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From our very childhood, we are taught not to trust strangers. In the highly digitalized world, this parallels not trusting everything you see on the internet, which essentially is content shared by strangers. The best approach might be to "trust but verify." However, ordinary people have neither the time nor the necessity, unlike, for example, journalists, to verify the information they receive.
Hence, famous quotes and common sayings often fall victim to being misquoted or misattributed. And once these fake quotes, misquoted sayings, or misattributed quotes go viral, we often have no reason to doubt it since today, the numerous "likes," "shares," "upvotes," etc., act as indicators of the veracity of the content. Further, these famous misquoted phrases or fake historical quotes are approached as the original, though they're not. And although it's impossible to verify every quote, line, or saying or its real author that you see online, at least some famous misquotes and famous misattributed quotes can be addressed and debunked. Sure, it might not stop everyone from referring to famous misquotations as the originals or help them realize it was not, indeed, let's say, Gandhi who said that, but it's the thought that counts.
Below, we've compiled some of the most famous misquotes, misattributions, and their origins, which consequently are the real deal. Did any of these 'false' quotes surprise you? Were you using these famous misquotations and misattributions unknowingly? Let us know! Also, if you found this article valuable, don't forget to share it with your friends and family!
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#1
Fake Quote: “Luke, I am your father.” - Darth Vader in "Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back” Real Quote: "No, I am your father." - Darth Vader in "Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back”
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#2
Fake Quote: "I want to suck your blood." - Dracula Explanation: This was never said in the original movie by the character Dracula.
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
Technically, up until Hammer films did Dracula, the only place this quote appears officially is in the original book. They asked Bela, during a radio interview, what he thought Dracula would say to the interviewer, & he replied with this line.
#3
Fake Quote: "Money is the root of all evil." Real Quote: "The love of money is the root of all evil." - 1 Timothy 6:10
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
I think this is the first one where the fake quote actually substantially changes the message of the real quote.
JewishPunnyBunny 2 years ago (edited)
By itself, money is neutral, and it can't inherently be good or evil, as it's an inanimate tool. How people use/view it is the issue. Looking at most of the WEF and elites, here, trying to when the gap between classes and reset things.
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Fake Quote: “Elementary, my dear Watson!” - Sherlock Holmes (as written by Arthur Conan Doyle) Explanation: Author Arthur Conan Doyle never wrote that phrase in any of his novels. The fictional detective did say “elementary” and “my dear Watson” separately from time to time, but their combination was a later invention.
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
Something that Sherlock Holmes aficionados will rant about at length. ~~ Me, I'm talking about me.
#5
Fake Quote: "Blood, sweat, and tears." - Winston Churchill Real Quote: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat." - Winston Churchill
matt adore 2 years ago
To be fair, a certain music group's name didn't really help current accuracy...
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
Dirt, Wind, & Booze!!! (I think you were referring to Earth, Wind, & Fire, but we always referred to 'Earth-Air-Fire-Water' as Dirt, Wind, & Booze so it stuck as the band name)
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#6
Fake Quote: “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.” - Bette Davis in "All About Eve" Real Quote: “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.” - Bette Davis in "All About Eve"
#7
Fake Quote: “Play it again, Sam.” - Ilsa Lund in "Casablanca" Real Quote: “Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By.” - Ilsa Lund in "Casablanca"
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
And the other quote misattributed as this one is when Rick says "You played it for her, Sam, you can play it for me."
Jesper Larsson 7 months ago
Right: Ilsa, Rick, and also Victor Laszlo all say “Play it” (but Laszlo is addressing the band, telling them to play the Marseillaise), but “Play it again, Sam” is the title of a Woody Allen movie.
#8
Fake Quote: "Houston, we have a problem." - Jim Lovell Real Quote: "Houston, we've had a problem." - Jim Lovell
Bart Wentink 2 years ago
Real quote, "Hey Houston, I think we've had a problem." As immortalized on a plaque at Johnson Space Center.
Philip Haberkorn 2 years ago
At the moment, all the astronauts knew was that there was a loud noise and shudder. "We've had a problem" indicates they weren't yet aware that the problem wasn't over, it was just beginning.
#9
Fake Quote: "Bubble, bubble, toil, and trouble." - William Shakespeare in "Macbeth" Real Quote: "Double, double, toil, and trouble." - William Shakespeare in "Macbeth"
Jeremy Crocker 2 years ago
Anyone missquoting this must wonder why Shakespeare likes bubbles so much after the next line also mentions them.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
The true version is actually more accurate to the meaning of the incantation
#10
Fake Quote: "Let them eat cake!" - Marie Antoinette Real Quote: "Let them eat brioche!" - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jeremy Crocker 2 years ago
Apparently this was already a popular phrase in France before Antoinette's time, not something Rousseau invented. He credited his quotation to an unnamed "great princess" but she would have been a child at the time he wrote it. Crediting her specifically came much later.
Niall Mac Iomera 2 years ago
I'd heard that it was actually her being magnanimous. In that, upon hearing her subjects couldn't even afford bread, she basically said, "well let's get them the good stuff"
Load More Replies... Philip Haberkorn 2 years ago
...or was it like she was saying "Let them eat Twinkies?"
Load More Replies... Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
OK, all of these quotes are my favs. I'm too old to fix them now. They'll be eating cake if it's me "quoting"
#11
Fake Quote: “We’re going to need a bigger boat.” - Martin Brody in "Jaws" Real Quote: “You’re going to need a bigger boat.” - Martin Brody in "Jaws"
matt adore 2 years ago
Ah but pronouns are kind of a big deal these days...
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#12
Fake Quote: "Do you feel lucky, punk?" - Clint Eastwood in “Dirty Harry” Real Quote: "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?" - Clint Eastwood in “Dirty Harry”
#13
Fake Quote: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” - Confucius Real Quote: “A journey of 400 miles begins beneath one’s feet.” - Lao Tzu
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Don’t downvote me into oblivion, but I think many of the fake quotes sound better than the real ones. Maybe they exist because they just roll off the tongue so well.
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
I agree in most cases. Some, though, the original sounds better or gives more context.
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#14
Fake Quote: “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” - Alexander Pope Real Quote: "A little learning is a dangerous thing." - Alexander Pope
#15
Fake Quote: "Beam me up, Scotty." - Captain Kirk from "Star Trek" Real Quote: "Scotty, beam us up, fast!" - Captain Kirk from "The Savage Curtain"
Jeremy Crocker 2 years ago
He actually says it in the Star Trek novel The Ashes of Eden, which was co-written and narrated by Shatner in 1995.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago (edited)
Are you sure? I'm a straight up diehard Trekkie. I'm so sure I heard Jim say it at least Once!
Philip Haberkorn 2 years ago
Never, according to people who've watched every episode looking for it.
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Fake Quote: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.” - Mark Twain Real Quote: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.” - Maurice Switzer
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
But these two quotes are word for word identical. So it’s not a misquote. It would be a misattribution. Just don’t say who you think said it and you’ll be fine.
Jeremy Crocker 2 years ago
Variations of the quote have existed before either of these men. I've also seen it credited to Lincoln and various religious scriptures. The Twain version replaces fool with stupid.
andrea jennings 2 years ago
That's one of my favorite quotes. I think it to myself before I jump into a discussion to decide if I have anything intelligent to offer.
#17
Fake Quote: "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore." - Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" Real Quote: "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." - Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz"
Johnny Gregg 2 years ago
I have only ever heard the part "we're not in Kansas anymore" anyone who says the misquote just hasn't seen the movie, I've never heard anyone say it like that
#18
Fake Quote: "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." - Dr. Sigmund Freud Real Quote: "Gentlemen, there are times when a cigar is only a cigar!" - Dr. Sigmund Freud
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
Funnily enough, Freud was absolute about precision in language & how he expressed himself. He HATED being misquoted, even as little as a single word. He apparently spent 6 months chasing an editor who changed a 'the' into an 'a' in an article that quoted Freud until the editor printed a correction & a apology.
Phyzzi 2 years ago
Oh, now I HAVE to misquote him. He deserves nothing less.
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Fake Quote: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like victory.” - Robert Duvall in “Apocalypse Now” Real Quote: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell? The whole hill. Smelled like... victory." - Robert Duvall in “Apocalypse Now”
#20
Fake Quote: "Methinks the lady doth protest too much." - William Shakespeare Real Quote: "The lady doth protest too much methinks." - William Shakespeare
#21
Fake Quote: "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" - The Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Real Quote: "Magic mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" - The Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
K-Hey 2 years ago
Snow White was originally written in German. Both of these are acceptable translations. This list feels like it was written by the fun police
sturmwesen 2 years ago
Spieglein Spieglein an der Wand, wer ist die schönste im ganzen Land?" Mirror, mirror at the wall, who is the most beautiful in the whole country"just does not seem really fairytale like
Load More Replies... Onion Patch Petunia 2 years ago
Oh yes they do and they threatened to sue the Oscars for using her
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Fake Quote: "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it." - Spock from "Star Trek" Real Quote: "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it." - "Star Trekkin", a song by The Firm
La Petite Morte 2 years ago (edited)
🎼 🎵 🎶 🎵 We're star trekking, star trekking, star trekking, we're star trekking across the universe! 🎶 🎵 🎶 There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow, there's Klingons on the starboard bow, scrape 'em off, Jim! 🎶 🎵 🎶 🎵
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Brandon Parisien 2 years ago
Spock does say it...in the song ;) Good song, I even remember the scene in what book I was reading the first time I heard it. Also where I was.
GreythatEnby 2 years ago
I read it in Leonard Nimoy's voice as if it were in the original series. Leonard Nimoy was awesome. (So are William Shatner and George Takei) Rest In Peace Leonard Nimoy
#23
Fake Quote: "Well-behaved women rarely make history.” - Marilyn Monroe Real Quote: “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
But if Marilyn Monroe at some point misquoted Ulrich, you still have a famous person saying it the second way. So if the fun police call you out for misquoting Ulrich, you can just say, “I’m quoting Marilyn Monroe, you sock stretcher.”
Sarah Peterson 2 years ago
It is actually unknown who the quote should originally be attributed to, and there have bane several very similar iterations. But Ulrich is the one that can be proven.
#24
Fake Quote: “Walk softly but carry a big stick” - Theodore Roosevelt Real Quote: "Speak softly and carry a big stick." - Theodore Roosevelt
#25
Fake Quote: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." ― Mahatma Gandhi Real Quote: We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
PianoSauce 2 years ago
The fake quote summarizes the real quote into one, simple, easy to understand sentence. I think it's acceptable.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
Good heavens ! The fake quote is for more memorable and easier to follow. You lost my interest after the first sentence, but I am ADD sooo
#26
Fake Quote: "Failure is not an option." - Gene Kranz Real Quote: "Failure is not an option." - Jerry Bostick
Jeremy Crocker 2 years ago
People say this all the time, I don't know anyone that would know who to credit it to, wrong or right.
Philip Haberkorn 2 years ago
Several books about Apollo 13 cite who actually said it.
Load More Replies... kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
As far as I can see, the quoted phrases are identical. Win for us misquoters!
#27
Fake Quote: "First, they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they attack you. Then you win." - Gandhi Real Quote: "First, they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you. And that is what is going to happen to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America." - Nicholas Klein
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
I was with you all the way until the last half of the last line...l was not prepared for... the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. I thought we were discussing someone historical & now venerated.
#28
Fake Quote: "The lion shall lay down with the lamb." Real Quote: "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together." - Isaiah 11:6
#29
Fake Quote: "All that glitters is not gold." - William Shakespeare Real Quote: "All that glisters is not gold." - William Shakespeare
Sarah Peterson 2 years ago (edited)
JRR Tolkien did use glitters in a similar line from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king."
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
Glisters means to glitter & shine, but it's a clunky word so most actors say glitters instead.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
Did you mean " glistens"?Glisters is not a real word... is it?
Dani M 2 years ago
Not in use today. But Shakespeare isn´t quite contemporary
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Fake Quote: "Hello, Clarice." - Dr. Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs" Real Quote: "Good evening, Clarice." - Dr. Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs"
Onion Patch Petunia 2 years ago
Just try saying both of them out loud. You'll see why the right quotes is the right one!
#31
Fake Quote: "The only two certainties in life are death and taxes." - Mark Twain Real Quote: "The only two certainties in life are death and taxes." - Edward Ward or Christopher Bullock
CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
I thought that this was Ben Franklin, I could definitely be wrong though.
Vedette Aecus 2 years ago
The point is that it is attributed to the wrong person
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La Petite Morte 2 years ago
And when you take your National Board Exams in order to become a mortician & get your license you take the exam at H&R Block. Death & taxes, indeed.
#32
Fake Quote: "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Mark Twain Real Quote: "I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction." - Matt Blum
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
So y'all are telling me that many of MT's most popular quotes are not his at all? I not only feel dumb, I feel sad.
#33
Fake Quote: "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain Real Quote: "The report of my death was an exaggeration." - Mark Twain
#34
Fake Quote: "Life is like a box of chocolates." - Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump" Real Quote: "Life was like a box of chocolates." - Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump"
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Can someone please rewatch the movie to check on this. I am pretty sure the fake quote is correct…
Richard Brooks 2 years ago
The first one is actually correct according to the book.
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This is what happens when u have lazy writers/editors. The 1st is correct from the book.
#35
Fake Quote: "He's alive." - Dr. Henry Frankenstein Real Quote: "It's alive!" - Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Ashley_Kirin 2 years ago
Again, I've never seen the fake quote. "it's alive" is definitely the more used version.
GreythatEnby 2 years ago
Where did they even get 'he's' from? Nobody's ever said it that way
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Fake Quote: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." - William Congreve Real Quote: "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned/Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned." - William Congreve
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Adding in the word “hath” just gives the fake quote a little extra oomph. It allows you to shout it in that old-timey hell-and-brimstone preacher voice and still be socially acceptable.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
Ok, either l am getting demented or l have some reading disability. I know that line is from WS.
#37
Fake Quote: “If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best.” - Marilyn Monroe Explanation: No one can prove that Marilyn Monroe ever actually said this.
Julian Slate 2 years ago
If you can't handle me at my Borderlands The Pre Sequel, you don't deserve me at my Borderlands 2. (I know, weirdly specific joke for a very niche franchise)
Penguin Panda Pop 2 years ago
I completely disagree with the sentiment of this quote. There, I said it.
#38
Fake Quote: "Don't fire 'til you see the whites of their eyes." - Andrew Jackson Real Quote: "Don't fire 'til you see the whites of their eyes." - Israel Putnam relaying orders from Colonel William Prescott
️ felixir (he/him) ️ 2 years ago
I've never heard this attributed to Andrew Jackson. It was always about the battle of bunker hill
#39
Fake Quote: “Greed is good.” - Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street" Real Quote: “The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good." - Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street"
Penguin Panda Pop 2 years ago
"greed...is good" isn't a misquote. When people say it, that's what they're saying.
#40
Fake Quote: "The ends justify the means." - Niccolò Machiavelli Real Quote: "Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, because it belongs to everybody to see you, to few to come in touch with you. Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose themselves to the opinion of the many, who have the majesty of the state to defend them; and in the actions of all men, and especially of princes, which it is not prudent to challenge, one judges by the result." - Niccolò Machiavelli
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
I don’t know about this one. I have to say, I hear the real quote in its entirety at least once a week. Much more common than the fake quote.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
That's a really long quote to run across on a weeklyor even monthly basis
Load More Replies... La Petite Morte 2 years ago
Erm, I'm not sure exactly how the 'fake' was distilled from the 'real'. They seem to be on different topics.
Phyzzi 2 years ago
"One judges by the result" is sort of saying "one judges by the ends". Of course this is translated anyway so it's a bit hand wavy to say one is a correct translation and the other isn't.
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#41
Fake Quote: "Me Tarzan, you Jane." - Tarzan Explanation: “You Tarzan, me Jane” were never used in any of the Tarzan movies or stories, or books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Johnny Gregg 2 years ago (edited)
Right because the quote is Me Tarzan, you Jane, under your explanation you have it backwards, big thumbs down just for being stupid. And yes they never actually said the misquote but whoever wrote this needs their writing privileges stripped for such a stupid oversight. Imo
Jeremy Crocker 2 years ago
Just say your correction and move on, no need for childish name calling.
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#42
Fake Quote: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well." - Hamlet Real Quote: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!" - Hamlet
Penguin Panda Pop 2 years ago
Pedant's corner: Hamlet never said either of these things. Hamlet was not real and therefore incapable of uttering anything. Some of these words have been attributed to a character named Hamlet from a play of the same name, written by William Shakespeare.
Penguin Panda Pop 2 years ago
I'm trying to get into the spirit of this article. Leave me alone.
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#43
Fake Quote: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Voltaire in "The Friends of Voltaire" Real Quote: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall
#44
Fake Quote: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.” - Henry David Thoreau Real Quote: "I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours… In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness." - Henry David Thoreau
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Maybe it’s misquoted because solitude, poverty, and weakness aren’t as popular today as they were in Thoreau’s day.
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
Poverty & weakness have never been popular. Solitude is becoming more valuable
Load More Replies... Nonesuch 2 years ago
Never heard or read this before. Wish I could have taken heed as a teenager.
Phyzzi 2 years ago
If it helps, Thoreau was a hypocrite, though a marginally interesting one I suppose.
Load More Replies... Cosmo Mick 1 year ago
One of my favorites, Thoreau, with his ability of flamboyant expression. That man was required in college but I went beyond on my own.
#45
Fake Quote: “The most important thing is not winning but taking part.” - Pierre de Coubertin Real Quote: “The most important thing is not winning but taking part.” - Ethelbert Talbot
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
Try saying that in today's era of mega superstar sports. Winning is the only thing.
#46
Fake Quote: "The British are coming!" - Paul Revere Real Quote: "The British are coming!" - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Bart Wentink 2 years ago
Real quote: "The regulars are coming." - Paul Revere Explanation: The 13 colonies had not yet declared independence at the time of Paul Revere's ride. The uprising in New England that eventually turned into the American Revolution was still about taxation without representation in the House of Commons. The colonists all still considered themselves to be British and loyal subjects of King George, so "The British are coming!" would have been meaningless to them. The conflict was between British colonial militias who wanted representation and the regular army which was tasked with maintaining the status quo.
Julian Slate 2 years ago
I always thought it was "the redcoats are coming"?
Load More Replies... kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Historians now agree that a somewhat flustered and overwrought Paul Revere was actually shouting “The Russians are coming” as he galloped through the streets of New England.
#47
Fake Quote: "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong Real Quotes: "One small step for a man." - Neil Armstrong
Bohemiangirl 2 years ago
There is some debate as to whether he forgot to say the word "a" in the original recording, or if it was a transmission glitch. In any case, the "a" was not heard when he spoke the phrase.
Charles Bergell 2 years ago (edited)
It always sounds to me like he forgot.
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Elizabeth 2 years ago (edited)
I remember in an interview, Neil Armstrong said he thought about the words he would speak upon stepping onto the moon shortly before landing and it was “A man” but in the excitement, flubbed and missed the A. He said that it was supposed to be “One small step for A man”.
#48
Fake Quote: "Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious." - Dr. Sigmund Freud in "The Interpretation of Dreams" Real Quote: "The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind." - Dr. Sigmund Freud in "The Interpretation of Dreams"
Cosmo Mick 1 year ago
Now THIS guy, an eccentric but still by all means very intelligent, had his way of projecting/illustrating that one can easily become more thoughtful and I suppose open new avenues of perceptions never considered before.
#49
Fake Quote: "The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy, and the lash." - Winston Churchill Real Quote: "The only traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy, and the lash." - Anthony Montague-Browne
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Whoever said it, I’m starting to get the impression that life in the Royal Navy was not all rainbows and unicorns.
Julian Slate 2 years ago
I don't know what they would have meant by the lash in this context, but rum and sodomy seems fine.
Julian Slate 2 years ago (edited)
They probably just meant gay. That's generally what they meant by that back then, and you see a lot of that with homophobes today.
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Fake Quote: “I did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.” - Ginger Rogers Real Quote: “I did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.” - Quote came from a comic strip in a newspaper
Lara Rouse 2 years ago
I thought Fred Astaire said it about Ginger Rogers, that she did everything he did, but backwards and in high heels.
David Boyd 2 years ago
Anyone who thinks Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did has obviously never seen Fred Astaire dance.
Phyzzi 2 years ago
The point is not to demean Fred Astaire, who was an excellent dancer, but to point out that Ginger Rogers was an even better dancer, which I think is almost certainly true. Neither were as good as Frankie Manning though: that man was a god of the dance floor.
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Fake Quote: “Who doesn’t allow themselves, at least once in life, to flee from sensible advice [dies slowly.]” - Pablo Neruda Real Quote: “Who doesn’t allow themselves, at least once in life, to flee from sensible advice [dies slowly.]” - Martha Medeiros
Phyzzi 2 years ago
I want to die slowly, even though I have certainly fled from sensible advice and common sense on more than one occasion.
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Fake Quote: "To gild the lily." - William Shakespeare Real Quote: "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily." - William Shakespeare
#53
Fake Quote: "Pride goes before a fall." - the Bible Proverbs 16:18 Real Quote: "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." - the Bible Proverbs 16:18
Julian Slate 2 years ago
"I feel like I have most of the sins, except for pride and lust, which are honestly the only ones that seem healthy" ~Willie Muse, probably misquoted
#54
Fake Quote: "Britannia rules the waves." Real Quote: "Britannia, rule the waves."
#55
Fake Quote: "A rose by any other name smells just as sweet." - Captain Kirk Real Quote: "That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet." - William Shakespeare in "Romeo and Juliet"
Bart Wentink 2 years ago
I have never heard Juliet's, "What's in a name?" soliloquy attributed to Captain Kirk.
Phyzzi 2 years ago
He does seem more of the shakes beer than Shakespeare type.
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Fake Quote: "Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge Real Quote: "Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
#57
Fake Quote: “Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?” - Benjamin Braddock in "The Graduate" Real Quote: “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me, aren’t you?” - Benjamin Braddock in "The Graduate"
Julian Slate 2 years ago
Actually, the quote is "Seduce Me!" and I think it's from Kanye, R Kelly, or some other musician who's a god awful person /j
Julian Slate 2 years ago
Me racking my brain for a meme that has not been relevant in any way shape or form for years and is probably somehow problematic now 😃🔫
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Fake Quote: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." - Nelson Mandela Real Quote: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Marianne Williamson
La Petite Morte 2 years ago
This isn't a misquote, they just quoted the first sentence, then added the rest as a 'correction'?
#59
Fake Quote: “God is dead. Marx is dead. And I don’t feel so well myself.” - Woody Allen Real Quote: “God is dead. Marx is dead. And I don’t feel so well myself.” - Eugène Ionesco
#60
Fake Quote: “I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille.” - Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Boulevard" Real Quote: “All right, Mr. DeMille. I’m ready for my close-up.” - Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Boulevard"
#61
Fake Quote: "I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Real Quote: "I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." - the first sentence was from a Facebook user Jessica Dovey
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
You have to cut people some slack on this one because MLK and Jessica Dovey are mixed up ALL THE HONKIN’ TIME.
La Petite Morte 2 years ago (edited)
I have a feeling Jessica is the one who wrote this post...
#62
Fake Quote: “It’s a sin to think badly of others, but you often guess correctly.” - Giulio Andreotti Real Quote: “It’s a sin to think badly of others, but you often guess correctly.” - Pope Pius XI
Gladys Hayes Southerland 2 years ago
Why is it a sin to think badly of others? Some of them deserve for people to think badly of them...Timothy McVey, Adolph Hitler, Herod, Idi Amin, the drunk driver who horribly maimed my teen son for life...l don't smile when l think of these people.
Phyzzi 2 years ago
Control. If you control people to the point that it is a sin to dislike someone then you control them absolutely. A fitting quote for a pope.
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Fake Quote: "Fresh fields and pastures new." - John Milton Lycidas Real Quote: "Tomorrow to fresh Woods, and Pastures new." - John Milton Lycidas
#64
Fake Quote: “T’was beauty that killed the beast.” - Carl Denim in "King Kong" Real Quote: “It was Beauty killed the Beast.” - Carl Denim in "King Kong"
#65
Fake Quote: "I cannot tell a lie." - George Washington Real Quote: "I cannot tell a lie, Pa." - George Washington
Bart Wentink 2 years ago
If he said the real quote, he also said the "fake" quote. The only difference is adding the word "Pa". It just depends on where you cut off the quote.
#66
Fake Quote: "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth." - Jack Nicholson, in "A Few Good Men" Real Quote: "What is you want the truth you can't handle the truth from?" - Jack Nicholson, in "A Few Good Men"
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
I agree. Maybe that is how it came out if Jack Nicholson was having an actual stroke while saying the line.
Load More Replies... Bart Wentink 2 years ago
Rewatch the movie please. I have seen that clip a thousand times. And the "real" one sounds like it was written by the people who write instruction manuals for machine tools made in Japan.
Bohemiangirl 2 years ago
What?! That can't be right.... where are the fact checkers! I demand a recount!
Dan Thompson 2 years ago
Correct quote: Nicholson- "You want answers?" Cruise- "I want the truth." Nicholson- "You can't handle the truth!"
Bob Shupert 2 years ago
Real quote involves two characters, played by Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise. "You want answers?" "I want the truth!" "You can't handle the truth!"
Penguin Panda Pop 2 years ago
It's well known that English is not Jack Nicholson's first language, and therefore the real quote is true. He also never said "heeeeerrrreeee's Johnny!", the real quote is "I am arriving to go, where is nearest public convenience please thank you please." We just all changed it in our minds because we knew the intention of his words.
Brandon Parisien 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure the phrase was separated by the lawyer saying "Yes"....
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nano farad 2 years ago
Fake Quote: "I want to suck your blood." - Dracula was a quote from the parody with Leslie nelson. Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Debbie 2 years ago
Some "fake" quotes are summaries of the true one. A longer one isn't remembered or quoted that easily. The nuances, which are very important, unfortunately get lost. It does inspire me to read more of the tekst that were quoted. Going to scan the list again for reading material.
Bento Espinosa 2 years ago
“I don’t want to believe, I want to know.” (Paulo Bitencourt, author of the books “Liberated from Religion” and “Wasting Time on God”). This quote if very often wrongly attributed to Carl Sagan, who never said or wrote these words.
Phyzzi 2 years ago
Yes, and occasionally he was even the first person to say it.
Load More Replies... nano farad 2 years ago
Fake Quote: "I want to suck your blood." - Dracula was a quote from the parody with Leslie nelson. Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Debbie 2 years ago
Some "fake" quotes are summaries of the true one. A longer one isn't remembered or quoted that easily. The nuances, which are very important, unfortunately get lost. It does inspire me to read more of the tekst that were quoted. Going to scan the list again for reading material.
Bento Espinosa 2 years ago
“I don’t want to believe, I want to know.” (Paulo Bitencourt, author of the books “Liberated from Religion” and “Wasting Time on God”). This quote if very often wrongly attributed to Carl Sagan, who never said or wrote these words.
Phyzzi 2 years ago
Yes, and occasionally he was even the first person to say it.
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