Now everybody certainly likes to hear good quotes now and again, and there are just so many out there to hear and memorize - amusing and thoughtful little anecdotes that make us stop and think, laugh or just scratch your head. They come from any number of sources too, from famous politicians and course authors, musicians, and actors.
Then some of the most famous and amusing quotes come from people you would not even consider to be great thinkers, yet it turns out that they were. Take famous baseball coach yogi Berra is a prime example of this phenomena. So what did he have to say that has survived the test of time up till now in the annals of famous quotes? Well how about this? "Everywhere I go there I am". Pretty profound isn't it?
Then when it comes to famous quotes from famous criminals arguably one of the more memorable has to be the one coined by John Dillinger. He gave it to us when he was asked by reporters why he turned robbing banks. His simple answer that lives on in infamy is as follows: "It's because that's where the money is". Another bit of profound wisdom that has left a lot of people laughing.
Then of course musicians and writers have been the source innumerable quotes over the decades and one of the most noteworthy was coined by John Lennon. He famously said that "life is what happens while you're busy making plans". It was a testament to the fact that so much around us that play into our destiny we really have little to no control over. It is something worth remembering.
Then there are all the memorable words that we have heard through our lives that no one is quite sure where they even came from. In fact many of them that fall into this category happen to be some of the most popular. For sure you have heard "a penny saved is a penny earned". Then there's "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" to remind us to stick to a healthy diet.
Today however, we have just so many more quotes available at our fingertips than past generations had access to. It's all thanks to the internet and sites that specialize in them. It's so easy too because they categorize them by the names of the famous people who coined them so all you have to do is pick a name and read what they had to say. You can even sign up to have one e-mailed to you every day.
Then some of the most famous and amusing quotes come from people you would not even consider to be great thinkers, yet it turns out that they were. Take famous baseball coach yogi Berra is a prime example of this phenomena. So what did he have to say that has survived the test of time up till now in the annals of famous quotes? Well how about this? "Everywhere I go there I am". Pretty profound isn't it?
Then when it comes to famous quotes from famous criminals arguably one of the more memorable has to be the one coined by John Dillinger. He gave it to us when he was asked by reporters why he turned robbing banks. His simple answer that lives on in infamy is as follows: "It's because that's where the money is". Another bit of profound wisdom that has left a lot of people laughing.
Then of course musicians and writers have been the source innumerable quotes over the decades and one of the most noteworthy was coined by John Lennon. He famously said that "life is what happens while you're busy making plans". It was a testament to the fact that so much around us that play into our destiny we really have little to no control over. It is something worth remembering.
Then there are all the memorable words that we have heard through our lives that no one is quite sure where they even came from. In fact many of them that fall into this category happen to be some of the most popular. For sure you have heard "a penny saved is a penny earned". Then there's "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" to remind us to stick to a healthy diet.
Today however, we have just so many more quotes available at our fingertips than past generations had access to. It's all thanks to the internet and sites that specialize in them. It's so easy too because they categorize them by the names of the famous people who coined them so all you have to do is pick a name and read what they had to say. You can even sign up to have one e-mailed to you every day.
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