Most Notable Quotations of 2011?

[Dan Goncharoff]

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On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

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