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Complete the Quote
Occasionally a person's words will ring with such wit, wisdom, or clarity that they're repeated by everyone from commencement speakers to comedians to toastmasters. But even the most memorable quotations can be twisted and forgotten over time. What do you remember? Can you complete these famous quotes?
1
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you
a)
… ask what your town can do for you."
b)
… ask what you can do for your country."
c)
… ask what I can do for you."
d)
… ask what is for dinner."
2
"The true creator is necessity, which is
a)
… very important."
b)
… overrated."
c)
… a good motivator."
d)
… the mother of invention."
3
"A woman without a man is like a fish without
a)
… water."
b)
… a bicycle."
c)
… legs."
d)
… teeth."
4
"Genius is one percent inspiration and
a)
… ninety-nine percent perspiration."
b)
… a whole lotta work."
c)
… ninety-nine percent genetic."
d)
… the rest depends on where you went to school."
5
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin
a)
… but by the content of their character."
b)
… but by the amount of money they have."
c)
… but by where they went to college."
d)
… but by the clothes they wear."
6
"And you,
a)
… Mister?"
b)
… Mickey?"
c)
… Frankie?"
d)
… Brutus?"
7
"Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and
a)
… a penny for your thoughts."
b)
… a wooden nickel for a day's work."
c)
… fifty cents for your soul."
d)
… a dime for a phone call."
8
"I have never let my schooling
a)
… get in the way of my partying."
b)
… interfere with my education."
c)
… take up too much time."
d)
… help me get a job."
9
"To be great is to be
a)
… rich."
b)
… beautiful."
c)
… misunderstood."
d)
… free."
10
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man
a)
… in baseball."
b)
… on the face of the earth."
c)
… in town."
d)
… in this stadium."
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