Quotes are repeated words from a text or speech written or spoken by another person.
Everyone loves to toss quotes around freely and use them to spice up their photo captions.
However, more often than not, no one checks if the saying was actually made by the person it’s attributed to or checks if it was ever said at all. Anyone online can attach a photo of a public figure and write a quote in a way that looks completely legitimate, spreading it like wildfire.
Okay, let’s burst your head as we verify such quotes and dissect any misquotes.
Martin Luther King Jr – “I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.” This quote went viral after Osama Bin Laden was killed.
However, it was actually said by a 24-year-old English teacher that said this.
Andrew Jackson – “Don’t fire ’til you see the whites of their eyes.” This was actually said by a soldier named Israel Putnam, who was relating orders from Colonel William Prescott.
Neil Armstrong – “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Due to an unclear transmission system, many did not hear that Armstrong actually said “One small step for a man.”
Albert Einstein – “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” This quote is misattributed to Einstein.
“A little learning is a dangerous thing.” Is the real statement, actually made by Alexander Pope.
Marilyn Monroe – “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” This quote from Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is commonly attributed to Marilyn Monroe or Eleanor Roosevelt.
Mark Twain – “The only two certainties in life are death and taxes.” In the early 1700s, Christopher Bullock and Edward Ward said different variations of this misquote, though it’s often wrongly attributed to Mark Twain.
George Washington – “I cannot tell a lie.”
Washington never made this statement. It was a fabrication by his 19th century biographer.
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