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  2. Wikiquote - Wikipedia

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    Wikiquote has been suggested as "a great starting point for a quotation search" with only quotes with sourced citations being available. It is also noted as a source from frequent misquotes and their possible origins. [12] [13] It can be used for analysis to produce claims such as "Albert Einstein is probably the most quoted figure of our time".

  3. Phrases from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wikipedia

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    Among the design flaws is the choir of robots that perform this song: they sing a tritone out of tune with the accompaniment. The Guide relates that the words " Share and Enjoy " were displayed in illuminated letters three miles high near the Sirius Cybernetics Complaints Division, until their weight caused them to collapse through the ...

  4. Hamartia - Wikipedia

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    Poetic justice describes an obligation of the dramatic poet, along with philosophers and priests, to see that their work promotes moral behavior. [10] 18th-century French dramatic style honored that obligation with the use of hamartia as a vice to be punished [10] [11] Phèdre, Racine's adaptation of Euripides' Hippolytus, is an example of French Neoclassical use of hamartia as a means of ...

  5. Guns don't kill people, people kill people - Wikipedia

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    "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" (and variations such as "guns don't kill people, people do" and "guns don't kill, people do") is a slogan popularized by the ...

  6. 35 Most Memorable Quotes from 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'

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    35 Best Grinch Quotes “It came without ribbons, it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags.” — The Grinch “Maybe Christmas (he thought) doesn’t come from a store ...

  7. Character flaw - Wikipedia

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    The flaw can be a problem that directly affects the character's actions and abilities, such as a violent temper. Alternatively, it can be a simple foible or personality defect, which affects the character's motives and social interactions, but little else. Flaws can add complexity, depth and humanity to the characters in a narrative.

  8. List of fallacies - Wikipedia

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    The flaw is failing to account for natural fluctuations. It is frequently a special kind of post hoc fallacy. Gambler's fallacy – the incorrect belief that separate, independent events can affect the likelihood of another random event. If a fair coin lands on heads 10 times in a row, the belief that it is "due to the number of times it had ...

  9. AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes - Wikipedia

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    Part of the American Film Institute's 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes is a list of the top 100 quotations in American cinema. [1] The American Film Institute revealed the list on June 21, 2005, in a three-hour television program on CBS .