Hey, you wanna hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you.

On the Waterfront

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Topic

Dog eat dog world Preemptive war

Speaker

Terry Malloy

Actor

Marlon Brando

Source

On the Waterfront

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

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Citation

On the Waterfront. Directed by Elia Kazan, Horizon Pictures, 1954.

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The policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science; it is designed to enable a socialist culture to thrive in our land.

Mao Zedong

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Topic
Battle of ideas
Speaker
Mao Zedong
Source
On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Chinese
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Zedong, Mao. "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People." Eleventh Session (Enlarged) of the Supreme State Conference. 27 Feb. 1957, Beijing, China.

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Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.

Tyler Durden

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Consumerism Advertising and marketing
Speaker
Tyler Durden
Actor
Brad Pitt
Source
Fight Club
Medium
Film
Genre
Drama (film) Drama
Language
English
Time
1999 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Fight Club. Directed by David Fincher, Fox 2000 Pictures/Regency Enterprises/Linson Films, 1999.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Press not a falling man too far!

William Shakespeare

Henry VIII

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Topic
Pushing one's limits
Speaker
Lord Chamberlain

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Henry VIII
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play)
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1613 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William and John Fletcher. Henry VIII. King's Men, 1613, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Henry the Eighth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblattet al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.