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What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?

Abraham Lincoln

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Conservatism

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Address at Cooper Institute, New York City

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

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Lincoln, Abraham. "Address at Cooper Institute, New York City." 27 Feb. 1860, New York City, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Address at Cooper Institute, New York City, February 27, 1860." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

If you don't believe in love, what's the point of living?

Ron Swanson

Parks and Recreation

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Purpose of life Love

Speaker

Ron Swanson

Actor

Nick Offerman

Source

Parks and Recreation

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"Ron and Tammy." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Mike Scully, directed by Troy Miller, season 2, episode 8, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2009.

Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?

Job

Job 2:10

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Topic

Adversity Yin and yang

Speaker

Job

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 2:10).

Can these bones live?

God

Ezekiel 37:3

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Life after death Resurrection

Speaker

God

Source

Ezekiel The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ezekiel 37:3).

What place can be left for random action, when God constraineth all things to order?

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Free will Randomness

Author

Boethius

Source

The Consolation of Philosophy

Genre

Philosophical literature

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Question

Language

Latin

Time

523 520s 6th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 5, poem 1.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 5, poem 1.

Wow. Wait a minute, Doc. Are you trying to tell me that my mother has got the hots for me?

Back to the Future

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Oedipal issues Mothers and sons

Speaker

Marty McFly

Actor

Michael J. Fox

Source

Back to the Future

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Science fiction

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Back to the Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Amblin Entertainment, 1985.

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 1:2-3

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Meaninglessness Work Impossibility of progress

Source

Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

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Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Ecclesiastes 1:2-3).

So do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?"

Jesus

Matthew 6:31

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Worry Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question Advice

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Matthew 6:31).

Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Matthew 24:3

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Topic

End times

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 24:3).

Roses are red, violets are blue, Jazz and I are black, but Carlton what are you?

Will Smith

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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Topic

Acting white

Speaker

Will Smith

Actor

Will Smith

Source

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Def Poet's Society." The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, written by Benny Medina and Jeff Pollack and Andy Borowitz, directed by Jeff Melman, season 1, episode 7, The Stuffed Dog Company and Quincy Jones Entertainment and NBC Productions, 1990.

What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet.

William Shakespeare

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Roses Flowers Names

Speaker

Juliet Capulet

Author

William Shakespeare

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1597 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 2, sc. 2

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.

Have you always been this stuck up, or did it take, like, years of practice?

Will Smith

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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Topic

Snobbery

Speaker

Will Smith

Actor

Will Smith

Source

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Love at First Fight." The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, written by Benny Medina and Jeff Pollack and Andy Borowitz, directed by Jeff Melman, season 1, episode 21, The Stuffed Dog Company and Quincy Jones Entertainment and NBC Productions, 1991.

Is It fitting to consider what is impermanent, painful, and subject to change as, "This is mine, this am I, this is my self"?

Pali Tipitaka

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Impermanence

Source

Pali Tipitaka

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Sanskrit

Time

100 BC 100s BC 2nd century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Pali Tipitaka. c. 100 BC, Vinaya, Mahav 1:6.

Current Citation

Meghaprasara, Matthew. New Guide to the Tipitaka. Sangha of Books, 2013, Vinaya Pitaka, Maha Vagga 1:6.

Do you ever wish you that sometimes you could freeze frame a single moment in your day, look at it and say, "this is not my life?"

Mrs. Doubtfire

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Topic

Alienation

Speaker

Daniel Hillard

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Mrs. Doubtfire

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Comedy (film) Comedy drama Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mrs. Doubtfire. Directed by Chris Columbus, 20th Century Fox/Blue Wolf Productions, 1993.

Did you ever think that maybe you're not too big, but maybe this town is just too small?

Big Fish

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Topic

Small town life

Speaker

Edward Bloom (Young)

Actor

Ewan McGregor

Source

Big Fish

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Comedy drama (film) Fantasy Comedy drama

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Big Fish. Directed by Tim Burton, Columbia Pictures/Jinks/Cohen Company/The Zanuck Company, 2003.

Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Nature of man Man and animals

Speaker

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Speeches of Benjamin Disraeli

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Speech about meanings and origin of on the side of the angels. Oxford Diocesan Conference. 25 Nov. 1864, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK.

Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you've lived nearly half the time you have to live already?

Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

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Passage of time Aging Missed opportunities Life

Speaker

Robert Cohn

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

The Sun Also Rises

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926, bk. 1, ch. 2.

When the stars threw down their spears
And water'd heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

William Blake

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Topic

Creation of the world Stars

Author

William Blake

Source

The Tyger

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1794 1790s 18th century

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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Tyger." Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. London, 1794.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Tyger." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

Oh why was I born with a different face?
Why was I not born like the rest of my race?

William Blake

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Fitting in

Author

William Blake

Source

O! why was I born with a different face?

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1803 1800s 19th century

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Blake, William. Letter to Thomas Butts. Aug. 1803.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "[To] Mr. Butts August 16, 1803 'O why was I born with a different face.'" The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008.

Someone ought to do it, so why not I?

Annie Besant

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Topic

Taking action

Author

Annie Besant

Source

An Autobiography (Annie Besant)

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1893 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Besant, Annie. Annie Besant: An Autobiography. London: Unwin, 1893.

Current Citation

Besant, Annie. From Atheism to Theosophy: The Autobiography of Annie Besant. Mt. San Antonio College, 2020.