Film · Epic (film) · Drama (film) · Epic · DramaThus sayeth the Lord God of Israel: "Let my people go!"MosesThe Ten Commandments · 1956★ 7.1
Novel · Philosophical literatureA single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.Albert CamusThe Fall · 1956★ 6.2
Speech · Political speechIt is both historically and biologically true that there can be no birth and growth without birth and growing pains. Whenever there is the emergence of the new we confront the recalcitrance of the old. So the tensions which we witness in the world today are indicative of the fact that a new world order is being born and an old order is passing away.Martin Luther King, Jr.1956★ 6.2
Song · MusicalI could have danced all night And still have begged for more. I could have spread my wings And done a thousand things I've never done before.Eliza DoolittleI Could Have Danced All Night · 1956★ 6.0
Essay · MagazineThat men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.Aldous Huxley1956★ 5.2
EssayThere is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.Gore Vidal1956★ 5.2
PoemAs I sit looking out of a window of the building I wish I did not have to write the instruction manual on the uses of a new metal. I look down into the street and see people, each walking with an inner peace, And envy them-they are so far away from me! Not one of them has to worry about getting out this manual on schedule.John AshberyThe Instruction Manual · 1956★ 5.0
LectureSince the measuring device has been constructed by the observer... We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning.Werner Heisenberg1956★ 5.0
Novel · Philosophical literatureYou know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.Albert CamusThe Fall · 1956★ 4.5
Film · Epic (film) · Adventure comedy (film) · Epic · Adventure comedyDon't be in a hurry. You'll miss the best parts in life.Saloon hostessAround the World in 80 Days · 1956★ 3.8
Novel · Philosophical literatureI'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.Albert CamusThe Fall · 1956★ 3.6
Film · Epic (film) · Drama (film) · Epic · DramaThe evil that men should turn their brothers into beasts of burden, to slave and suffer in dumb anguish, to be stripped of spirit, and hope, and faith—only because they are of another race, another creed. If there is a god, he did not mean this to be so.MosesThe Ten Commandments · 1956★ 3.6
PoemWould it not be easier In that case for the government To dissolve the people And elect another?Bertolt Brecht1956★ 3.5
In a century which attempts to tear the heart out of every mystery, fashion guards its secret well, and is the best possible proof that there is still magic abroad.Christian Dior1956★ 3.5
Song · Rock musicWell since my baby left me Well I found a new place to dwell Well it's down at the end of lonely street At Heartbreak Hotel.Elvis PresleyHeartbreak Hotel · 1956★ 3.5
NovelNever play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.Nelson AlgrenA Walk on the Wild Side · 1956★ 3.5
PlayIt's no good trying to fool yourself about love. You can't fall into it like a soft job, without dirtying up your hands. It takes muscle and guts. And if you can't bear the thought of messing up your nice, clean soul, you'd better give up the whole idea of life and become a saint.John Osborne1956★ 3.4