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Quote Origin: There Is No Such Thing as a New Idea. We Simply Take a Lot of...
Mark Twain? Albert Bigelow Paine? Caroline Thomas Harnsberger? Apocryphal? Illustration of a kaleidoscope held by a hand from Unsplash Question for Quote Investigator: A famous author once suggested...
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Quote Origin: Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Mark Twain? Frank Marshall White? Albert Bigelow Paine? Apocryphal? Public domain illustration of Mark Twain Question for Quote Investigator: A famous anecdote about the humorist Mark Twain occurred...
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Quote Origin: There Are Three Things a Person Can Make Out of Almost Nothing...
Mark Twain? Coco Chanel? John Barrymore? Marlene Dietrich? Jackie Kannon? Anonymous? Picture of a vegetable salad from Nadine Primeau at Unsplash Question for Quote Investigator: A creative person can...
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Quote Origin: Real Success Is Finding Your Lifework in the Work That You Love
David McCullough? Mark Twain? Apocryphal? Avatars representing professions from Pixabay Question for Quote Investigator: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough has received credit for an...
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Quip Origin: Buy Land; They’re Not Making It Anymore
Mark Twain? Will Rogers? Fred Dumont Smith? Arthur M. Pearson? Apocryphal? Anonymous? Earth viewed by the crew of the Apollo 17 space mission Question for Quote Investigator: The quantity of real...
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Quote Origin: Life Is Too Short To Learn German
Mark Twain? Oscar Wilde? Thomas Love Peacock? Algernon Falconer? Richard Porson? An open book with three roses from Pixabay Question for Quote Investigator: The complexities of the German language...
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Quote Origin: If Man Could Be Crossed With the Cat It Would Improve Man, But...
Mark Twain? Albert Bigelow Paine? Apocryphal? Picture of cats in a basket from Unsplash Question for Quote Investigator: Apparently, Mark Twain adored cats. He once humorously wrote about genetically...
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Quote Origin: Worry Is Like Paying Interest On a Debt You Don’t Owe
Mark Twain? William Ralph Inge? Harry A. Thompson? Havelock Ellis? Anonymous? Symbolic representation of debt from Unsplash Question for Quote Investigator: Excessive worrying is debilitating to one’s...
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Quote Origin: If There Is No Smoking in Heaven, I Shall Not Go There
Mark Twain? James Ross Clemens? Lowell Gleason? Roger Durrett? Apocryphal? Anonymous? Picture of a box of cigars from Unsplash Question for Quote Investigator: Mark Twain enjoyed smoking cigars. The...
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Quote Origin: Even If You Are On the Right Track You Will Get Run Over If You...
Mark Twain? Will Rogers? Tom Sims? Arthur Godfrey? Anonymous? Picture of tree-lined pathway from Unsplash Question for Quote Investigator: You must stay active and alert to have a fulfilling life. Two...
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Quip Origin: “What Is the Difference Between a Taxidermist and a Tax...
Mark Twain? Merle Johnson? Albert Bigelow Paine? Illustration of a U.S. tax form Question for Quote Investigator: A famous humorist apparently said something like the following about taxation. Here...
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