Interview

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In the twenty-first century, the robot will take the place which slave labor occupied in ancient civilization.

Nikola Tesla

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Topic

Robots

Speaker

Nikola Tesla

Source

A Machine to End War Liberty magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Tesla, Nikola. "A Machine to End War." Interviewed by George Sylvester Viereck. Liberty Magazine, 9 Feb. 1935.

God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God... I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.

John D. Rockefeller

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Topic

Charity

Speaker

John D. Rockefeller

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Rockefeller, John Davison. Interviewed by William Hoster. c. 1905.

Current Citation

Rockefeller, John Davison. Quoted in The Rockefellers: An American dynasty, written by Peter Collier and David Horowitz. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976, ch. 3.

If you look at a dog following the advice of his nose, he traverses a patch of land in a completely unplottable manner. And he invariably finds what he's looking for.

W.G. Sebald

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Topic

Dogs Animals Discovery

Speaker

W.G. Sebald

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Sebald, Winifred Georg. Interview with Joe Cuomo. Queens College Evening Reading Series. 13 Mar. 2001, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. Question and answer session.

Business is built by men who care-care enough to disagree, fight it out to a finish, get facts. When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary.

William Wrigley Jr.

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Topic

Building a business Business

Speaker

William Wrigley Jr.

Source

The American Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Wrigley, William Jr. "Spunk Never Cost Man a Job Worth Having." Interviewed by Neil M. Clark. The American Magazine, Mar. 1931.

I believe that it's very important to experience a radical rupture, discontinuity or transformation of meaning during your life, but the earlier it happens the better.

Anri Sala

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Topic

Transformative experiences Paradigm shift Personal growth Experiences

Speaker

Anri Sala

Medium

Interview

Language

Albanian

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Sala, Anri. Quoted in Anri Sala (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series), written by Hans Ulrich Obrist. Phaidon Press, 2006.

You will never be free until we are free.

Desmond Tutu

Read the full transcript of this interview at PBS.org

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all people Liberation Freedom

Speaker

Desmond Tutu

Source

Bill Moyers' Journal

Medium

Interview TV program

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Tutu, Desmond. "Bill Moyers Talks with Archbishop Desmond Tutu." Bill Moyers Journal. PBS, 27 Apr. 1999.

If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?

Pope Francis

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Topic

Homosexuality Judging others Grace Catholicism

Speaker

Pope Francis

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Statement Type

Question

Language

Italian

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pope Francis. "On Gay Priests, Pope Francis Asks, 'Who Am I to Judge?" The New York Times, July 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/pope-francis-gay-priests.html

Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.

Malala Yousafzai

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Topic

Changing the world Taking action Activism Progress Politics

Speaker

Malala Yousafzai

Source

Glamour Magazine

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Yousafzai, Malala. "Malala Yousafzai: The Girls' Hero." Glamour Magazine, 30 Oct. 2013.

Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong.

Maya Angelou

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Topic

Truth Standing up for what's right Taking action Activism Progress

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

The West Interview: Maya Angelous San Jose Mercury News

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Angelou, Maya. "The West Interview: Maya Angelou." Interviewed by Sal Manna. San Jose Mercury News, 22 June 1986.

I don't wait to be struck by lightning and don't need certain slants of light in order to write.

Toni Morrison

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Topic

Inspiration Creative process Writing

Speaker

Toni Morrison

Source

The New Republic

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Morrison, Toni. "The Language Must Not Sweat." Interviewed by Thomas LeClair. The New Republic, 21 Mar. 1981.

It is the most violent people who go for love and peace.

John Lennon

Read this interview at beatlesinterviews.org

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Topic

Peace movement Human nature

Speaker

John Lennon

Source

Playboy Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 0

Citation

Lennon, John. "Playboy Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono." Interviewed by David Sheff. Playboy, Jan. 1981.

I don't think you can really put a monetary value on a painting.

Jacob Lawrence

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Topic

Art and money Art

Speaker

Jacob Lawrence

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Lawrence, Jacob. Interviewed by Carroll Greene. 26 Oct. 1968, New York City, NY, USA.

I never feel spiritual anywhere except in the presence of my own stories.

Sherman Alexie

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Topic

Spirituality Stories

Speaker

Sherman Alexie

Source

Crossroads: The Journal of the Poetry Society of America

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Alexie, Sherman. Interviewed by Diane Thiel. Crossroads: The Journal of the Poetry Society of America, Spring 2004.

Being blonde is definitely a different state of mind. I can't really put my finger on it, but the artifice of being blonde has some incredible sort of sexual connotation.

Madonna

Read the Rolling Stone Interview with Madonna at rollingstone.com

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Topic

Blondes Identity

Author

Madonna

Source

Rolling Stone

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Madonna. "Madonna: The Rolling Stone Interview." Interviewed by Bill Zehme. Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 1989.

I let the audience follow me, if it is interested.

Richard Wright

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Topic

Artist and audience

Speaker

Richard Wright

Source

L'Express

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Wright, Richard. Interviewed by L'Express. 18 Oct. 1955.

Generosity truly is the best investment.

Diane von Furstenberg

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Topic

Generosity

Speaker

Diane von Furstenberg

Source

Good Moring America

Medium

Interview TV program

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Von Furstenberg, Diane. "Diane von Furstenberg Talks 6th Annual DVF Awards." Good Morning America, 9 Mar. 2015.

Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible.

Angela Davis

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Topic

Political progress Perseverance Activism Politics

Author

Angela Davis

Source

Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Davis, Angela. "Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context." Interviewed by Frank Barat. Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Haymarket Books, 2016.

It would be nice to forget history, but we do it at our peril.

Lucille Clifton

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Topic

Learning from the past History

Speaker

Lucille Clifton

Source

Mosaic Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clifton, Lucille. "The Healing World of Lucille Clifton." Interviewed by Jacqueline Jones Lamon. Mosaic Magazine, 28 Aug. 2012.

Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.

Benito Mussolini

Quoted in The New York Times

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Topic

Critique of democracy Democracy Political theory

Speaker

Benito Mussolini

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mussolini, Benito. "Mussolini Says Fascism Will Live After He Is Done." Interviewed by Edwin L. James. New York Times, 15 Apr. 1928.

The blue period was not a question of color. It was an inner necessity to paint like that.

Pablo Picasso

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Topic

Artistic expression Self-expression Art

Speaker

Pablo Picasso

Source

Vogue

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Picasso, Pablo. "Picasso." Interviewed by Alexander Liberman. Vogue, 1 Nov. 1956.