1992

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If you're paying $12, $13, $14 an hour for a factory worker, and you can move your factory south of the border, pay $1 an hour for labor... Have no environmental controls, no pollution controls, and no retirement. And you don't care about anything but making money. There will be a giant sucking sound going south.

Ross Perot

On trade agreements between the U.S. and other countries.

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Topic

Deindustrialization Global capitalism

Speaker

Ross Perot

Medium

Political debate

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Perot, Ross. Spoken at a presidential debate. Presidential debate. 15 Oct. 1992, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.

I hate men, but I’m not a lesbian.

Elaine Benes

Seinfeld

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Topic

Misandry Hating men Gender relations Men and women

Speaker

Elaine Benes

Actor

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"The Subway." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 13, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

You don't need to wear a patch on your arm to have honor.

A Few Good Men

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Topic

Honor The military

Speaker

Lt. Daniel Kaffee

Actor

Tom Cruise

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.

My dream is to become hopeless.

George Costanza

Seinfeld

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Topic

Dreams Hopelessness and despair

Speaker

George Costanza

Actor

Jason Alexander

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"The Fix Up." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Elaine Pope, directed by Tom Cherones, season 3, episode 16, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1992.

Ever put your life in another man's hands, asked him to put his life in yours?

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

A Few Good Men

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Topic

Trusting others

Speaker

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

A Few Good Men

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion. If everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way.

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Topic

Contrarian The masses Thinking outside the box Taking a different path

Speaker

Ricky Roma

Actor

Al Pacino

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.

Look man, it goes like this, you either smoke or you get smoked. And you got smoked.

White Men Can't Jump

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Topic

Dog eat dog world

Speaker

Sidney Deane

Actor

Wesley Snipes

Source

White Men Can't Jump

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

White Men Can't Jump. Directed by Ron Shelton, 20th Century Studios, 1992.

Brothers and sisters, I am here to tell you that I charge the white man. I charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on earth. I charge the white man with being the greatest kidnapper on earth. There is no place in this world that man can go and say he created peace and harmony. Everywhere he's gone, he's created havoc. Everywhere he's gone, he's created destruction. So I charge him.

Malcolm X

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Topic

Race relations

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.

Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life; a young man who, like this lamp, was more than what he seemed: a diamond in the rough.

Aladdin

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Topic

Appearance vs. reality

Speaker

The Peddler

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Aladdin

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Aladdin. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Feature Animation, 1992.

We fear change.

Garth Algar

Wayne's World

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Topic

Resistance to change Change

Speaker

Garth Algar

Actor

Dana Carvey

Source

Wayne's World

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

Well that's where I see things just a little differently. Contract or no, I will not bow to any sponsor.

Wayne Campbell

Wayne's World

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Topic

Selling out

Speaker

Wayne Campbell

Actor

Mike Myers

Source

Wayne's World

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently.

Calvin

Quoted in Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson

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Topic

Stars Slowing down

Speaker

Calvin

Author

Bill Watterson

Source

Calvin and Hobbes

Medium

Comic strip

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Watterson, Bill. Calvin and Hobbes. Comic Strip. 30 June 1992.

When did you last let your heart decide?

Aladdin

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Topic

Following your heart

Speaker

Aladdin

Actor

Scott Weinger

Source

Aladdin

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Aladdin. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Feature Animation, 1992.

I say hurl. If you blow chunks and she comes back, she's yours. But if you spew and she bolts, it was never meant to be.

Wayne Campbell

Wayne's World

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Topic

True love

Speaker

Wayne Campbell

Actor

Mike Myers

Source

Wayne's World

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

Sometimes when you win, you really lose, and sometimes when you lose, you really win, and sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie, and sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose.

White Men Can't Jump

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Topic

Winning and losing Winning Losing

Speaker

Gloria Clemente

Actor

Rosie Perez

Source

White Men Can't Jump

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

White Men Can't Jump. Directed by Ron Shelton, 20th Century Studios, 1992.

How dare you? All of you! Standing around deciding my future? I am not a prize to be won!

Aladdin

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Topic

Women's empowerment Patriarchy

Speaker

Princess Jasmine

Actor

Linda Larkin

Source

Aladdin

Medium

Film

Genre

Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Aladdin. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Feature Animation, 1992.

There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

Leonard Cohen

Anthem

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Topic

Healing Human frailty The human condition

Speaker

Leonard Cohen

Source

Anthem The Future (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Folk music

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Cohen, Leonard. "Anthem." The Future. Columbia Records, 1992.

The rich get richer, that's the law of the land.

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Topic

Economic inequality The rich

Speaker

Dave Moss

Actor

Ed Harris

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.

Because only one thing counts in this life. Get them to sign on the line which is dotted.

Glengarry Glen Ross

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Topic

What really matters Sales

Speaker

Blake

Actor

Alec Baldwin

Source

Glengarry Glen Ross

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Orders and commands Assonance

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

In the business world... The rear-view mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

Warren Buffett

1991 Letter to Shareholders

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Topic

Business forecasts Business

Author

Warren Buffett

Source

1991 Letter to Shareholders

Medium

Letter

Genre

Letter to shareholders

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Buffett, Warren. Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders. 1991.