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The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.
The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
Human success is a quotation from overhead.
Human success is a quotation from overhead.
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. •George Bernard Shaw It is better to read more
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. •George Bernard Shaw It is better to be quotable than to be honest. •Tom Stoppard Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. •Orson Welles Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather read more
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.