley, Zupnik Enterprises, 1992.

We got a dead man walking, here! Dead man walking! We got a dead man walking…

The Green Mile

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Inevitability of death Facing death Death

Speaker

Percy Wetmore

Actor

Doug Hutchison

Source

The Green Mile

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

The Green Mile. Directed by Frank Darabont, Castle Rock Entertainment/Darkwoods Productions, 1999.

America is God's crucible, the great melting pot where all the races of Europe are melting and reforming!

Israel Zangwill

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Topic

Immigration America

Speaker

David Quixano

Author

Israel Zangwill

Source

The Melting Pot

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play) Drama

Language

English

Time

1908 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Zangwill, Israel. The Melting Pot. 5 Oct. 1908, Columbia Theatre, Washington, DC, USA, act 1.

I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.

Forrest Gump

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Topic

Love

Speaker

Forrest Gump

Actor

Tom Hanks

Source

Forrest Gump

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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

We didn't land on Plymouth Rock—Plymouth Rock landed on us!

Malcolm X

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Topic

Black experience

Speaker

Malcolm X

Actor

Denzel Washington

Source

Malcolm X

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Drama (film) Biography Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Malcolm X. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1992.

Man, money ain’t got no owners. Only spenders.

Omar Little

The Wire

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Topic

Money

Speaker

Omar Little

Actor

Michael Kenneth Williams

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"Refugees." The Wire, written by David Simon and Dennis Lehane and Ed Burns, directed by Jim McKay, season 4, episode 4, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2006.