The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.

Samuel Spade

The Maltese Falcon

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Topic

Overcompensating

Speaker

Samuel Spade

Actor

Humphrey Bogart

Source

The Maltese Falcon

Medium

Film

Genre

Film noir Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Maltese Falcon. Directed by John Huston, Warner Bros., 1941.

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Winning isn’t everything...It’s the only thing.

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Topic
Winning
Speaker
Henry R. "Red" Sanders
Language
English
Time
1948 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Sanders, Henry R. Quoted in L.A. Times. 18 Oct. 1950. Originally spoken to the Quarterback Club. Luncheon. 1948, Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

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.