You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.

Citizen Kane

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Counterfactual history Downsides of wealth Wealth

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Kane

Actor

Orson Welles

Source

Citizen Kane

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

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Along the vital Pacific Coast over 112,000 potential enemies, of Japanese extraction, are at large today. There are indications that these are organized and ready for concerted action at a favorable opportunity. The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken

John DeWitt

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World War II

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John DeWitt
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English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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DeWitt, John L. Final Report on the Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast. c. 1942.

Another quote about Wealth

The character which results from wealth is that of a prosperous fool.

Aristotle

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Corrosive effects of wealth Downsides of wealth Wealth Character Fools

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Aristotle
Source
Rhetoric
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Aristotle. Rhetoric. 322 BC, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.

Current Citation

Aristotle. The Art of Rhetoric, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2018, bk. 2, pt. 16, sect. 3.

Another quote from 1941

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty-never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Winston Churchill

Speech at Harrow School, October 29, 1941

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Never giving up Persistence
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Winston Churchill
Source
Speech at Harrow School, October 29, 1941
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Never Give In." 29 Oct. 1941, Harrow School, Harrow, England, UK. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "'Never give in!', 29 October 1941, Harrow School." Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Speeches. A&C Black, 2013.

Another quote from the following genre Drama

Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump.

Forrest Gump

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Forrest Gump
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Tom Hanks
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Forrest Gump
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Film
Genre
Drama (film) Drama
Statement Type
Introduction
Language
English
Time
1994 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Forrest Gump. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Tisch Company, 1994.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain.

Colleen McCullough

The Thorn Birds

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Colleen McCullough
Source
The Thorn Birds
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

McCullough, Colleen. The Thorn Birds. Harper & Row, 1977, epigraph.