Film · Film noir · Drama (film) · DramaAlright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.Norma DesmondSunset Boulevard · 1950★ 7.0
Speech · Political speechI have here in my hand a list of 205... A list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department.Joseph McCarthy1950★ 6.9
Scientific literatureI propose to consider the question, "Can machines think?"Alan TuringComputing Machinery and Intelligence · 1950★ 6.1
Film · Drama (film) · DramaAs it happens, there are particular aspects of my life to which I would like to maintain sole and exclusive rights and privileges.MargoAll About Eve · 1950★ 3.8
Remark · Autobiography and memoirIf you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.Ernest Hemingway1950★ 3.7
Historical literatureIf Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.Winston ChurchillThe Second World War · 1950★ 3.7
Film · Film noir · Drama (film) · DramaFunny how gentle people get with you once you're dead.Joe GillisSunset Boulevard · 1950★ 3.7
Essay · Philosophical literatureMan is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.Bertrand Russell1950★ 3.6
Essay · Philosophical literatureFear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty.Bertrand Russell1950★ 3.6
Novel · Science fictionThere was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.Ray Bradbury1950★ 3.5
Supreme Court opinion · Legal opinion · Legal writingIt is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling into error.Robert H. JacksonAmerican Communications Assn. v. Douds · 1950★ 3.5
MagazineIt is closing time in the gardens of the West and from now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair.Cyril Connolly1950★ 3.4
Nobel Prize Lecture · SpeechI believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.William Faulkner1950★ 2.7
NewspaperIf A is a success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut.Albert Einstein1950★ 2.0
Film · Film noir · Drama (film) · DramaThe stars are ageless, aren't they?Norma DesmondSunset Boulevard · 1950★ 2.0
Treatise · Economic literatureThe first thing a man will do for his ideals is lie.Joseph Schumpeter1950★ 1.9
EssayMost human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.Aldous Huxley1950★ 1.9
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