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.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

Human success is a quotation from overhead.

Human success is a quotation from overhead.

Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, read more

Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, beautified, and enlarged.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

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.

I didn't say that I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say that I said it. I want read more

I didn't say that I didn't say it. I said that I didn't say that I said it. I want to make that very clear.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

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.