1997

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I'm the king of the world!

Jack Dawson

Titanic

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On top of the world

Speaker

Jack Dawson

Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio

Source

Titanic

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Romantic drama (film) Epic Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Titanic. Directed by James Cameron, Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment, 1997.

This is New York. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.

As Good As It Gets

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New York City

Speaker

Melvin Udhall

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

As Good As It Gets

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

As Good As It Gets. Directed by James L. Brooks, TriStar Pictures/Gracie Films, 1997.

To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

Homer Simpson

The Simpsons

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Alcohol Solving problems

Speaker

Homer Simpson

Actor

Dan Castellaneta

Source

The Simpsons

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Toast

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"Homer vs. the 18th Amendment." The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, directed by Bob Anderson, season 8, episode 18, Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television, 1997.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

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Success and failure Success Failure

Speaker

Michael Jordan

Medium

TV commercial

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"Failure." Directed by Mark Romanek. Performed by Michael Jordan. Nike, May 1997.

You make me want to be a better man.

As Good As It Gets

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Self-improvement Relationships

Speaker

Melvin Udhall

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

As Good As It Gets

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

As Good As It Gets. Directed by James L. Brooks, TriStar Pictures/Gracie Films, 1997.

Behind every beautiful thing, there's been some kind of pain.

Bob Dylan

Not Dark Yet

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Yin and yang

Speaker

Bob Dylan

Source

Not Dark Yet Time Out of Mind

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Not Dark Yet." Time Out of Mind. Columbia Records, 1997.

Longing on a large scale is what makes history.

Don DeLillo

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Forces of history Desire

Author

Don DeLillo

Source

Underworld

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

DeLillo, Don. Underworld. Scribner, 1997, prologue.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Albus Dumbledore

Quoted in Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, by J.K. Rowling

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Courage Friends and enemies

Speaker

Albus Dumbledore

Author

J.K. Rowling

Source

Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Bloomsbury, 1997, ch. 17.

My diving bell becomes less oppressive, and my mind takes flight like a butterfly. There is so much to do. You can wander off in space or in time, set out for Tierra del Fuego or for King Midas's court. You can visit the woman you love, slide down beside her and stroke her still-sleeping face.

Jean-Dominique Bauby

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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Imagination Power of thought

Author

Jean-Dominique Bauby

Source

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Bauby, Jean-Dominique. Le Scaphandre et le Papillon [The Diving Bell and the Butterfly]. Editions Robert Laffont, 1997, prologue.

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now...But trust me on the sunscreen.

Mary Schmich

Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young

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Advice

Author

Mary Schmich

Source

Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young Chicago Tribune

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Schmich, Mary. "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young." Chicago Tribune, 1 June 1997.

If I didn't have to hate her, I'd adore her.

My Best Friend's Wedding

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Hate

Speaker

Julianne Potter

Actor

Julia Roberts

Source

My Best Friend's Wedding

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

My Best Friend's Wedding. Directed by P. J. Hogan, TriStar Pictures/Zucker Brothers Productions, 1997.

When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose.

Jack Dawson

Titanic

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Topic

Nothing to lose

Speaker

Jack Dawson

Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio

Source

Titanic

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Romantic drama (film) Epic Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Titanic. Directed by James Cameron, Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment, 1997.

I figure life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You don't know what hand you're gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you... to make each day count.

Jack Dawson

Titanic

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Carpe diem

Speaker

Jack Dawson

Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio

Source

Titanic

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Romantic drama (film) Epic Romantic drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Titanic. Directed by James Cameron, Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox/Lightstorm Entertainment, 1997.

Why must I be surrounded by frickin' idiots?

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

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Stupid people

Speaker

Dr. Evil

Actor

Mike Myers

Source

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Directed by Jay Roach, New Line Productions/Capella International/Moving Pictures/Eric's Boy/KC Medien, 1997.

America stands alone as the world's indispensable nation.

Bill Clinton

Second Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton

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America as superpower America and the world

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Bill Clinton Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Clinton, William J. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1997, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Allow myself to introduce...myself.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

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Austin Powers

Actor

Mike Myers

Source

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Introduction

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Directed by Jay Roach, New Line Productions/Capella International/Moving Pictures/Eric's Boy/KC Medien, 1997.

What if this is as good as it gets?

As Good As It Gets

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The human condition

Speaker

Melvin Udhall

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

As Good As It Gets

Medium

Film

Genre

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

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

As Good As It Gets. Directed by James L. Brooks, TriStar Pictures/Gracie Films, 1997.

If you're happy in a dream... does that count?

Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

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Happiness Dreams

Speaker

Estha

Author

Arundhati Roy

Source

The God of Small Things

Medium

Novel

Genre

Post-colonial literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 11.

I can’t promise I’ll try, but I’ll try to try.

Bart Simpson

The Simpsons

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Promises

Speaker

Bart Simpson

Actor

Nancy Cartwright

Source

The Simpsons

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Statement Type

Promises and vows

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

"The Canine Mutiny." The Simpsons, written by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, directed by Dominic Polcino, season 8, episode 20, Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television, 1997.

And the Air was full of Thoughts and Things to Say. But at times like these, only the Small Things are ever said. Big Things lurk unsaid inside.

Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

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Elephant in the room

Author

Arundhati Roy

Source

The God of Small Things

Medium

Novel

Genre

Post-colonial literature

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 6.