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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 29/09/2026

Art is born of constraint, lives by struggle, and dies of freedom Who composed this maxim: André Gide? Albert Camus? Leonardo da Vinci What does it mean? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/29/a...

Mosaic version of The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 28/09/2026

QI helped the brilliant language maven Nancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social find citations for vagmaxxing. Now, Nancy has posted a piece about the terms: pervert glasses, meat proxy, and vagmaxxing Before clicking, please note the content warning: ickiness

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 25/09/2026

Blessed Are the Cracked For They Shall Let in the Light Who originated this type of wordplay joke: Groucho Marx? Spike Milligan? Lydia Augusta Arsens? John Stuart Blackie? Dr. Parr? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/24/c...

Public domain image of a dark sphere with illuminated cracks

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Peter Pan?

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Jonas Vils @vils.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Listening to Rutherford and Fry’s Guide to absolutely everything. This quote came up but they told it’s origin could be apocryphal so I turned to @quoteinvestigator.com Einstein propably actually said it. quoteinvestigator.com/2014/11/24/h...

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 21/09/2026

Quote Origin: Growing Old Is Mandatory. Growing Up Is Optional Who said this: Gary Wright? Maurice Lutkin? Herb Caen? Chili Davis? Bumper Sticker? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/21/g...

Silhouette image of an old person and a young person from Khysrow Akbari at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 21/09/2026

It raineth by th’ eternal laws Upon the just and unjust fella; But mostly on the just, because The unjust steals the just’s umbrella.

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 19/09/2026

Did a management consulting firm make the following prediction? The world market for copiers will never exceed 5,000 units quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/19/m...

Illustration of a cat sitting on photocopier from Copilot

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 17/09/2026

It Is Impossible To Make Anything Foolproof Because Fools Are So Ingenious Who created the first quip of this type: English novelist Douglas Adams? Canadian cartoonist J. R. Williams? U.S. columnist Bill Vaughan? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/17/f...

Public domain illustration of a jester's hat

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Very old, as it turns out.

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 14/09/2026

Maybe. The good germs in your gut are collectively called probiotics

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 14/09/2026

You Can’t Live With Them, and You Can't Live Without Them How old is this saying? What was the topic: Women? Men? Neighbors? Wicked people? Irish people? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/14/l...

Silhouette of a couple back-to-back based on an image from Sujal Patel at Unsplash. The image has been altered, cropped, and resized.

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Craig "2547" Good @clgood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Well, no matter who said it, it's still true.

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 10/09/2026

Your discussion thread from Sep 7, 2026 inspired the creation of a Quote Investigator article Quacks are the greatest liars in the world, except their patients quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/09/q... @clgood.bsky.social @briandunning.bsky.social

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 10/09/2026

Quacks are the greatest liars in the world, except their patients Who coined this saying: U.S. statesman Benjamin Franklin? U.S. physician Benjamin Rush? Scottish physician David Pitcairn? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/09/q...

Picture of items used to care for medical patients from Kristine Wook at Unsplash. The picture has been cropped and resized.

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sean guynes @guynes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Wow, this is awesome! I'm really thankful to be a little closer to an answer about this mysterious quote attributed to Alice Walker!

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Algernon D’Ammassa @algernonwrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Click articles when you search! You can quote me on that.

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 06/09/2026

You desire to know the truth about quotations. You are conscientious, thoughtful, brilliant, and beautiful in a cerebral way! Thanks for following and visiting the QI website

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 06/09/2026

Thanks to the people who responded to my comment about AI and changes occurring in website traffic / economics Happily, there are still thousands of visitors to the QI website each day. Also, the QI research is helping people share accurate and entertaining information

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 06/09/2026

Your discussion thread from Aug 28, 2026 inspired the creation of a Quote Investigator article The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/06/g... @sanddorn.bsky.social @guynes.bsky.social @stephenshapiro.bsky.social

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 06/09/2026

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any Who said this: Alice Walker? Rhona Raskins? William Martin? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/09/06/g...

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 05/09/2026

AI systems read the Quote Investigator (QI) website and use the information it provides. AI systems do cite the QI website Website traffic is declining sharply because of AI tools such as Google AI Overviews. The result is "zero-click" searches @bjkeefe.bsky.social @yastreblyansky.bsky.social

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 04/09/2026

The following Quote Investigator article has been updated with six new citations. Thanks to Pete Morris, Ralf Buelow, Allan Olley, and I. B. Cohen I think there is a world market for about five computers quoteinvestigator.com/2026/08/29/m...

Picture of a person changing a vacuum tube in the ENIAC
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U.S. Army Photo which has been cropped and resized.

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem employed memorable expressions Admirably, she credited others for creating several of these memorable expressions

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 03/09/2026

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle Did Gloria Steinem say this? Was she the originator? quoteinvestigator.com/2016/10/18/f...

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Quote Origin: A Woman Without a Man Is Like a Fish Without a Bicycle – Quote Investigator®

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 03/09/2026

A pedestal is a prison as much as any other small space Did Gloria Steinem say this? Was she the originator? quoteinvestigator.com/2017/05/24/p...

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Quote Origin: A Pedestal Is as Much a Prison as Any Small Space – Quote Investigator®

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Good to put this one to rest.

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 30/08/2026

Did the leader of IBM make the following prediction? I think there is a world market for about five computers quoteinvestigator.com/2026/08/29/m...

Picture of a person changing a vacuum tube in the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer).

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A timely post.

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Talos_XLIV @talos-xliv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In honor of her passing today, I *hope* this was Dolly, but I wouldn't want to bet the farm on it. (It does sound more like her than an early 19th century U.S. political leader from a prominent Massachusetts family, though.)

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 26/08/2026

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader. Who said this: John Quincy Adams or Dolly Parton? quoteinvestigator.com/2011/07/03/i...

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Quote Origin: If Your Actions Inspire Others To Dream More, Learn More, Do More and Become More, You Are a Leader – Quote Investigator®

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D. M. S. Fick - now with more cake! @dmsfick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Brian's Song was the first time I heard it. Nice to know the origin.

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Θȶȶօ ʝ. ʍǟӄɛℓǟ 🇫🇮🇪🇺🌍 @extechop.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Alas, although H.G. Wells was known as something of a bicycle enthusiast, this ostensible quote does not seem to have a plausible provenance. quoteinvestigator.com/2022/12/10/b...

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Quote Origin: Every Time I See an Adult on a Bicycle, I No Longer Despair for the Future of the Human Race – Quote Investigator®

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 25/08/2026

All true stories end in death Did Ernest Hemingway write this? Is it apocryphal? Did Ernest Hemingway write something similar? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/08/25/s...

Image of “Sleep and His Half Brother Death” by English painter John William Waterhouse circa 1874.

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 22/08/2026

What verse appears on the gravestone of Dorothy Parker? Who composed the verse?

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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I still remember when I first heard or read that line. Went from kneejerk dismissal to hmmm to You know what, you're absolutely right in about two seconds.

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Talos_XLIV @talos-xliv.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Dizzy Dean of the Gashouse Gang St. Louis Cardinals!

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 22/08/2026

It ain't bragging if you can do it Who said this: Dizzy Dean? Muhammad Ali? Babe Ruth? Sonny Liston? Reggie Jackson? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/08/22/n...

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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I dunno, but they were lying. :)

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 18/08/2026

A prolific nineteenth-century poet who became famous posthumously said the following: I find ecstasy in living; the mere sense of living is joy enough Who was it? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/08/18/e...

Woman on the beach at sunset. Image from Jill Wellington on Pixabay.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

(Ok she doesn't say it exactly like that but she's responding to Oprah quoting her saying that)

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Just adding the video of Maya Angelou saying "When people show you who they are, believe them" , on The Oprah Winfrey Show, aired June 18, 1997 (according to what I can find online.)

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 16/08/2026

Wall Street Legend: A financier who received a stock tip from a shoeshine boy experienced this epiphany shortly before the crash of 1929: When a shoeshine boy knows as much as I do about the stock market it's time for me to get out. T or F? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/08/16/s...

Public domain picture of stock ticker by photographer Jaclyn Nash of the Smithsonian Institution

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A great advice. Wouldn't you like to know who said it?

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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I thought it was another W: Wheeler (one of my favorite physicists) but no. @quoteinvestigator.com says: quoteinvestigator.com/2019/07/06/t... I do love the bit they have concerning Wheeler, though.

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Quote Origin: Time Is What Keeps Everything From Happening At Once – Quote Investigator®

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