Most Notable Quotations of 2011?

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Thu Nov 3 19:43:54 UTC 2011


I’m starting to think about my annual list, run by the Associated Press, of the top 10 most notable quotations of the year.  By “notable” I mean “important” or “famous” or “particularly revealing of the spirit of our times” rather than necessarily being eloquent or admirable. Last year's winners were a tie between Tony Hayward‘s “I’d like my life back” and Christine O'Donnell's "I'm not a witch."

I would welcome suggestions of notable quotations from 2011, particularly ones from politics or popular culture or entertainment or sports or business or technology.

Fred Shapiro

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