QUIZ: Match Famous Quotes to Their Authors

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"I know that I know nothing" - Winston Churchill said. Or maybe it wasn't him? Maybe, Leo Tolstoy? So many famous quotes are misattributed, let's see if you know the true speakers of these famous quotes!

Once someone said, 'He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.' Who it was?

Bernard Shaw is a famous Irish playwriter, novelist and scriptwriter. Aphorisms distinguished with deep meaning and subtle humour earned him the greater part of his popularity.

Plato

Bernard Shaw

Paul McCartney

Henry Ford

"Let idiots and clowns go away from your life. The circus should go on tour!" Do you recognize the style?

Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya is a famous and popular Soviet stage and movie actress. Today many critics and journalists consider her one of the greatest Russian actresses of the 20th century.

Woody Allen

Rowan Atkinson

Adam Sandler

Faina Ranevskaya

The genial phrase - You never get a second chance to make a first impression - belongs to…

Coco Chanel (1883-1971) is a French designer, the founder of the famous fashion house Chanel. Yes, there's always the first impression. And as we know it's the strongest one.

Marilyn Monroe

Coco Chanel

Mark Twain

Friedrich Nietzsche

"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction". You know it for sure.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery is a famous French writer, poet and essayist, sky pilot.

Jason Statham

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Paulo Coelho

"Write Drunk, Edit Sober". Short and clear - quiet his style:

Ernest Hemingway is an American writer and journalist. He became widely recognized due to his novels and numerous short stories - on the one hand, and his life full of adventures and surprises - on the other hand.

Leo Tolstoy

Lao-tzu

Ernest Hemingway

Jerome Salinger

"My motto is not to be worried but worry!" It sounds like...

Marilyn Monroe is an American movie star, the sex symbol of the 50s, singer and model. She became one of the most iconic images of American cinema and the entire world culture.

Brigitte Bardot

Marion Cotillard

Marilyn Monroe

Catherine Deneuve

The motivational quote "One who wants to do something will find a way; One who doesn't will find an excuse" from…

Socrates is the antiquity's greatest philosopher; Plato, Alcibiades, Xenophon, Euclid were all his pupils. Socrates' teaching marked a new stage in the development of antique philosophy when the human and spiritual values appeared in the spotlight rather than nature and the world.

Socrates

Margaret Thatcher

Vladimir Lenin

Franklin Roosevelt

"The state is a special organization of force: it is an organization of violence for the suppression of some class" are the wise words of…

Karl Marx is a German philosopher, sociologist, economist, writer, poet, political journalist, and public person. A friend and like-minded person of Friedrich Engels.

Vladimir Lenin

Karl Marx

Friedrich Engels

Ernesto Che Guevara

"Your hairdo influences how your day will go, and as a result, your life" - the author taught us:

Sophia Loren always believes that impossible is possible and considers dangerous red color her talisman. One of the world's most beautiful women is confident that it's impossible to find a woman equal to her.

Sophie Marceau

Audrey Hepburn

Sophia Loren

Marie Curie

"A day without laughter is a day wasted", said…

Even decades later after his death, Charlie Chaplin remains one of the most famous movie stars of all time. He became a pioneer of silent movies and made a huge contribution to the development of the motion picture industry. Tramp is one of the most successful and recognizable characters of Charlie Chaplin.

Yuri Nikulin

Charlie Chaplin

Eddie Murphy

Jim Carrey

The famous quote "Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by idiots" belongs to

Sigmund Freud is an Austrian psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and neurologist. The founder of psychoanalysis. Suggested innovative ideas, which even today strongly resonate in academic communities.

Mikhail Bulgakov

Mikhail Zhvanetsky

George Carlin

Sigmund Freud

Amateur

Talking about your ability to recognize quotes, there's room for improvement. You can guess the most famous ones but more difficult phrases baffle you. Flip through a book of great people's aphorisms - you'll learn many interesting things and be able to glean so much wisdom that you won't be confused even in a difficult situation. Share the result with friends, let's check their knowledge!

Pro

Talking about your ability to recognize quotes, you're unmatched. You easily guess the most diverse authors - from writers to politicians. It seems you live with a book of great people's aphorisms within easy reach. You do it right since now you may not be afraid of any difficult situation. Share the result with friends, let's check their knowledge!

Once someone said, 'He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.' Who it was?
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"Let idiots and clowns go away from your life. The circus should go on tour!" Do you recognize the style?
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The genial phrase - You never get a second chance to make a first impression - belongs to…
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"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction". You know it for sure.
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"Write Drunk, Edit Sober". Short and clear - quiet his style:
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"My motto is not to be worried but worry!" It sounds like...
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The motivational quote "One who wants to do something will find a way; One who doesn't will find an excuse" from…
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"The state is a special organization of force: it is an organization of violence for the suppression of some class" are the wise words of…
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"Your hairdo influences how your day will go, and as a result, your life" - the author taught us:
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"A day without laughter is a day wasted", said…
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The famous quote "Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by idiots" belongs to
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