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Famous Quotes Quiz
by Myriam Gabriel-Pollock

A quote can crystallize a funny thought, a political movement, or the feelings of a generation. See if you can figure out who coined the interesting, humorous, and outrageous statements in our Famous Quotes Quiz.

1
Which singer quipped, "Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion."
2
Which filmmaker stated, "I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public."
3
Who stated, "I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career."
4
Which comedian quipped, "Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there. I think if you've got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn't your biggest problem. Maybe you should get rid of the body before you do the wash."
5
Which musician said, "I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong."
6
Which television talk-show host once stated, "Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
7
Who stated this humorous retraction of an earlier oft-quoted statement, "The day I made that statement, about inventing the Internet, I was tired because I'd been up all night inventing the camcorder."
8
Which AIDS activist stated, "HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug. Heaven knows they need it."
9
Who stated, "Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself."
10
Which wealthy stateswoman said, "People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?"
11
Which artist said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
12
Who said, "I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen."
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