Science fiction

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You don't actually think they spend $20,000 on a hammer, $30,000 on a toilet seat, do you?

Independence Day

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Topic

Government spending

Speaker

Julius Levinson

Actor

Judd Hirsch

Source

Independence Day

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Independence Day. Directed by Roland Emmerich, Centropolis Entertainment, 1996.

Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn't stop to think if they should.

Jurassic Park

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Topic

Technological progress Downsides of progress

Speaker

Malcolm

Actor

Jeff Goldblum

Source

Jurassic Park

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jurassic Park. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment, 1993.

A Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the Dark Side. Anger, fear, aggression. The Dark Side of the force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you it will.

Yoda

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

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Topic

Temptation of evil The Dark Side Decisions and choices

Speaker

Yoda

Actor

Frank Oz

Source

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Directed by Richard Marquand, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1983.

Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.

Blade Runner

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Topic

Living in fear Fear

Speaker

Roy Batty

Actor

Rutger Hauer

Source

Blade Runner

Medium

Film

Genre

Dystopian (film) Science fiction (film) Dystopian Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Blade Runner. Directed by Ridley Scott, The Ladd Company/Blade Runner Partnership/Shaw Brothers Studio, 1982.

God, it sucks up here.

Armageddon

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Topic

Space

Speaker

Max Lennert

Actor

Ken Husdon Campbell

Source

Armageddon

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Citation

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

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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Topic

Purpose of life Meaning of life The universe

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Pan Books, 1980, introductory paragraph.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Topic

Venality of politicians Politicians

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

Fit the Twelfth The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Adams, Douglas. "Fit the Twelfth." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Secondary Phase. BBC Radio 4, London, England, UK, 25 Jan. 1980.

Current Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Pan Books, 1980, ch. 28.

Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use of any other drug with special horror.

William S. Burroughs

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Topic

Alcohol

Author

William S. Burroughs

Source

Naked Lunch

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Burroughs, William Seward. The Naked Lunch. Olympia Press/Grove Press, 1959, appendix.

We spend 250 billion dollars a year on defense and here we are. The fate of the planet is in the hands of a bunch of retards I wouldn't trust with a potato gun.

Armageddon

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Topic

Fate of the world

Speaker

General Kimsey

Actor

Keith David

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.

If there's one thing the history of evolution has taught us, it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, it expands to new territories, and crashes through barriers painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, uh, well, there it is.

Jurassic Park

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Topic

Evolution

Speaker

Malcolm

Actor

Jeff Goldblum

Source

Jurassic Park

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jurassic Park. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment, 1993.

You have a problem with authority, Mr. Anderson. You believe that you are special, that somehow the rules do not apply to you. Obviously, you are mistaken.

The Matrix

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Topic

Resisting authority Authority The man

Speaker

Rhineheart

Actor

David Aston

Source

The Matrix

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.

What if you stayed this time?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Topic

Relationships

Speaker

Clementine Kruczynski

Actor

Kate Winslet

Source

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Science fiction (film) Romantic drama Science fiction

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry, Anonymous Content/This Is That, 2004.

Come back and make up a good-bye at least. Let's pretend we had one.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Topic

Saying goodbye Broken relationships Relationships

Speaker

Clementine Kruczynski

Actor

Kate Winslet

Source

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Science fiction (film) Romantic drama Science fiction

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry, Anonymous Content/This Is That, 2004.

For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Topic

Man and animals Civilization Dolphins

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

Fit the Third The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Adams, Douglas. "Fit the Third." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Primary Phase. BBC Radio 4, London, England, UK, 22 Mar. 1978.

Current Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 23.