Money

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Show me the money!

Jerry Maguire

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Topic

Asking for a raise Money

Speaker

Rod Tidwell

Actor

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Source

Jerry Maguire

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jerry Maguire. Directed by Cameron Crowe, TriStar Pictures/Gracie Films/Vinyl Films, 1996.

The love of money is the root of all evil.

1st Timothy 6:10

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Topic

Love of money Greed Money

Source

1st Timothy The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

Greek

Time

64 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Timothy 6:10).

Cash rules everything around me
C. R. E. A. M., get the money
Dollar dollar bill, y'all

Wu-Tang Clan

C.R.E.A.M.

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Accumulation of wealth Money

Speaker

Wu-Tang Clan

Source

C.R.E.A.M. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Medium

Song

Genre

Hip-hop

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wu-Tang Clan. "C.R.E.A.M." Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Loud Records/RCA Records, 1993.

The power of money is a distinctly male power. Money speaks, but it speaks with a male voice. In the hands of women, money stays literal; count it out, it buys what it is worth or less. In the hands of men, money buys women, sex, status, dignity, esteem, recognition, loyalty, all manner of possibility.

Andrea Dworkin

Pornography: Men Possessing Women

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Power of money Money

Author

Andrea Dworkin

Source

Pornography: Men Possessing Women

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Dworkin, Andrea. Pornography: Men Possessing Women. Putnam, 1981.

Man, money ain’t got no owners. Only spenders.

Omar Little

The Wire

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Topic

Money

Speaker

Omar Little

Actor

Michael Kenneth Williams

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Refugees." The Wire, written by David Simon and Dennis Lehane and Ed Burns, directed by Jim McKay, season 4, episode 4, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2006.

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Discourse on Political Economy

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Topic

Accumulation of wealth Money

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Source

Discourse on Political Economy

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1755 1750s 18th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discours sur l'economie politique [Discourse on Political Economy]. Encyclopédie, 1755.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Discourse on the Political Economy." The Basic Political Writings, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett, 2012.

Virtue does not come from money, but from virtue comes money and all other good things to man, both to the individual and to the state.

Socrates

Quoted in Apology, by Plato

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Topic

Virtue Money

Speaker

Socrates

Author

Plato

Source

Apology

Medium

Courtroom speech Speech

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

399 BC 390s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Plato. Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους [Apology of Socrates]. Speech of legal self-defence which Socrates spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption. 399 BC, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Plato. "Apology." Plato: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2017.

Playing with my money is like playing with my emotions.

Friday

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Topic

Money

Speaker

Big Worm

Actor

Faizon Love

Source

Friday

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Friday. Directed by F. Gary Gray, New Line Productions/Ghetto Bird Productions, 1995.

Money alone sets all the world in motion.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Power of money Money

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

I know of no country, indeed, where the love of money has taken a stronger hold on the affections of men, and where a profounder contempt is expressed for the theory of the permanent equality of property.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America

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Love of money Property rights Greed Money America

Author

Alexis de Tocqueville

Source

Democracy in America

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1835 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 1, London: Saunders and Otley, 1835, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 1, ch. 3.

Cause I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love.

The Beatles

Can't Buy Me Love

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Limits of money Money

Speaker

The Beatles

Source

Can't Buy Me Love A Hard Day's Night

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop rock Rock music

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. "Can't Buy Me Love." Performed by The Beatles. A Hard Day's Night. Parlophone/Capitol, 1964.

I was on this tour for one reason, money. But now I got a new reason, kickin' your ass!

Happy Gilmore

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Topic

Money Kicking ass Justifications and rationales

Speaker

Happy Gilmore

Actor

Adam Sandler

Source

Happy Gilmore

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports comedy (film) Comedy (film) Sports comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Happy Gilmore. Directed by Dennis Dugan, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment/Robert Simonds Productions, 1996.

How much is enough?

Bud Fox

Wall Street

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Topic

Accumulation of wealth Money

Speaker

Bud Fox

Actor

Charlie Sheen

Source

Wall Street

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wall Street. Directed by Oliver Stone, American Entertainment Partners/American Films, 1987.

I am a Millionaire. That is my religion.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic

Love of money Money Wealth

Speaker

Undershaft

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Source

Major Barbara

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play)

Language

English

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Major Barbara. 28 Nov. 1905, Court Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2.

Current Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Major Barbara. Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara. Oxford University Press, 2021, act 3.

When making a business decision, the only color that matters, Jesus, is green.

He Got Game

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Topic

Money

Speaker

Dom Pagnotti

Actor

Al Palagonia

Source

He Got Game

Medium

Film

Genre

Sports (film) Drama (film) Sports Drama

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

He Got Game. Directed by Spike Lee, Touchstone Pictures/40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1998.

Yeah, I know what gold does to men's souls.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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Topic

Gold Corrosive effects of wealth Downsides of wealth Money

Speaker

Howard

Actor

Walter Huston

Source

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Directed by John Huston, Warner Bros.-First National, 1948.

Expenditure rises to meet income.

C. Northcote Parkinson

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Money

Author

C. Northcote Parkinson

Source

The Law and the Profits

Genre

Economic literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Parkinson, C. Northcote. The Law and the Profits. Houghton Mifflin, 1960, ch. 1.

I like my money right where I can see it-hanging in my closet.

Carrie

Sex and the City

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Topic

Clothing Money

Speaker

Carrie

Actor

Sarah Jessica Parker

Source

Sex and the City

Medium

TV program

Genre

Romantic comedy (TV) Comedy (TV) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"To Market, to Market." Sex and the City, written by Darren Star and Michael Patrick King and Candace Bushnell, directed by Michael Patrick King, season 6, episode 1, Darren Star Productions, 2003.

Money is not for saving.

Yayoi Kusama

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Topic

Saving money Personal finances Money

Speaker

Yayoi Kusama

Source

Yayoi Kusama

Medium

Interview

Language

Japanese

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Kusama, Yayoi. Interviewed by Damien Hirst. Published in the catalogue to accompany Now, an exhibition of Kusama’s work. Robert Miller Gallery, New York City, NY, USA.

Unexpected money is a delight. The same sum is a bitterness when you expected more.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Windfalls Money Expectations

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Letters of Mark Twain

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1878 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Letter to Orion Clemens. 23 Mar. 1878.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. Letter to Orion Clemens, 23 Mar. 1878. Collected Nonfiction of Mark Twain. Vol. 1, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2016.