Another Quotes Quiz

[rbnyc]

This time match the quotes to their originators.

1. America's one of the finest countries anyone ever stole.
2. If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
3. Who overcomes by force hath overcome but half his foe.
4. It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.
5. The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
6. You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
7. The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.
8. It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.
9. Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they're yours.
10. Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.

A. Winston Churchill
B. John Milton
C. Lynn Lavner
D. Bobcat Goldthwaite
E. Richard Bach
F. Noam Chomsky
G. Lewis Carroll
H. Anne Lamott
I. Robert Louis Stevenson
J. W.C. Fields

SELECT THE EMPTY SPACE BELOW TO REVEAL ANSWERS!

ANSWERS:

1. D
2. F
3. B
4. G
5. A
6. H
7. C
8. J
9. E
10. I


:hi:

[RetroLounge]

1. 9 is Richard Bach

I've read illusions dozens of times...

:hi:

RL

[rbnyc]

3. A high-school boyfriend gave me all his books...

...and every Pink Floyd album one year for my birthday.

[Richardo]

2. 4 is Lewis Carroll

I've read the Alice books dozens of times :hi:

[rbnyc]

4. Love them.

It will be so great when my son is old enough to read them.

[Richardo]

5. If you can, find a copy of 'The Annotated Alice' by Martin Gardner

It's out of print now, I believe, but it's an EXCELLENT explanation of the context, in-jokes, backstory etc of the Alice books, rendered as footnotes along with the text. My copy is so worn out I'm trying to replace it but I haven't seen a new copy lately.

[rbnyc]

6. I used to have it.

I lost it in a fire with about 100 other books. My dad is good at finding rare books though. He probably has a copy, actually.

My dad collects books and movies and movie memorabilia. He recently gave away about 1500 books to a friend who opened a used book store, and you can't even tell they are missing from my dad's apartment. It didn't even make a dent.

[Richardo]

7. Don't let RetroLounge hear that

Hope you and your family have a great New Year, rbnyc :toast:

[rbnyc]

8. Thanks. U 2. (NT)