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alteredMoney is the root of all evil.The Bible1 Timothy 6:10 in the New Testament; wording varies by translation.alteredThe lion shall lay down with the lamb.The BibleIsaiah 11:6; wording varies by translation.alteredThat's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.Neil ArmstrongApollo 11 lunar-surface transmission, 20 July 1969.alteredHouston, we have a problem.Jim LovellApollo 13 radio transmission, 13 April 1970; the shortened film wording was popularized in Apollo 13 (1995).alteredLife is like a box of chocolates.Forrest Gump1994 film Forrest Gump.alteredDo you feel lucky, punk?Dirty Harry1983 film Sudden Impact.alteredMirror, mirror on the wall …The Evil Queen in Snow White1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; the film's wording is ‘Magic mirror’. alteredHe's alive.Henry Frankenstein1931 film Frankenstein.alteredI don't think we're in Kansas anymore.Dorothy Gale1939 film The Wizard of Oz.alteredA rose by any other name smells just as sweet.William Shakespeare1597, Romeo and Juliet, act 2, scene 2.alteredBubble, bubble, toil and trouble.William Shakespeare1606, Macbeth, act 4, scene 1.alteredAlas, poor Yorick! I knew him well.William Shakespeare1603, Hamlet, act 5, scene 1.alteredMethinks the lady doth protest too much.William Shakespeare1603, Hamlet, act 3, scene 2.alteredAll that glitters is not gold.William Shakespeare1596, The Merchant of Venice, act 2, scene 7.alteredHell hath no fury like a woman scorned.William Congreve1697, The Mourning Bride, act 3, scene 8.alteredDreams are the royal road to the unconscious.Sigmund Freud1900, The Interpretation of Dreams, chapter 2.alteredMay the Force be with you.Obi-Wan KenobiSource note: Han Solo and other Star Wars charactersalteredLuke, I am your father.Darth Vader1980 film The Empire Strikes Back.alteredI love the smell of napalm in the morning.Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore1979 film Apocalypse Now.alteredYou want the truth? You can't handle the truth.Colonel Nathan Jessup1992 film A Few Good Men.alteredBlood, sweat, and tears.Winston Churchill13 May 1940, Churchill's House of Commons speech.alteredReports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.Mark Twain1897 response by Twain to a New York Journal death report.alteredThe journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.ConfuciusSource note: LaozialteredA little knowledge is a dangerous thing.Alexander Pope1711, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism.alteredWalk softly, but carry a big stick.Theodore Roosevelt1901 speech by Theodore Roosevelt; exact publication and wording vary by transcript.alteredGo confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.Henry David Thoreau1854, Walden, chapter ‘What I Lived For’.

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