Any Quote by John McCarthy

Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.

— Hesketh Pearson

I improve on misquotation.

— Cary Grant

It's hard to misquote someone who doesn't say anything.

— Warren Beatty

I improve in misquotation.

— Cary Grant

The most familiar quotations are the most likely to be misquoted. Some misquotations are still variable, some have settled down to false versions that…

— Carl Clinton Van Doren

In the world of speeches and orations, especially historical ones, the persistent misquotation is understandable. You hear a speech. You misremember or mishear a…

— Maria Konnikova

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

— Michel de Montaigne

Inevitably, almost everything we say is either quotation or paraphrase.

— Mason Cooley

I rarely ever respond to misquotes and wrong information. Plus, it only serves to bring attention to the matter.

— Mark Ronson

“Everything I say is a quote . . . technically.”

— Jonathan G. Wells

Misquotation is the pride and privilege of the learned.

— Hesketh Pearson

Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that…

— Hesketh Pearson