2014

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I wish people could realize all their dreams and wealth and fame so that they could see that it’s not where you’re going to find your sense of completion.

Jim Carrey

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Topic

Fame Wealth Satisfaction Contentment

Author

Jim Carrey

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Carrey, Jim. Commencement speech. Commencement ceremony. 30 May 2014, Maharishi International University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA.

He's so stupid, he doesn't realize how miserable he should be. I envy that.

BoJack Horseman

Bojack Horseman

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Topic

Ignorance is bliss Stupidity

Speaker

BoJack Horseman

Actor

Will Arnett

Source

Bojack Horseman

Medium

TV program

Genre

Drama (TV) Comedy (TV) Drama Comedy

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One." BoJack Horseman, written by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, directed by Joel Moser, season 1, episode 1, ShadowMachine and Tornante Company, 2014.

In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.

Pico Iyer

The Art of Stillness

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Topic

Paying attention

Author

Pico Iyer

Source

The Art of Stillness

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Iyer, Pico. The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere. Simon & Schuster/TED Books, 2014, ch. 6. Originally a TED Talk, 2013.

When I was poor and I complained about inequality they said I was bitter, now I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm a hypocrite. I'm beginning to think they just don't want to talk about inequality.

Russell Brand

Revolution

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Topic

Economic inequality

Author

Russell Brand

Source

Revolution

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Brand, Russell. RƎVO⅃UTION. Ballantine Books/Century, 2014, ch. 10.

We go to bars so we can behave like children, toddlers, really. You ever go to a bar at 2am? You might as well be picking up a kid at nursery school.

Jim Gaffigan

Obsessed

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Topic

Bars Alcohol

Author

Jim Gaffigan

Source

Obsessed

Medium

Standup comedy

Genre

Comedy

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Gaffigian, Jim. "Obsessed." Comedy Central Special. 27 Apr. 2014, Comedy Central. Originally presented on 18 Jan. 2014 at the Wilbur Theater, Boston, MA, USA.

It's amazing how our attitude on alcohol changes, right? Cause even as a teenager you know it's wrong. You're like, "You know, I don't like the taste of it, but I want to look cool." And then in your twenties you're like, "You know what, this kinda gives me confidence to talk to the opposite sex." Then in your forties you're like, "You know what, this is the only thing I like about being alive."

Jim Gaffigan

Obsessed

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Topic

Alcohol Stages of life

Author

Jim Gaffigan

Source

Obsessed

Medium

Standup comedy

Genre

Comedy

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Gaffigian, Jim. "Obsessed." Comedy Central Special. 27 Apr. 2014, Comedy Central. Originally presented on 18 Jan. 2014 at the Wilbur Theater, Boston, MA, USA.

There has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food.

Ron Swanson

Parks and Recreation

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Topic

Breakfast Food Sadness

Speaker

Ron Swanson

Actor

Nick Offerman

Source

Parks and Recreation

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Ann and Chris." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Aisha Muharrar, directed by Dean Holland, season 6, episode 13, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2014.

They're old people. They eat, they sleep, they complain, they watch Family Feud. Oh my god, I wanna be an old person.

Parks and Recreation

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Topic

Old age

Speaker

Andy Dwyer

Actor

Chris Pratt

Source

Parks and Recreation

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Anniversaries." Parks and Recreation, written by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and Megan Amram, directed by Morgan Sackett, season 6, episode 14, Deedle-Dee Productions and Fremulon, 2014.

To me America used to be a place that made steel and cars and had giant department stores. Now basically we produce amateur talent and people that judge amateur talent.

Jerry Seinfeld

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Topic

Deindustrialization American decline Reality TV

Speaker

Jerry Seinfeld

Source

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Seinfeld, Jerry. "Howard Stern - The Last Days of Howard Stern." Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, directed by Jerry Seinfeld, season 3, episode 7, Sony Pictures Television, Netflix, 6 Feb. 2014.

Make sure to allow people to take care of you.

Mickalene Thomas

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Topic

Vulnerability Relationships

Speaker

Mickalene Thomas

Source

Complex

Medium

Interview

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Thomas, Mickalene. Interviewed by Leigh Silver. Complex, 1 Oct. 2014, reprinted at https://www.complex.com/style/2014/10/interview-mickalene-thomas.

Life consists of two dates with a dash in between... Make the dash count.

Stuart Scott

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Topic

Shortness of life Life

Author

Stuart Scott

Source

Every Day I Fight

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Scott, Stuart and Larry Platt. Every Day I Fight: Making a Difference, Kicking Cancer's Ass. Blue Rider Press, 2015.

I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

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Topic

Anger in politics Anger Progress Politics Activism

Author

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Source

We Should All Be Feminists

Medium

Essay

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. We Should All Be Feminists. Fourth Estate, 2014.

We're not meant to save the world. We're meant to leave it.

Interstellar

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Topic

Space travel

Speaker

Professor Brand

Actor

Michael Caine

Source

Interstellar

Medium

Film

Genre

Science fiction (film) Epic (film) Science fiction Epic

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Interstellar. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Legendary Pictures/Syncopy/Lynda Obst Productions, 2014.

Art allows you to imbue the truth with a sort of magic, so it can infiltrate the psyches of more people, including those who don't believe the same things as you.

Wangechi Mutu

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Topic

Nature of art Art

Speaker

Wangechi Mutu

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Mutu, Wangechi. Quoted in 33 Artists in 3 Acts, written by Sarah Thornton. W. W. Norton & Company, 2014, p. 59. Originally an interview with Sarah Thornton, c. 2013.

Now the art world has become the art market.

Eric Fischl

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Topic

Art and money Art market Art

Speaker

Eric Fischl

Source

Brooklyn Rail

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Fischl, Eric. Public conversation between Eric Fischl and Robert Berlind. 19 Mar. 2014, National Academy, New York, NY, USA.

Really the only time to ever drink a shot is never. No one's ever drank a shot and then done something they're proud of.

Jim Gaffigan

Obsessed

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Topic

Shots Alcohol Bad decisions

Author

Jim Gaffigan

Source

Obsessed

Medium

Standup comedy

Genre

Comedy

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Gaffigian, Jim. "Obsessed." Comedy Central Special. 27 Apr. 2014, Comedy Central. Originally presented on 18 Jan. 2014 at the Wilbur Theater, Boston, MA, USA.

I'm a little bit, you know, seat of my pants, I try to be alert and available... For life to happen to you. We're living this life, we’re in this life, and if you’re not available, the sort of ordinary time goes past and you didn’t live it... But if you’re available, then life gets huge... You're really living it.

Bill Murray

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Topic

Being present Living life to the fullest Life

Speaker

Bill Murray

Source

Charlie Rose

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Murray, Bill. Interviewed by Charlie Rose. Charlie Rose, PBS, 10 Feb. 2014.

You should feel slightly incompetent at what you're trying to do. The minute you start to feel like an expert, what you really are is a hack.

Michael Cunningham

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Pushing one's limits Incompetence Expertise

Speaker

Michael Cunningham

Source

The Independent

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Cunningham, Michael. "Michael Cunningham Interview: Shining a Light on Ageing, Love, and Innocence." Interviewed by Hephzibah Anderson. Independent, 23 May 2014.

The universe is a cruel, uncaring void. The key to being happy isn't to search for meaning. It's to just keep yourself busy with unimportant nonsense, and eventually, you'll be dead.

Bojack Horseman

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Topic

Meaning of life Happiness The human condition

Speaker

Mr. Peanutbutter

Actor

Paul F. Tompkins

Source

Bojack Horseman

Medium

TV program

Genre

Drama (TV) Comedy (TV) Drama Comedy

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"Later." BoJack Horseman, written by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, directed by Martin Cendreda, season 1, episode 12, ShadowMachine and Tornante Company, 2014.

Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible.

Angela Davis

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Topic

Political progress Perseverance Activism Politics

Author

Angela Davis

Source

Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Davis, Angela. "Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context." Interviewed by Frank Barat. Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Haymarket Books, 2016.