Going for it

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I have learned how to live, how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch. And I will never, never again run away from life. Or from love, either.

Sabrina

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Topic

Living life to the fullest Taking risks Going for it Life

Speaker

Sabrina Fairchild

Actor

Audrey Hepburn

Source

Sabrina

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy drama (film) Romantic comedy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Sabrina. Directed by Billy Wilder, Paramount Pictures, 1954.

Alright, fine. You wanna be in a band? Fine. Go ahead. Play every night. Play three times a night! Don't just dick around the same coffee house for five years. Don't dick around with her or with me. I mean, try at something for once in your life. Do something about it, but you know what? You better do it now, and you better do it fast, because the world doesn't owe you any favors. And whether you know it or not, you're on the inside track to loserville, USA.

Reality Bites

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Topic

Going for it

Speaker

Lelaina Pierce

Actor

Winona Ryder

Source

Reality Bites

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Comedy drama (film) Romantic comedy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Reality Bites. Directed by Ben Stiller, Jersey Films, 1994.

What are you preparing? You're always preparing! Just go!

Spaceballs

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Preparation Going for it

Speaker

Dark Helmet

Actor

Rick Moranis

Source

Spaceballs

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (fim) Science fiction (film) Comedy Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Spaceballs. Directed by Mel Brooks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Brooksfilms/Industrial Light & Magic, 1987

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic

Going for it Settling

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Source

Maxims for Revolutionists: Stray Sayings Man and Superman

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play)

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. "Man and Superman: Maxims for Revolutionists." Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara. Oxford University Press, 2021. Originally published by Archibald and Constable Co., Ltd., 1903.

If everything is under control, you're not going fast enough.

Mario Andretti

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Topic

Taking risks Going for it

Speaker

Mario Andretti

Source

Success Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Andretti, Mario. Quoted in "Mario Andretti: A Glass Half Full for the Indy 500 and Formula One Champion." Written by Elisa Henry. Success Magazine, 29 Dec. 2009.

Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog.

Roald Dahl

Matilda

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Topic

Going for it

Author

Roald Dahl

Source

Matilda

Medium

Novel

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Viking Kestrel, 1988.

When I make a mistake, it's a beaut!

Fiorello La Guardia

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Topic

Mistakes Going for it

Speaker

Fiorello La Guardia

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Guardia, Fiorello La. Quoted in Patience and Fortitude, by William Manners. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.

You don't need a certificate. Just do it or not do it.

Lawrence Weiner

Quoted in Interview Magazine

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Topic

Credentialism Education Going for it Taking action

Speaker

Lawrence Weiner

Source

Interview Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Weiner, Lawrence. "Artists at Work: Lawrence Weiner." Interviewed by Emily McDermott. Interview Magazine, 2 Sept. 2015, www.interviewmagazine.com/art/artists-at-work-lawrence-weiner.

Why not seize the pleasure at once?-How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!

Jane Austen

Emma

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Topic

Going for it Missed opportunities Happiness

Speaker

Frank Churchill

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Emma

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1815 1810s 19th century

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Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Emma. Vol. 2, London: John Murray, 1815, ch. 30.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Emma, edited by Fiona Stafford. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 30.

No one gives it to ya, you have to take it.

The Departed

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Topic

Assertiveness Going for it

Speaker

Frank Costello

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

The Departed

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (drama) Thriller (film) Crime Thriller

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

The Departed. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Plan B Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Media Asia Entertainment Group, Vertigo Films, GK Films, and Media Asia Films, 2006.