The citation for Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" has been added to the QI article. You are acknowledged. Thanks!

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Also Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Wooden figures depicting one person helping another person. The image is from succo at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

It is better to die on our feet than to live on our knees

Who crafted this revolutionary slogan: Emiliano Zapata? Dolores Ibárruri? Aeschylus? Franklin D. Roosevelt? Ernest Hemingway? François-Noël Babeuf? Anonymous?

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Did Albert Einstein say the following?

If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research

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Of course our beloved @quoteinvestigator.com has organized the entire history:

A different version was printed earlier in Time magazine (pg 46) on December 27, 1943, but the version written directly by Churchill has precedence over this

I have not explored that quotation. The New Yale Book of Quotations traces the claim to Winston Churchill who said it was spoken by Josef Stalin to Pierre Laval

Interesting quote. By definition, Immortality is the indefinite continuation of a person's existence, even after death. I don't know if I would use the word immortality for computer artifacts! But I guess it is a figure of speech. The exploration is easy by @quoteinvestigator.com standards!

Robot figurine from Brett Jordan at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

Which famous computer scientist said the following, and what was he talking about?

So, the good news is, we've discovered the secret of immortality. The bad news is, it's not for us

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Do you have access to the Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor Library system?

The Quote Investigator is trying to verify a citation in a 1945 pamphlet that is only held in the Ann Arbor Library. Are you willing to help? I will send details

(2/2) Google Books metadata is unreliable. No date is specified within "Harry the Cockney". Later books indicate the year was 1913. QI article updated (Visible in 24 hrs)

Phrase "new cliches" also appeared in "The Observer" of London November 27, 1910. I decided to omit

(Part 1/2) Thanks. Match in Google Books only shows snippets. HathiTrust shows full text of entire book:

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Thanks. The QI article has been updated with the 1927 citation and ‪Vance Maverick‬ @vancemaverick.bsky.social‬ is listed in the acknowledgement section. The distribution of the update takes time. Changes should be visible within 24 hours

I usually to not offer corrections, but I know you are interested in accurate quotations and you will recognize that the message was intended to be helpful and constructive

Quote Origin: They May Forget What You Said, But They Will Never Forget How You Made Them Feel – Quote Investigator® Frank A. Patterson Jr.? Maya Angelou? Carl W. Buehner? Carl W. Buechner? Carol Buchner? Don Aslett? Jerry Johnston? Anonymous?

Insightful quotation, but probably not crafted by Maya Angelou. Most likely creator was Carl W. Buehner, high-level official in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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Did you notice that insect? I wanted a snap without it, but it won't budge! And this was the prettiest rose!

A pink and yellow rose, 'Peace' rose, is also known as Rosa 'Peace' or Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland.' An insect is seen on a petal. April 3, 2026. Gamble Garden. Developed by French horticulturist Francis Meilland, and named "Madame A. Meilland" in honor of his deceased mother.

'Cause out on the edge of darkness
There rides a peace train
Oh, peace train, take this country Come take me home again..." - Yusuf Islam.

Wishing you a peaceful evening and weekend!

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#imageAndVerse #ECK

"Peace" rose from Gamble Garden.

Was the following spoken by a famous producer from the Golden Age of Hollywood?

I'm sick and tired of these old clichés. Let’s have some new clichés

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It is alleged that the celebrated nuclear scientist Niels Bohr was recently visited by a curious American. — “The professor has a horseshoe above the door,” he said. “Does the professor believe in superstition?” — “Of course not. But I have heard it said that a horseshoe can bring good luck even to people who are not superstitious” . . . https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/10/09/horseshoe-luck/

No, of course I don't believe in the Evil Eye, but see below (h/t: @quoteinvestigator.com)

Toni Morrison credited an anonymous poet with:

Nothing needs to be exposed since it is already barefaced

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Identity of poet remains unknown

Who crafted the following: Toni Morrison? An anonymous poet?

Nothing needs to be exposed since it is already barefaced

See answer in next message

💔https://quoteinvestigator.com/2024/12/04/no-fish/

And putting your name on every patentable idea that comes out of your lab...

PERSEVERANCE CONQUERS ALL.

Portrait from 1890 of Thomas Edison by Abraham Archibald Anderson. The image has been cropped and resized.

Did Thomas Edison say the following? Was it invented by a journalist?

I tell you genius is hard work, stick-to-it-iveness, and common sense

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Curious?😼

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A cat has absolute emotional honesty. People hide their feelings for various reasons, but cats never do

Did Ernest Hemingway really say this, or was it created for an inspirational cat book?

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Thanks! QI article updated with April 1856 citations and acknowledgement:

Special thanks to Simon Koppel who found a citation for the anecdote dated April 24, 1856 in the “Daily Dispatch” of Richmond, Virginia.

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I find very interesting quotes with what @quoteinvestigator.com posts!