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81
History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes.
- Unknown, falsely attributed to Mark Twain
82
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
- Voltaire, paraphrased
83
In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
- From the movie "The Third Man"
84
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.
- Unknown, falsely attributed to Yogi Berra
85
You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
- From the movie "The Dark Knight Rises"
35 Comments
Baxtergrad
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Level 51
Nov 9, 2020
I can confirm #81. Some guy in in 1851 said "Give the horse some hay." I recently said "It's my birthday".
FlyingG
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Level 68
Nov 18, 2020
Quote: "Father, I believe Jetpunk is very fun." -FlyingG
PHG1960
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Level 69
Nov 30, 2020
The quote in #83 was adlibbed by Orson Welles. If you haven't seen it, the Third Man is one of the best movies ever made and scenes from it have been intentionally or unintentionally copied by movies ever since.
lexxie
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Level 82
Apr 4, 2021
What a shame that the quote is actually false, cuckoo clocks are originally from the Black Forest. Also, it would be wrong to say that Switzerland's history has only produced cuckoo clocks. After all, let's not forget that Switzerland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
Rougarou
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Level 65
Apr 4, 2022
To be fair, Orson Welles character was supposed to be the antagonist.
Baxtergrad
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Level 51
Dec 9, 2020
We need some more quotes!
turnbacktwo
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Level 46
Dec 18, 2020
can we have some more quotes QM
Baxtergrad
+1
Level 51
Dec 19, 2020
ASAP!
Malbaby
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Level 70
Jan 6, 2021
As Lord Carnarvon said "Show me the mummy"
JetPunker180
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Level 54
Jan 6, 2021
There is nothing true in History. It is always wrong

-Unknown

Baxtergrad
+2
Level 51
Jan 6, 2021
Sounds like a real conspiracy theorist
MG17
+3
Level 43
Jan 7, 2021
“Disobedience generates pain and suffering.”

— My mother... LOL

Baxtergrad
+1
Level 51
Jan 19, 2021
"A little learning is a dangerous thing;

Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring." - Alexander Pope

Gonna have to give some credit to Richard Thompson for directing me to this

SirPhilippines
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Level 73
Jan 28, 2021
18 page...
SirPhilippines
+2
Level 73
Jan 29, 2021
"I'd kill for an 18th page on Jetpunk"

-SirPhilippines 20or19something-????

Cbear8
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Level 58
Jan 29, 2021
Please do some more
Baxtergrad
+2
Level 51
Feb 1, 2021
"Oh, how I wait for 18! Nights gone sleepless, meals skipped, mice broken! All for the sheer joy of getting another page of quotes."

- GrandOldMan

TheOrca
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Level 54
Jun 27, 2022
Lol you're no longer GrandOldMan
HornetTF666
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Level 67
Feb 2, 2021
"A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure" - known as Segal's law, falsely attributed to Lee Segall, actually coined by the San Diego Union Tribune
1ProximaCentauri
+1
Level 53
Feb 17, 2021
"No man has a good Enough memory to be a successful liar"

-Lincoln.

WashingMachine
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Level 67
Mar 1, 2021
Please don't spam the comments with 'we need more quotes'. Quizmaster will update it when he has time or feels like it.
NV1
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Level 55
Mar 5, 2021
"Spam is spam, facts are facts"

-NeilVedwan

1ProximaCentauri
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Level 53
Mar 4, 2021
Yes!! New Quote.
1ProximaCentauri
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Level 53
Mar 4, 2021
“I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.”

—Phyllis Diller

friedchickenn
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Level 61
May 7, 2021
In response to 83 Switzerland didn't produce anything overly remarkable but they did have many generations of solid families and peace.
plattitude
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Level 94
Jul 15, 2021
#84 - I often hear people say that they are surprised something didn't work because "It was good in theory." If your theory said something should happen, and it didn't, your theory is by definition not good. A theory is only as good as the reality it predicts.
spoolygoo
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Level 77
Aug 5, 2021
The quote in 85 is from The Dark Knight, not The Dark Knight Rises.
SignalLost
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Level 43
Jun 12, 2022
Correction: Quote #85 comes from the 2008 film The Dark Knight, not its 2012 sequel The Dark Knight Rises.
goodquizzes
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Level 18
May 25, 2023
It's strange, I feel like the second movie had the joker in it because the first one had a teaser for him. I feel like the first movie villain was the riddler or someone for some reason. I can see why there was a mistake there, even though I know I'm wrong
ItzIngenious
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Level 66
Mar 6, 2024
The antagonist in the first movie in the Dark Knight trilogy, Batman Begins, was the League of Shadows, with other villains being Falcone and Scarecrow. The second movie, The Dark Knight, had the Joker, and Two-Face briefly. The quote in question was first spoken by Harvey Dent at the beginning of the movie and again by Batman at the end.
Kazzkolo
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Level 65
Aug 31, 2023
Cuckoo Clocks are german.
autoparts2
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Level 51
Dec 11, 2023
We actively live in #82, and mot see nothing wrong. Voltaire was a wise man.
Kama24
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Level 44
Dec 29, 2023
#83 What about Austria? They are mostly blamed for both World Wars, and what did they invent? A sewing machine?

No offense to Austrians, I love your country, but this doesn't apply always.

EytanMelech
+1
Level 66
May 12, 2024
They also invented the Croissant, the Sachertorte, and Hitler.
FrigorifcFeynman
+4
Level 65
Mar 10, 2024
I'm pretty sure that #85 is from "The Dark Knight" where Harvey Dent says it, not from "The Dark Knight Rises"
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