Related:

• Keyes Rules of Misquotation Axiom 1. Any quotation that can be altered will be.
  + Corollary 1A: Vivid words hook misquotes in the mind....
• Well-known messengers get credit for clever comments they report from less celebrated mouths.
  -- Axiom 2, Corollary 2A -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
• Who you think said something may depend on where you live.
  -- Axiom 2, Corollary 2D -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
• In a pinch, any orphan quote can be called a Chinese proverb.
  -- Axiom 2, Corollary 2F -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
• Vintage quotes are considered to be in the public domain.
  -- Axiom 2, Corollary 2E -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
• Particularly quotable figures receive more than their share of quotable quotes.
  -- Axiom 2, Corollary 2B -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
• If noted figures don't say what needs to be said, we'll say it for them.
  -- Axiom 1, Corollary 1D -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
• Small changes can have a big impact (or: what a difference an a makes).
  -- Axiom 1, Corollary 1C -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
• Famous dead people make excellent commentators on current events.
  -- Axiom 1, Corollary 1F -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...