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
Barack Obama
Madeline Albright

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

Douglas MacArthur
Colin Powell
Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton

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

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

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

Franklin Roosevelt
Benjamin Franklin
Grover Cleveland
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.

Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
Lyndon Johnson
Harry Truman

6. Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Franklin Roosevelt
Edward R. Murrow
Barack Obama
George Washington

7. Failure is impossible.

Susan B. Anthony
Ronald Reagan
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln

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

Ferdinand Magellan
Walter Raleigh
Christopher Columbus
Francis Drake

9. Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Adolf Hitler
Andy Warhol
Alexander

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

Edward R. Murrow
Walter Cronkite
Ted Koppel
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;">(#) Barack Obama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Madeline Albright</div>
<br>2. Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Douglas MacArthur</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Colin Powell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dwight Eisenhower</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Patton</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;">(#) Ronald Reagan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Marin Luther King, Jr.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Martin Luther</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mohandas Gandhi</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;">(#) Franklin Roosevelt</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Franklin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grover Cleveland</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;">(#) Jimmy Carter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George W. Bush</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lyndon Johnson</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;">(#) Edward R. Murrow</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barack Obama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div>
<br>7. Failure is impossible.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Susan B. Anthony</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ronald Reagan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Franklin Roosevelt</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;">(#) Christopher Columbus</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Francis Drake</div>
<br>9. Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Napoleon Bonaparte</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Adolf Hitler</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Andy Warhol</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alexander</div>
<br>10. History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Edward R. Murrow</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Walter Cronkite</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ted Koppel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dan Rather</div>
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