The History of Famous Quotes

Throughout history, there have been many famous quotes. There have been many famous quotes about history. Some are hysterical, all are historical. Match the quote to the quoter. After that, I'm history.
"Never give advice in a crowd." Pope Paul VI

Quiz created by: Bill Graves

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1. 90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

Colin Powell
George W. Bush
Madeline Albright
Barack Obama

2. Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Colin Powell
Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur

3. A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

Mohandas Gandhi
Marin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther
Ronald Reagan

4. A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt

5. Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

Lyndon Johnson
George W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman

6. Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Franklin Roosevelt
George Washington
Barack Obama
Edward R. Murrow

7. Failure is impossible.

Franklin Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Susan B. Anthony
Abraham Lincoln

8. Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.

Ferdinand Magellan
Walter Raleigh
Francis Drake
Christopher Columbus

9. Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Andy Warhol
Adolf Hitler
Alexander
Napoleon Bonaparte

10. History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

Ted Koppel
Walter Cronkite
Edward R. Murrow
Dan Rather

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<h1>The History of Famous Quotes</h1><p>Throughout history, there have been many famous quotes. There have been many famous quotes about history. Some are hysterical, all are historical. Match the quote to the quoter. After that, I'm history.<br />"Never give advice in a crowd." Pope Paul VI</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/billgraves.shtml">Bill Graves</a></p><br>1. 90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Colin Powell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George W. Bush</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Madeline Albright</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barack Obama</div>
<br>2. Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Colin Powell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dwight Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Patton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Douglas MacArthur</div>
<br>3. A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mohandas Gandhi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marin Luther King, Jr.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Martin Luther</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ronald Reagan</div>
<br>4. A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grover Cleveland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Franklin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Franklin Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Theodore Roosevelt</div>
<br>5. Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lyndon Johnson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George W. Bush</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jimmy Carter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harry Truman</div>
<br>6. Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Franklin Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barack Obama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Edward R. Murrow</div>
<br>7. Failure is impossible.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Franklin Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ronald Reagan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Susan B. Anthony</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div>
<br>8. Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ferdinand Magellan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Walter Raleigh</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Francis Drake</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Christopher Columbus</div>
<br>9. Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Andy Warhol</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adolf Hitler</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alexander</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Napoleon Bonaparte</div>
<br>10. History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ted Koppel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Walter Cronkite</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Edward R. Murrow</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dan Rather</div>
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