You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

Walter Hagen

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Topic

Letting go Living in the moment

Author

Walter Hagen

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Golfer Athlete

From

United States

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Citation

Hagen, Walter C. The Walter Hagen Story. Simon and Schuster, 1956.

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Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?

Joseph Welch

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Topic
Red Scare Cold War American politics
Speaker
Joseph Welch
Language
English
Time
1954 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Welch, Joseph. Quoted in No Sense of Decency, written by Robert Shogun. Ivan R. Dee, 2009, ch. 10. Originally a speech "Have You No Sense of Decency?" Army-McCarthy Hearings. 9 June 1954, Washington, DC, USA.

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Press not a falling man too far!

William Shakespeare

Henry VIII

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Topic
Pushing one's limits
Speaker
Lord Chamberlain

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Henry VIII
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play)
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1613 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William and John Fletcher. Henry VIII. King's Men, 1613, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Henry the Eighth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblattet al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.