I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for other people to go on.

Jean Kerr

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Topic

Fear of flying Airplanes Air travel

Author

Jean Kerr

Source

The Snake Has All the Lines

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Kerr, Jean. The Snake Has All the Lines. Doubleday, 1960.

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Culture shock is relatively mild in comparison with a much more serious malady that might be called "future shock." Future shock is the dizzying disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future.

Alvin Toffler

The Future as a Way of Life

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Topic
The future

Author

Alvin Toffler
Source
The Future as a Way of Life
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Toffler, Alvin. "The Future as a Way of Life." Horizon Magazine, Summer 1965.

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Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare

Macbeth

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Topic
Absurdity of life The absurd Life as performance Ephemeral nature of life Life
Speaker
Macbeth

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Macbeth
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Macbeth." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 5, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Macbeth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 5.