Genius quotes that were said, or should have been, said by somebody

johnnyL

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Opening this thread to hopefully start an ongoing discussion ...

Should have been said:
Elon Musk
"How to create a small fortune ... start with a large one." ;)
 

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A few more I found:

"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." -Vidal Sassoon

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -Wayne Gretzky

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, ‘I'm possible!'" -Audrey Hepburn

"If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no use being a **** fool about it." —W.C. Fields

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." -Eleanor Roosevelt

"Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." -Buddha
"He who angers you conquers you." -Elizabeth Kenny

"Arguing with a fool proves there are two." -Doris Smith
 
"Arguing with a fool proves there are two." -Doris Smith
I really like that one!

It is very similar to one of my favorites:
"Never argue with fools. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience!"
- attributed to Mark Twain
 
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"I'm entitled to my entitlements" - David Dingwall uttered those fateful words before a Canadian Parliamentary committee, convened to determine if – as President of the Royal Canadian Mint he had abused his expense account.
 

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”​

The tagline to my teens and twenties
 

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”​

The tagline to my teens and twenties
You failed to give proper credit on that one - I believe it is Steven Tyler, right?
 
People have to go out of their mind before they can come to their senses. - Timothy Leary
 
You can witness the highest form of wisdom in a child's boundless capacity to ignore celebrity - unknown author.
 

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