There are no second acts in American lives.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Second chances Redemption America

Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Source

The Last Tycoon

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Novelist Writer

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United States

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Last Tycoon. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941, notes.

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That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby
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English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, ch. 1.

Another quote from the 1940s

Warfare... Is just an invention, older and more widespread than the jury system, but none the less an invention.

Margaret Mead

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War

Author

Margaret Mead
Source
Warfare is Only an Invention—Not a Biological Necessity
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Mead, Margaret. "Warfare is Only an Invention--Not a Biological Necessity." Asia, Aug. 1940.

Another quote about America

Religious insanity is very common in the United States.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America

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Religion in America America

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Alexis de Tocqueville
Source
Democracy in America
Genre
Political literature
Language
French
Time
1840 1840s 19th century
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Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 2, London: Saunders and Otley, 1840, sect. 2, ch. 12.

Current Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 2, sect. 2, ch. 12.

Another quote from 1940

Always let your conscience be your guide.

Pinocchio

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Decisions and choices Conscience
Speaker
Jiminy Cricket
Actor
Cliff Edwards
Source
Pinocchio
Medium
Film
Genre
Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Pinocchio. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, Walt Disney Productions, 1940.