1992

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You can't handle the truth!

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

A Few Good Men

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Topic

Facing the truth Truth

Speaker

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

A Few Good Men

Medium

Film

Genre

Courtroom drama (film) Drama (film) Courtroom drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

A Few Good Men. Directed by Rob Reiner, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

Yeah, that's what she said.

Wayne Campbell

Wayne's World

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Speaker

Wayne Campbell

Actor

Mike Myers

Source

Wayne's World

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Sexual innuendo

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wayne's World. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, Paramount Pictures, 1992.

Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know; that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it!

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

A Few Good Men

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Topic

Defending freedom Dangerous world

Speaker

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

A Few Good Men

Medium

Film

Genre

Courtroom drama (film) Drama (film) Courtroom drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

A Few Good Men. Directed by Rob Reiner, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

It's a hell of a thing, killin' a man. You take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.

Unforgiven

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Topic

Finality of death Killing someone

Speaker

Bill Munny

Actor

Clint Eastwood

Source

Unforgiven

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Unforgiven. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Malpaso Productions, 1992.

Always be closing.

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Topic

Persuasion Sales

Speaker

Blake

Actor

Alec Baldwin

Source

Glengarry Glen Ross

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Glengarry Glen Ross. Directed by James Foley, Zupnik Enterprises, 1992.

I experimented with marijuana a time or two. And I didn't like it, and didn't inhale.

Bill Clinton

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Topic

Marijuana

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Statement Type

Lies

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Clinton, Bill. Comment on campaign trail. 29 Mar. 1992, New York, NY, USA.

It's the economy, stupid.

James Carville

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Topic

Political strategy Political campaigns American politics

Author

James Carville

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Carville, James. Political campaign slogan. 1992.

Current Citation

The War Room. Directed by Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker. Pennebaker Associates, 1993.

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

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Topic

Learning from mistakes Mistakes

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

Mostly Harmless

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Adams, Douglas. Mostly Harmless. William Heinemann/Harmony Books, 1992, ch. 11.

Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.

Unforgiven

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Topic

Justice

Speaker

Bill Munny

Actor

Clint Eastwood

Source

Unforgiven

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Unforgiven. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Malpaso Productions, 1992.

I feel your pain.

Bill Clinton

To an AIDS activist who was accusing him of avoiding the issue of AIDS.

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Topic

Empathy American politics

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clinton, Bill. Response to AIDS activist Bob Rafsky. 26 Mar, 1992. Laura Belle Nightclub, New York, NY, USA.

Everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries.

R.E.M.

Everybody Hurts

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Topic

Universality of suffering Suffering Sadness

Speaker

R.E.M.

Source

Everybody Hurts Automatic for the People

Medium

Song

Genre

Alternative rock Rock music

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts." Automatic for the People. Warner Records, 1992.

People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?

Rodney King

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Topic

Race relations

Speaker

Rodney King

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

King, Rodney. Statement following Los Angeles riots. 1 May 1992, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Now, I have come to the crossroads in my life. I always knew what the right path was. Without exception, I knew. But I never took it. You know why? It was too damn hard.

Al Pacino

Scent of a Woman

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Topic

Doing the right thing

Speaker

Lt. Col. Frank Slade

Actor

Al Pacino

Source

Scent of a Woman

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Scent of a Woman. Directed by Martin Brest, City Lights Films, 1992.

In a racially divided society majority rule is not a reliable instrument of democracy.

Lani Guinier

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Topic

Democratic theory Democracy

Author

Lani Guinier

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Guinier, Lani. "Second Proms and Second Primaries." Boston Review, 1 Sept. 1992.

We're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado, anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.

Alec Baldwin

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Topic

Incentives Capitalism

Speaker

Blake

Actor

Alec Baldwin

Source

Glengarry Glen Ross

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Glengarry Glen Ross. Directed by James Foley, Zupnik Enterprises, 1992.

We didn't land on Plymouth Rock—Plymouth Rock landed on us!

Malcolm X

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Topic

Black experience

Speaker

Malcolm X

Actor

Denzel Washington

Source

Malcolm X

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Drama (film) Biography Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Malcolm X. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1992.

Put that coffee down! Coffee's for closers only.

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Topic

Coffee

Speaker

Blake

Actor

Alec Baldwin

Source

Glengarry Glen Ross

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Glengarry Glen Ross. Directed by James Foley, Zupnik Enterprises, 1992.

Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.

Cormac McCarthy

All the Pretty Horses

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Topic

Scars

Author

Cormac McCarthy

Source

All the Pretty Horses

Medium

Novel

Genre

Western literature

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

McCarthy, Cormac. All the Pretty Horses. Alfred A. Knopf, 1992, ch. 2.

Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?

Reservoir Dogs

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Topic

Words vs. actions

Speaker

Mr. Blonde

Actor

Michael Madsen

Source

Reservoir Dogs

Genre

Crime (film) Crime

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Reservoir Dogs. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Live America Inc./Dog Eat Dog Productions, 1992.

I worry about if and when I'll ever find the right man, if I'll ever be able to exhale. The more I try not to think about it, the more I think about it.

Terry McMillan

Waiting to Exhale

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Topic

Finding someone

Author

Terry McMillan

Source

Waiting to Exhale

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

McMillan, Terry. Waiting to Exhale. The Viking Press, 1992.