[Ads-l] Appeal for Notable Quotations of 2019

Tue Nov 12 00:22:44 UTC 2019

Here is a candidate for the most notably confusing quotation (tweet)
of the year.

Lady Gaga @ladygaga
i don’t remember ARTPOP
3:39 PM · Nov 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/1193991726043545600

To provide additional context, here is a tweet from Lady Gaga about
her album ARTPOP shortly before its release in 2013.

Lady Gaga @ladygaga
THIS IS THE ALBUM OF THE MILLENNIUM!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
12:17 PM · Oct 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/390149449005015040

On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 2:44 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
>
> It's getting to be that time of year again.  In the next month and a half or so I have to finalize my list of the 10 most notable quotations of the year, disseminated by the Associated Press, and would welcome input.  The criteria are quotations that are famous, or important, or particularly revealing of the spirit of our times.  Invariably many of the quotes are political in nature, but I do very much want some nonpolitical quotes from fields such as popular culture, sports, business, science, etc.  I also would like to have some foolish quotes from Democrats to give the list some balance.
>
>
> Below are some of the candidates that have been suggested to me.  Suggestions of additional quotations would be most welcome.  Note that quotes from December 2018 may be eligible.  Internet memes can be considered if they are very popular.
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> Fred Shapiro
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> I would like you to do us a favor though.
> Donald Trump
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> We are in the beginning of a mass extinction.  And all you can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth.  How dare you!
> Greta Thunberg
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> I have no obligation to be honest to the media because they're just as dishonest as anybody else.
> Corey Lewandowski
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> Just marry one woman. ... If you can find one.
> Elizabeth Warren, Response to hypothetical person believing marriage should be between one man and one woman
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> He [President Trump] is a racist, he is a con man, and he is a cheat.
> Michael Cohen
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> I have the right to do whatever I want as president.
> Donald Trump
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> No human being would want to live in Baltimore.
> Donald Trump
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