Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

The Princess Bride

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Topic

Suffering The human condition

Speaker

The Man in Black

Actor

Cary Elwes

Source

The Princess Bride

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Fantasy (film) Comedy Fantasy

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Citation

The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner, Act III Communications/Buttercup Films/The Princess Bride Ltd., 1987.

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I've always wanted to be somebody. But I see now I should have been more specific.

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Topic
Ambition
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Lily Tomlin

Author

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Source
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1985 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Wagner, Jane. "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." Performed by Lily Tomlin. 1985, Plymouth Theater, New York City, NY, USA.

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Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows.

Hesiod

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Topic
Hard work Excellence Character Virtue The human condition

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Hesiod
Source
Works and Days
Medium
Poem
Genre
Didactic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Hesiod. Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι [Works and Days]. c. 700 BC, l. 289.

Current Citation

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I’m a great quitter. It’s one of the few things I do well. I come from a long line of quitters.

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George Costanza
Actor
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Source
Seinfeld
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1993 1990s 20th century
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"The Old Man." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones, season 4, episode 18, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1993.