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10 Famous Quotes... Debunked!!

Famous quotes you grew up hearing and the truth behind them.

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10 Famous Quotes... Debunked!!

Have you ever had your mother quote a famous person as if it were 100% true?? Well, here's the truth behind 10 of those quotes:

1. "There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved." -George Sand

Oh really Mom??

2. "We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." -Joseph Campbell

Come to think of it, maybe this isn't the best advice out there...

3. "I never see what has been done; only what remains to be done." -Buddha

And yet you manage to see the mess in my room?

4. "The secret of getting ahead if getting started." -Mark Twain

I got it Mom!

5. "Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm." -Abraham Lincoln

...If you're Spider Man; otherwise don't.

6. "It doesn't matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop." -Confucius

I think this may be why slow drivers exist...

7. "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein

Whole wheat and all natural cake... and a child prodigy was created!

8. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi

So, Lady Gaga wants more bubbles?

9. "There is nothing impossible to him who will try." -Alexander the Great

10. "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." -Hellen Keller

Things are getting expensive, huh?

See you all next week!

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