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The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. •Vice read more
The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. •Vice President Dan Quayle Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another. •Ambrose Bierce You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the world.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
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.
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.