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Quotes from Historical Figures #2

Fill the blanks in these quotes often attributed to historical figures.
Some quotes paraphrased
Attributions in red are almost certainly false attributions
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Person
Quote
René Descartes
I think, therefore I am
Lord Acton
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely
Horace
Carpe diem
Aesop
Familiarity breeds contempt
P.T. Barnum
There's a sucker born every minute
Queen Victoria
We are not amused
Mohandas Gandhi
We need to be the change we wish to see in the world
Karl Marx
Workers of the world, unite!
Winston Churchill
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat
Machiavelli
It is far safer to be feared than loved
Voltaire
The perfect is the enemy of the good
Robert Oppenheimer
Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds
Joseph Stalin
The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic
Julius Caesar
The die is cast
Benito Mussolini
Blood alone moves the wheels of history
Princess Diana
Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be
Albert Einstein
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler
Mark Twain
Golf is a good walk spoiled
Lord Tennyson
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die
Thomas Edison
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work
Pablo Picasso
Good artists copy; great artists steal
twained
+3
Level 61
Sep 18, 2014
Of the dubious quotes, the Ghandi one is the most egregious.
fitheach
+33
Level 59
Oct 27, 2017
Of the dubious spellings, the Gandhi one is the most egregious
Quizmaster
+16
Level ∞
Aug 3, 2023
"He who seeks to correct a quiz is sure to himself be in error" - Gandhi
bn9043
+1
Level 61
Nov 27, 2023
"Cyprus is in Europe"

- Gandhi

BobSaget
+3
Level 78
Sep 18, 2014
"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." Mike Tyson
MarcusStone
+1
Level 20
Oct 27, 2017
I think Buster Douglas would argue that point.
Pinoccio
+2
Level 29
Oct 29, 2017
Here is a quiz for you
kalbahamut
+5
Level 82
Oct 30, 2017
I find my plans fall to pieces when someone bites my ear off.
Baltimorean
+2
Level 67
Sep 18, 2014
I thought the quotation attributed to Picasso had been said by Oscar Wilde.
communisteggplant
+1
Level 73
Sep 18, 2014
I thought it was Stravinsky, but...well, here's the rabbithole: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/03/06/artists-steal/
Maladroit
+2
Level 51
Oct 30, 2017
Therein lies the rub.
Simsy84
+8
Level 74
Sep 18, 2014
The Oppenheimer quote is one I'll always remember, mainly because of the emotion in context that goes with it. Although, I'm pretty sure Oppenheimer, himself, was quoting the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu book. So does that really count as a direct quote? However famous it is, I would say not.
jennyfleur
+1
Level 64
Jun 23, 2016
I agree...
sleepyquizzer
+1
Level 43
Mar 15, 2024
Was going to say the same thing
plattitude
+23
Level 92
Sep 18, 2014
Dyslexics and bad spellers of the world... UNTIE!
MarcusStone
+2
Level 20
Oct 27, 2017
Don't you mean NUTIE!
plattitude
+5
Level 92
Jun 16, 2023
Umm, no?
sciencyguy
+1
Level 46
Sep 19, 2014
I thought I typed in "destroyer" twice...don't think I had a typo, but it didn't take it. Hmm. I agree with the Simsy84, though, that he was quoting from some scripture or another (I'll accept Bhagavad Gita, since I have no reason to doubt it!).
nycbarb
+3
Level 44
Sep 20, 2014
I kept trying "do OR die" instead of "Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do AND die". At least that's the way I remember it....
roncon82
+1
Level 56
Sep 21, 2014
me too.
MarcusStone
+1
Level 20
Oct 27, 2017
me three
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Oct 28, 2018
^ same here: "Do or Die"
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Aug 3, 2023
"Do or die" is wrong and will not be accepted. It completely changes the meaning of the poem.
BlackLab
+1
Level 65
Oct 27, 2017
I know I have heard it said "Do or die" many times.
jamesd
+8
Level 68
Oct 28, 2017
This isn't like a popular saying or something of unknown origin. It's a published poem, so it's pretty easy to confirm "do and die." I agree that "do or die" is a thing people say, but not related to the poem.
RandomSportsKid
+1
Level 48
Sep 20, 2014
P.T. Barnum never said that
brandybuck96
+3
Level 83
Nov 27, 2015
That's why he's in brackets.
Gossguy
+2
Level 64
Oct 27, 2017
Machiavelli is veery important
MarcusStone
+2
Level 20
Oct 27, 2017
You forgot the most obvious!! I did not have _ _ _ with that woman.
BlackLab
+1
Level 65
Dec 9, 2021
That depends on what the definition of _ _; _ _
quizwhizz
+4
Level 67
Oct 27, 2017
'I tried to drown my troubles, but my wife can swim'. Jimmy Carter.
POOCH
+1
Level 73
Jul 30, 2018
Sounds more like Henny Youngman - "Tale my wife... Please."
sulfuratus
+2
Level 66
Oct 27, 2017
“Nobody has the intention to erect a wall.” – Donald Trump
KingBlobfish
+2
Level 55
Jun 14, 2023
the destroyer of worlds quote shouldn't be attributed to oppenheimer, it's from the gita
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Jul 9, 2023
Looking forward to Oppenheimer movie
yellowbomb
+1
Level 66
Nov 22, 2023
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” - (not) Benjamin Franklin

"This is the water that falls from the heavens on our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines to be changed into wine; constant proof that God loves us, and that he loves to see us happy." and "He made wine to make us happy." - (actually) Benjamin Franklin

Zupity
+1
Level 66
Nov 22, 2023
I did try the wheels of trains for Mussolini.
MindWax
+1
Level 83
Feb 12, 2024
That does not sound like a recipe for making them run on time!
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 67
Mar 15, 2024
Thank you Dwight, by way of Jim, for helping me get a couple of these quotes.
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