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In a few hundred years, science has taken us farther in understanding the universe, than religion has in 10,000.

Life of Pi

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Life of Pi. Directed by Ang Lee, Haishang Films/Dune Entertainment/Gil Netter, 2012.

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As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

John Green

The Fault In Our Stars

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Green, John. The Fault In Our Stars. Penguin Books, 2012, ch. 8.

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I know things can really get rough when you go it alone. Don’t go thinking you gotta be tough and bleed like a stone.

The Shins

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Simple Song

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Mercer, James. "Simple Song." Port of Morrow. Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records, 2012.

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If it's legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

Todd Akin

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Akin, Todd. Interviewed by Charles Jaco. KTVI-TV, 19 Aug. 2012.

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She did not need much,
wanted very little.
A kind word, sincerity,
fresh air, clean water,
a garden, kisses,
books to read,
sheltering arms, a cozy bed,
and to love and be loved in return.

Starra Neely Blade

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She Did Not Need Much

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Blade, Starra Neely. Posting of her poem called She Did Not Need Much. Facebook, 4 Oct. 2019. https://www.facebook.com/StarraNeelyBlade/. Accessed 12 Jan. 2023.

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Jesse, you asked me if I was in the meth business or the money business. Neither. I'm in the empire business.

Walter White

Breaking Bad

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"Buyout." Breaking Bad, written by Vince Gilligan and Gennifer Hutchison, directed by Colin Bucksey, season 5, episode 6, High Bridge Productions and Gran Via Productions, 2012.

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I'm curious what makes you so curious.

Django Unchained

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Django Unchained. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, A Band Apart/Columbia Pictures, 2012.

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Life has killed the dream I dreamed.

Les Miserables

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"I Dreamed a Dream." Les Misérables. Directed by Tom Hooper, performed by Anne Hathaway, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd/Working Title Films, 2012.

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Windows are the eyes to the house.

Parks and Recreation

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"Campaign Ad." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Alan Yang, directed by Dean Holland, season 4, episode 12, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2012.

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If there were more food and fewer people, this would be a perfect party.

Ron Swanson

Parks and Recreation

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"Pawnee Commons." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Alexandra Rushfield, directed by Morgan Sackett, season 5, episode 8, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2012.

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Shut the fuck up and let me die in peace.

Breaking Bad

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"Say My Name." Breaking Bad, written by Thomas Schnauz, directed by Thomas Schnauz, season 5, episode 7, High Bridge Productions/Gran Via Productions/Sony Pictures Television, 2012.

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A passing grade? Like a C? Why don't I just get pregnant at a bus station?

Community

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"Basic Lupine Urology." Community, written by Dan Harmon and Megan Ganz, directed by Rob Schrab, season 3, episode 17, Krasnoff Foster Productions and Harmonius Claptrap, 2012.

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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great good fortune.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Ginsburg, Ruth Bader. Interview with MAKERS. 12 June 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldFUmU-OZ1U&t=70s

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Science can teach us more about what is out there, but not what is in here.

Life of Pi

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Life of Pi. Directed by Ang Lee, Haishang Films/Dune Entertainment/Gil Netter, 2012.

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A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now.

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"A Little Fall of Rain." Les Misérables. Directed by Tom Hooper, performed by Samantha Barks, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd/Working Title Films, 2012.

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You think that tiger is your friend, he is an animal, not a playmate.

Life of Pi

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Life of Pi. Directed by Ang Lee, Haishang Films/Dune Entertainment/Gil Netter, 2012.

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We think time cannot touch the dead, but it touches their monuments, leaving them snub-nosed and stub-fingered from the accidents and attrition of time.

Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies

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Mantel, Hilary. Bring Up the Bodies. Fourth Estate/Henry Holt and Co., 2012.

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Every now and then a trigger has to be pulled or not pulled. It's hard to know which in your pajamas.

Skyfall

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Skyfall. Directed by Sam Mendes, Eon Productions/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures, 2012.

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You see things and you understand. You're a wallflower.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, Mr. Mudd Productions, 2012.

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A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll...it'll point you True North from where you're standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and desert and chasm that you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp...what's the use of knowing True North?

Lincoln

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Lincoln. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment/Participant Media/20th Century Fox/DreamWorks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment/RatPac Entertainment/The Kennedy/Marshall Company/Dune Entertainment, 2012.

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