Quoted Quotes

132 quotes by 126 authors

The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data… — Norman Ralph Augustine
Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. — Ambrose Bierce
Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted. — Fred Allen
Wouldn't it be terrible if I quoted some reliable statistics which prove that more people are driven insane through religious hysteria than by drinking alcohol. — W.C. Fields
Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors. — Benjamin Franklin
I have been quoted saying that, in the future, all companies will be Internet companies. I still believe that. More than ever, really — Andy Grove
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for. — Alexander Smith
Ron Sirak, a golf writer and friend, was quoted as saying, "Annika is no longer a female golfer. She's a golfer." That's truly all I… — Annika Sorenstam
At no point did the [Burns] committee conclude, or even attempt to conclude, an assessment of cruelty. Yet many bodies have erroneously quoted the Burns… — Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior
Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted, than when we read it in the… — Philip Gilbert Hamerton
We exist, and are quoted, as standing proofs that a government, so modeled as to rest continually on the will of the whole society, is… — Thomas Jefferson
God if the press ever quoted anyone correctly it would be brilliant. — Lauren Bacall
I know my career is going badly because I'm being quoted correctly. — Lee Marvin
The manner in which Epictetus, Montaigne, and Salomon de Tultie wrote, is the most usual, the most suggestive, the most remembered, and the oftener quoted;… — Blaise Pascal
Clearly, I regret the email was quoted incorrectly and I regret that it's become a distraction from the story, which still entirely stands. I should… — Jonathan Karl
We fed the public a line of deceit, dishonesty, a fabrication of statistics and figures. We succeeded because the time was right and the news… — Bernard Nathanson
What could you do better for your children and your children's children than to record the story of your life, your triumphs over adversity, your… — Spencer W. Kimball
President Heber J. Grant often quoted the following statement, which is sometimes attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson: â€œThat which we persist in doing becomes easier… — Heber J. Grant
I am constantly concernedÂ about being quoted in the press and perhaps saying the wrong thing orÂ having what I say misinterpreted and bringing reproach… — Billy Graham

Who Wrote These Quoted Quotes

126 authors contributed a total of 132 Quoted Quotes, led by these top contributors: