There's a saying, every man is put on Earth condemned to die, time and method of execution unknown.

The Twilight Zone

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Topic

Inevitability of death The human condition

Speaker

Narrator (Twilight Zone)

Actor

Rod Serling

Source

The Twilight Zone

Medium

TV program

Genre

Science fiction (TV) Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Escape Clause." The Twilight Zone, written by Rod Serling, directed by Mitchell Leisen, season 1, episode 6, Cayuga Productions and CBS Television Network, 1959.

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Another quote from the 1950s

If you could say it in words, there'd be no reason to paint.

Edward Hopper

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Topic
Purpose of art Limits of language

Author

Edward Hopper
Source
Time
Medium
Magazine
Language
English
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hopper, Edward. "Art: The Silent Witness.” Time Magazine, 24 Dec. 1956.

Another quote about The human condition

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

Hesiod

Works and Days

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Topic
Hard work Excellence Character Virtue The human condition

Author

Hesiod
Source
Works and Days
Medium
Poem
Genre
Didactic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

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

Current Citation

Hesiod. "Works and Days." Theogony and Works and Days, translated by M. L. West. Oxford University Press, 2009, l. 289.

Another quote from the following genre Science fiction

E.T. Phone home.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

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Home
Speaker
E.T.
Actor
Pat Welsh
Source
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Medium
Film
Genre
Science fiction (film) Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1982 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment, 1982.