"The future for me is already a thing of the past."

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“I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more.”

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"The art of the future will give form to our scientific convictions; this is our religion and our truth, and it is profound and weighty enough to produce the greatest style and the greatest revaluation…"

— Franz Marc

Art1880–1916

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"Congress enacted the 1962 Kefauver-Harris Amendments to the 1938 Food and Drug Act… What the Amendments actually did was increase the time it takes for a new drug to move from the lab bench to the mar…"

— Mary Ruwart

Literature1949

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"An interviewer had researched Lyttelton's other interests and asked him about "orthinology" . Lyttelton said that he kept a straight face and answered the question but 24 hours later thought of what h…"

— Humphrey Lyttelton

Music1921

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"1 in 10 chance perhaps, but save Chile! worth spending; not concerned; no involvement of embassy; $10,000,000 available, more if necessary; full-time job — best men we have; game plan; make the econom…"

— Richard Nixon

Politics1965–1992

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