Quote by George Seldes
There are many famous, sometimes brilliant and often very great qu

There are many famous, sometimes brilliant and often very great quotations attributed to notable persons, which though false or incorrect, are usually improvements by anonymous requoters. – George Seldes

Other quotes by George Seldes
No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Quotations
category

Our live experiences fixed in aphorisms stiffen into cold epigram. Our heart’s blood, as we write with it, darkens into ink. – F.H. Bradley

Category:
Quotations

We who are quotatious are never truly alone, but always hear the cheerful flow of remarks made by dead writers so much more intelligent than we. – Joseph Epstein, “Quotatious,” A Line Out for a Walk: Familiar Essays, 1991

Category:
Quotations

It’s a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water. – Franklin P. Jones

Category:
Quotations

Platitude. An idea (a)that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b)that is not true. – H.L. Mencken, “The Jazz Webster,” A Book of Burlesques, 1920

Category:
Quotations

Random Quotes

My dad took me to my first movie. – Steven Spielberg

Category:
dad

I would never encourage my children to be athletes – first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people pushing to get to the top in sports that 100 people are crushed for each one who breaks through. This is unfortunate. – Bill James

Category:
Sports

All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication. All the poet has to do is listen. The poet is not an important fellow. There will also be another poet. – Stevie Smith

Category:
communication

I was willing to accept what I couldnt change. – Abdul Kalam

Category:
Change