10 Quotes That Become Very Inappropriate And Ironic When They Are Misattributed

This quotes list may be a little bit of a mind bender for some of you. The basic premise is this – one person says a quote that makes sense. We love it and live by it (there is one exception on this list; we’ll get to that in a minute). The question we’re asking today is, what if somebody else had said that exact same quote? Would it change at all? Sometimes the answer would be no. For example, if it were you or me, there would be little difference. But what if changing the author created an enormous sense of irony or even inappropriateness? That is exactly what we are going for here.

While all of these quotes were originally stated with good intentions (except for that one we mentioned), they all become even more ironic, funny, or inappropriate when said by somebody else. And to not keep you waiting any longer, yes, there is one quote on this list that is inappropriate even in its initial form. Furthermore, it isn’t even a verified quote, but it’s funny, so we included it (hint: it includes two men who are well known to fancy wall building). These are 10 quotes that become very inappropriate and ironic when they are misattributed.

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“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” – Ben Bernanke

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Real author: Winston Churchill

9

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” – Lee Harvey Oswald

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Real author: Wayne Gretzky

8

“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” – Kim Jong Un

Real author: John F. Kennedy

7

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Michael Vick

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Real author: Mark Twain

6

“All I know is that I know nothing.” – your heart surgeon

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Real author: Socrates, according to Plato

5

“It is not the fear of death but the fear of uncertainty which paralyzes us.” – your anesthesiologist

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Real author: Saint Benedict

4

“I cannot tell a lie.” – your Lawyer

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Real author: George Washington, according to legend

3

“Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” – the Trojans

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Real author: unknown

2

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” – Icarus

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Real author: Walt Whitman

1

“So many books, so little time.” – Pyromaniac outside The Library of Alexandria

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Real author: Frank Zappa