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title: "12 Actually Said Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Actually Said quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Actually Said sayings and thoughts."
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> [“politics, where what is stated is not necessarily what was actually said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/atul-kumar/politics-where-what-is-stated-is-not-necessarily-what-was-actually/)

[Atul Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/atul-kumar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/atul-kumar-56044_politics_politics-where-what-is-stated-is-not-nec_1800131.jpg)

> [Actually," said Jace, "I prefer to think that I'm a liar in a way that's uniquely my own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/actually-said-jace-i-prefer-to-think-that-i-m-a-liar-in-a-way-that-s/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/cassandra-clare-9_jace_actually-said-jace-i-prefer-to-think-tha_2969987.jpg)

> [For too long, actually, we have either said you're this or that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-spellings/for-too-long-actually-we-have-either-said-you-re-this-or-that/)

[Margaret Spellings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-spellings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/margaret-spellings-24878_actually_for-too-long-actually-we-have-either-sai_2121289.png)

> [I never actually said, 'Nnng-you dirty ra-at!' What I actually said was 'Judy! Judy! Judy!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cagney/i-never-actually-said-nnng-you-dirty-ra-at-what-i-actually-said-was/)

[James Cagney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cagney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/james-cagney-19036_said-judy_i-never-actually-said-nnng-you-dirty-ra_755569.jpg)

> [It is amazing how the truth is just out there or what somebody's actually said, and you have your little knee-jerk reactions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/it-is-amazing-how-the-truth-is-just-out-there-or-what-somebody-s/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/rush-limbaugh-28_truth_it-is-amazing-how-the-truth-is-just-out_1826214.jpg)

> [That awkward moment when you realize what he actually said! ~ XD! :)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel/that-awkward-moment-when-you-realize-what-he-actually-said-xd/)

[Rachel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/rachel-632_awkward_that-awkward-moment-when-you-realize-wha_2415888.png)

> [The odds are lousy that I actually said something attributed to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/the-odds-are-lousy-that-i-actually-said-something-attributed-to-me/)

[Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/morgan-freeman-1202_injury_the-odds-are-lousy-that-i-actually-said_3225092.jpg)

> [The things I loved growing up, like 'Roseanne,' actually said something about actual human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/the-things-i-loved-growing-up-like-roseanne-actually-said-something/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/simon-amstell-4347_growing-up_the-things-i-loved-growing-up-like-rosea_2360496.png)

> [“For right now, we’re just having fun, and I guess we’ll see where things go. But I hope that it will lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-jamie/for-right-now-we-re-just-having-fun-and-i-guess-we-ll-see-where/)

[Danielle Jamie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-jamie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/danielle-jamie-38364_having-fun_for-right-now-we-re-just-having-fun-and_2234764.jpg)

> [“Who cares whether or not I said that he said that she said that they said that ... who the hell knows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aindra-das/who-cares-whether-or-not-i-said-that-he-said-that-she-said-that-they/)

[Aindra Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aindra-das/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/aindra-das-39932_human-life_who-cares-whether-or-not-i-said-that-he_1345540.jpg)

> [“Oh my God, I can't believe I actually said that out aloud". Neither could he. The fact that she saw him as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/oh-my-god-i-can-t-believe-i-actually-said-that-out-aloud-neither/)

[Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/084/nalini-singh-293_brenna_oh-my-god-i-can-t-believe-i-actually-sai_321429.png)

> [“I'm always working, like everyone I know, to seem more amazing and well-rounded and interesting than I actually am, or could ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-kramer/i-m-always-working-like-everyone-i-know-to-seem-more-amazing-and-well/)

[Richard Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-kramer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/richard-kramer-39918_quote_i-m-always-working-like-everyone-i-know_2191030.jpg)

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