Just old age. It's the only disease, Mr. Thompson, you don't look forward to being cured of.

Citizen Kane

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Topic

Old age Fear of death Death

Speaker

Mr. Bernstein

Actor

Everett Sloane

Source

Citizen Kane

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Citizen Kane. Directed by Orson Welles. RKO Radio Pictures/Mercury Productions, 1941.

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The last time I see Paris will be on the day I die. The city was inexhaustible, and so is its memory.

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Topic
Paris

Author

Elliot Paul
Source
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Genre
Travel writing
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Paul, Elliot. The Last Time I Saw Paris. ‎Random House, 1942, pt. 2, ch. 23.

Another quote about Death

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Dylan Thomas

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Old age Death

Author

Dylan Thomas
Source
Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Thomas, Dylan. "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." Botteghe Oscure, 1951.

Another quote from 1941

A culture is in its finest flower before it begins to analyze itself.

Alfred North Whitehead

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Topic
Culture

Author

Alfred North Whitehead
Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Whitehead, Alfred North. Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead, edited by Lucien Price. David. R. Godine, 2008, ch. 22. Originally from dialogue with Lucien Price, 30 Aug. 1941.

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Brothers, what we do in life...echoes in eternity.

Gladiator

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Topic
Legacy Repercussions Actions have consequences
Speaker
Maximus Decimus Meridius
Actor
Russell Crowe
Source
Gladiator
Medium
Film
Genre
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Language
English
Time
2000 2000s 21st century
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Citation

Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.