Saturday, May 27, 2023

Says Who?

 It's fun to hear witty quotes from famous people both past and present but how many of those are actually misquotes? Mark Twain is credited for saying, "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." What he actually said was,   “I reverently believe that the Maker who made us all makes everything in New England but the weather. I don't know who makes that, but I think it must be raw apprentices in the weather-clerk's factory who experiment and learn how, in New England, for board and clothes, and then are promoted to make weather for countries that require a good article, and will take their custom elsewhere if they don't get it.”

Marilyn Monroe has been credited with saying, "Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world." Even though Marilyn had plenty of clever quotes this wasn't one of them since it was a response to a question and answer period where Bette Midler was asked,  “Is it true that you really have a passion for shoes? If so, what kind do you prefer?” She responded: “The spike-heeled kind. They’re not always easy to find. I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world. Fortunately for the world, I have not found the correct footwear to achieve that goal. However, shoe stores across the nation can attest to my sincere and persistent efforts in that direction.”






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