1990

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Medium rare. Hmmm...an aristocrat.

Goodfellas

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Topic

Steak Food Social class

Speaker

Johnny Dio

Actor

Frank Pellegrino

Source

Goodfellas

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros., 1990.

Why do I get the feeling that someday I'll be describing this to a psychiatrist?

Lisa Simpson

The Simpsons

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Topic

Trauma

Speaker

Lisa Simpson

Actor

Yeardley Smith

Source

The Simpsons

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Dead Putting Society." The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, directed by Rich Moore, season 2, episode 6, Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television, 1990.

Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

Homer Simpson

The Simpsons

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Topic

Failure

Speaker

Homer Simpson

Actor

Dan Castellaneta

Source

The Simpsons

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"Bart vs. Thanksgiving." The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, directed by David Silverman, season 2, episode 7, Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television, 1990.

The way I saw it, everybody takes a beating sometime.

Henry Hill

Goodfellas

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Topic

The human condition Adversity Hard times

Speaker

Henry Hill

Actor

Ray Liotta

Source

Goodfellas

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros., 1990.

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.

Every day, once a day, give yourself a present.

Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks

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Topic

Gifts and presents Self-care

Speaker

Dale Cooper

Actor

Kyle MacLachlan

Source

Twin Peaks

Medium

TV program

Genre

Mystery (TV) Drama (TV) Mystery Drama

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Cooper's Dreams." Twin Peaks, written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, season 1, episode 6, Propaganda Films and Spelling Entertainment and Lynch/Frost Productions, 1990.

You be positive. I'll be realistic.

Home Alone

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Topic

Optimism Realism

Speaker

Uncle Frank

Actor

Gerry Bamman

Source

Home Alone

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas (film) Comedy (film) Christmas Comedy

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Home Alone. Directed by Chris Columbus, Hughes Entertainment , 1990.

A damn fine cup of coffee.

Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks

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Topic

Coffee

Speaker

Dale Cooper

Actor

Kyle MacLachlan

Source

Twin Peaks

Medium

TV program

Genre

Mystery (TV) Drama (TV) Mystery Drama

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Pilot." Twin Peaks, written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, directed by David Lynch, season 1, episode 1, Lynch Entertainment and Lynch/Frost Productions and Spelling Entertainment, 1990.

We were good fellas. Wiseguys. But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood. It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian. To become a member of a crew you've got to be one hundred percent Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and a crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything.

Henry Hill

Goodfellas

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Topic

The mafia Life of crime

Speaker

Henry Hill

Actor

Ray Liotta

Source

Goodfellas

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Goodfellas. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros., 1990.

Without the cold war, what's the point of being an American?

John Updike

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Topic

Cold War America

Author

John Updike

Source

Rabbit at Rest

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Updike, John. Rabbit at Rest. Alfred A. Knopf, 1990, ch. 3.

Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

Barbara Ehrenreich

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Topic

Sticking it to the man Rebellion Patriotism Politics

Author

Barbara Ehrenreich

Source

Family Values The Worst Years of Our Lives

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Ehrenreich, Barbara. "Family Values." The Worst Years of Our Lives: Irreverent Notes from a Decade of Greed. HarperCollins, 1991.

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli!

George H.W. Bush

Press Conference, March 22, 1990

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Topic

Broccoli Vegetables

Speaker

George H.W. Bush

Source

Press Conference, March 22, 1990

Medium

Press conference

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bush, George H. W. News conference at the White House. 22 Mar. 1990, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Science is an integral part of culture. It's not this foreign thing, done by an arcane priesthood. It's one of the glories of the human intellectual tradition.

Stephen Jay Gould

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Topic

Nature of science Science

Author

Stephen Jay Gould

Source

The Independent

Genre

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Gould, Stephen Jay. Independent. 24 Jan. 1990.

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.

Roald Dahl

The Minpins

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Topic

Secrets Paying attention Magic

Author

Roald Dahl

Source

The Minpins

Medium

Novel

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dahl, Roald. The Minpins. Jonathan Cape, 1991.

We are a facing a mood and a movement far transcending the level of issues and policies and the governments that pursue them. This is no less than a clash of civilization-the perhaps irrational but surely historic reaction of an ancient rival against our Judeo-Christian heritage, our secular preseent, and the worldwide expansion of both.

Bernard Lewis

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Topic

Clash of civilizations Islam

Author

Bernard Lewis

Source

The Roots of Muslim Rage

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lewis, Bernard. "The Roots of Muslim Rage." The Atlantic Monthly, Sept. 1990.

Tolerance is the alpha and omega of a new world order.

Mikhail Gorbachev

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Topic

New world order Tolerance Cold War International politics Politics

Speaker

Mikhail Gorbachev

Source

Speeches of Mikhail Gorbachev

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Gorbachev, Mikhail. "The Rule of Law: Our New Frontier." 5 Sept. 1990, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. Speech.

Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way.

Salman Rushdie

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Topic

Literature

Speaker

Salman Rushdie

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rushdie, Salman. "Is Nothing Sacred?" Presented by Harold Pinter. 6 Feb. 1990, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK. Lecture.

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.

Warren Buffett

1989 Letter to Shareholders

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Topic

Investing Business

Author

Warren Buffett

Source

1989 Letter to Shareholders

Medium

Letter

Genre

Letter to shareholders

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Buffett, Warren. Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders. c. 1989.

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean.

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Topic

Ocean and sea The earth

Speaker

Arthur C. Clarke

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Clarke, Arthur C. Quoted in "Hands Up for the Gaia Hypothesis." Written by James E. Lovelock. Nature Journal, 8 Mar. 1990.

Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.

Charles Kuralt

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Topic

Travel America

Author

Charles Kuralt

Source

On the Road with Charles Kuralt

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Kuralt, Charles. "On the Road" The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. CBS News Productions, c. 1980.