Pickering, why can't a woman be more like a man?

My Fair Lady

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Topic

Men and women

Speaker

Professor Henry Higgins

Actor

Rex Harrison

Source

My Fair Lady

Medium

Song Film

Genre

Musical comedy (film) Musical (film) Musical comedy Musical

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Citation

"A Hymn to Him." My Fair Lady. Directed by George Cuko, performed by Rex Smith, Warner Bros., 1964.

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The attitude above all others which I feel sure is no longer valid is the arrogance of power, the tendency of great nations to equate power with virtue and major responsibilities with a universal mission.

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The Arrogance of Power

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Topic
International politics

Author

J. William Fulbright
Source
The Arrogance of Power
Language
English
Time
1966 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Fulbright, J. William. The Arrogance of Power. Random House, 1966, introduction.

Another quote about Men and women

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Topic
Single men Men and women

Author

Jane Austen
Source
Pride and Prejudice
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Opening lines
Language
English
Time
1813 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 1, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 1.

Another quote from My Fair Lady

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!

Eliza Doolittle

My Fair Lady

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Topic
Rain Spain
Speaker
Eliza Doolittle
Actor
Audrey Hepburn
Source
The Rain in Spain My Fair Lady
Medium
Song Film
Genre
Musical comedy (film) Musical (film) Musical comedy Musical
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"The Rain in Spain." My Fair Lady. Directed by George Cukor, performed by Marni Nixon, Audrey Hepburn, et al., Warner Bros., 1964.