1993

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Alright, we did the horizontal mambo!

Grumpy Old Men

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Sex

Speaker

John Gustafson

Actor

Jack Lemmon

Source

Grumpy Old Men

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Grumpy Old Men. Directed by Donald Petrie. Warner Bros., 1993.

We've come to this planet looking for intelligent life. Oops, we made a mistake.

Mrs. Doubtfire

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Topic

Intelligent life

Speaker

Daniel Hillard

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Mrs. Doubtfire

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy drama (film) Comedy (film) Comedy drama Comedy

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Mrs. Doubtfire. Directed by Chris Columbus, 20th Century Fox/Blue Wolf Productions, 1993.

Well maybe the real God uses tricks, you know? Maybe he's not omnipotent. He's just been around so long he knows everything.

Groundhog Day

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Nature of God God

Speaker

Phil

Actor

Bill Murray

Source

Groundhog Day

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Fantasy (film) Comedy Fantasy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Groundhog Day. Directed by Harold Ramis, Columbia Pictures, 1993.

To be a good soldier you must love the army. To be a good commander you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.

Gettysburg

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The Army Military strategy The military

Speaker

General Robert E. Lee

Actor

Martin Sheen

Source

Gettysburg

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) Epic (film) War Epic

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Gettysburg. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, Turner Pictures/TriStar Television/Esparza/Katz Productions, 1993.

Our greatest strength is the power of our ideas, which are still new in many lands. Across the world we see them embraced, and we rejoice. Our hopes, our hearts, our hands are with those on every continent who are building democracy and freedom. Their cause is America's cause.

Bill Clinton

First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton

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Spread of freedom and democracy Power of ideas Freedom

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Source

First Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Clinton, William J. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1993, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

It's that every now and again, not often, but occasionally, you get to be a part of justice being done. That really is quite a thrill when that happens.

Philadelphia

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Fighting for justice Justice

Speaker

Andrew Beckett

Actor

Tom Hanks

Source

Philadelphia

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Philadelphia. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Clinica Estetico/TriStar Pictures, 1993.

I want your blood, and I want your soul, and I want them both right now.

Tombstone

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Speaker

Johnny Ringo

Actor

Michael Biehn

Source

Tombstone

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Statement Type

Threat

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Tombstone. Directed by George P. Cosmatos, Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures, 1993.

Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn't stop to think if they should.

Jurassic Park

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Topic

Technological progress Downsides of progress

Speaker

Malcolm

Actor

Jeff Goldblum

Source

Jurassic Park

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jurassic Park. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment, 1993.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.

Ray Bradbury

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Topic

Culture Reading Books

Author

Ray Bradbury

Source

Seattle Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bradbury, Ray. "Bradbury Still Believes In Heat of 'Fahrenheit 451.'" Interviewed by Misha Berson. The New York Times, 12 Mar. 1993.

I think people place too much emphasis on their careers. I wish we could all live in the mountains at high altitude. That's where I see myself in five years. How about you?

Groundhog Day

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Topic

Career Taking a different path

Speaker

Phil

Actor

Bill Murray

Source

Groundhog Day

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Fantasy (film) Comedy Fantasy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Groundhog Day. Directed by Harold Ramis, Columbia Pictures, 1993.

Don't be afraid, my son. No one is more powerful than God.

A Bronx Tale

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Topic

God's power Nature of God

Speaker

Priest

Actor

Richard DeDomenico

Source

A Bronx Tale

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Crime (film) Coming of age Crime

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

A Bronx Tale. Directed by Robert De Niro, Price Entertainment/TriBeCa Productions, 1993.

The culture of life means respect for nature and protection of God's work of creation. In a special way it means respect for human life from the first moment of conception until its natural end.

Pope John Paul II

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Abortion Capital punishment

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Pope John Paul II. Speech on the occasion of the eighth world youth day. Farewell ceremony. 15 Aug. 1993, International Airport of Denver, Denver, CO, USA.

All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life, remind me to kill myself.

Dazed and Confused

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Topic

High school Adolescence Looking back Youth

Speaker

Randall 'Pink' Floyd

Actor

Jason London

Source

Dazed and Confused

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Comedy (film) Coming of age Comedy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Dazed and Confused. Directed by Richard Linklater, Detour Filmproduction/Alphaville Films, 1993.

My whole life, people have been telling me what I could do and couldn't do. I’ve always listed to ’em, believed in what they said. I don’t wanna do that anymore.

Rudy

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Topic

Believing in oneself

Speaker

Daniel E. 'Rudy' Ruettiger

Actor

Sean Astin

Source

Rudy

Genre

Sports (film) Biography (film) Sports Biography

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rudy. Directed by David Anspaugh, TriStar Pictures, 1993.

Exile is predicated on the existence of, love for, and a real bond with one's native place; the universal truth of exile is not that one has lost that love or home, but that inherent in each is an unexpected, unwelcome loss. Regard experiences then as if they were to disappear.

Edward Said

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Topic

Exile Home

Author

Edward Said

Source

Culture and Imperialism

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Said, Edward. Culture and Imperialism. Chatto & Windus, 1993.

We say to you today in a loud and a clear voice: enough of blood and tears. Enough.

Yitzhak Rabin

To the Palestinians, at the signing of the Israel-Palestine Declaration, on September 13, 1993.

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Israel-Palestine conflict

Speaker

Yitzhak Rabin

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rabin, Yitzhak. Speech to the Palestinians at the Signing of the Israel-Palestine Declaration. 13 Sept. 1993, Washington, DC, USA.

Imagine how many people out there right now are fuckin’ man...just goin’ at it.

Dazed and Confused

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Topic

Sex

Speaker

Ron Slater

Actor

Rory Cochrane

Source

Dazed and Confused

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Comedy (film) Coming of age Comedy

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dazed and Confused. Directed by Richard Linklater, Detour Filmproduction/Alphaville Films, 1993.

If there's one thing the history of evolution has taught us, it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, it expands to new territories, and crashes through barriers painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, uh, well, there it is.

Jurassic Park

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Evolution

Speaker

Malcolm

Actor

Jeff Goldblum

Source

Jurassic Park

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Jurassic Park. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment, 1993.

I was getting two educations: One from the street and one from school. That way I’d be twice as smart as everybody.

A Bronx Tale

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Topic

School of life The streets Education

Speaker

Calogero Anello

Actor

Lillo Brancato

Source

A Bronx Tale

Medium

Film

Genre

Coming of age (film) Crime (film) Coming of age Crime

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

A Bronx Tale. Directed by Robert De Niro, Price Entertainment/TriBeCa Productions, 1993.

We are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth. The precise cause of this change is the imminent creation by technology of entities with greater than human intelligence.

Vernor Vinge

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Artificial intelligence Technological progress

Speaker

Vernor Vinge

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Vinge, Vernor. "Technological Singularity." VISION-21 Symposium. 30 Mar. 1993 - 31 Mar. 1993, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA. Speech.