@QuoteResearch

4.5 million visitors/year. Authoritative quotation information. Bestseller: Hemingway Didn't Say That bsky @quoteinvestigator.com

quoteinvestigator.com/about/
Joined April 2012
  • Tweets4K
  • Following5.7K
  • Followers12.7K
1.1KMedia
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Jeroen Coelen@CoeluhOct 20
Replying to @QuoteResearch
Normally attributed to Isaac Asimov, right?
2
2
2
189
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Scott Baker
@bakerlinkOct 20
A periodic reminder that many quotes come with incorrect attributions. Thus far, LLMs are often wrong when you ask them to check a quote's source. "Long live Quote Investigator." Me.
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchOct 20
The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread ... nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." A famous writer of science fiction and fact crafted this sentence. Who?
Picture Multi-Level Library in Stuttgart, Germany from detait at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

ALT Picture Multi-Level Library in Stuttgart, Germany from detait at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

3
7
233
What a lovely quote!
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchOct 18
It Is the Supreme Art of the Teacher to Awaken Joy in Creative Expression and Knowledge Is this statement from Albert Einstein, Anatole France, or a random person nobody remembers? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/1…
Teacher's desk with an apple, books, and blocks from Element5 Digital at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

ALT Teacher's desk with an apple, books, and blocks from Element5 Digital at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

2
5
241
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Linus O'Neil@linusisonlineOct 15
#QuoteoftheDay -dunno if Rooney said it or not, but it's damn poignant.
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchOct 15
Life Is Like a Roll of Toilet Paper. The Closer It Gets to the End, the Faster It Goes U.S. broadcast personality Andy Rooney has received credit for this folksy comical saying. Did he ever say it? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/1…
Illustration of toilet paper rolls from colourblindkevin.art at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

ALT Illustration of toilet paper rolls from colourblindkevin.art at Unsplash. The image has been cropped and resized.

1
4
214
Quote Investigator® retweeted
BobDeis
@SubtropicBobOct 13
If you're interested in famous quotations that are often misattributed, get the book HEMINGWAY DIDN'T SAY THAT by Garson O'Toole...amzn.to/3VMouCs

Hemingway Didn't Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations

Hemingway Didn't Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations

amazon.com
1
4
176
Quote Investigator® retweeted
BobDeis
@SubtropicBobOct 13
How old is the saying “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made” — and who said it first? (Nope, it wasn’t Otto von Bismarck.) Those questions are addressed in the latest post on my This Day in Quotes blog. Here's the link→ bit.ly/LawsandSausages

“Laws are like sausages”

What are the origins of the saying "Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made"?

thisdayinquotes.com
1
1
4
186
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Mig Greengard 🇺🇸🇦🇷
@chessninjaOct 8
Ooh, I’m sure this is an update on one of my favorite quotes by Pascal. I think I used to use it as an email sig.
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchOct 8
Update: Earlier instance of a very popular saying: "That man" people used to say in Paris when I was there, "wrote a long book because he did not have the leisure to write a short one" 1652, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac in Socrate Chrestien quoteinvestigator.com/2012/0…
French text: Si nous — nous conseillions aueque le Temps, il reduiroit nos excés à la mediocrité, outre les autres bons offices qu'il nous rendroit. CET HOMME, disoit-on à Paris, lors que i'y estois, A FAIT UN GRAND LIVRE PARCE QU'IL N'A PAS EU LE LOISIR D'EN FAIRE UN PETIT.

ALT French text: Si nous — nous conseillions aueque le Temps, il reduiroit nos excés à la mediocrité, outre les autres bons offices qu'il nous rendroit. CET HOMME, disoit-on à Paris, lors que i'y estois, A FAIT UN GRAND LIVRE PARCE QU'IL N'A PAS EU LE LOISIR D'EN FAIRE UN PETIT.

2
4
428
Quote Investigator® retweeted
W. Joseph Campbell
@wjosephcampbellOct 7
1897 flashback: Recalling "jailbreaking journalism," an episoide "unique in American journalism" #OTD @Hearst #yellowjournalism #Cuba mediamythalert.com/2010/10/0…
Hearst's "New York Journal," taking credit for the jailbreak in Havana of 19-year-old Evangelina Cisneros

ALT Hearst's "New York Journal," taking credit for the jailbreak in Havana of 19-year-old Evangelina Cisneros

3
4
565
I have been using this quote for a long time!
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchOct 1
The Day Came When the Risk to Remain Tight in a Bud Was More Painful Than the Risk It Took to Blossom Who crafted this statement: Anaïs Nin? Lassie Benton? Elizabeth Appell? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/1…
Picture of a lotus bud at the Memphis Zoo by Joshua J. Cotten at Unsplash.

ALT Picture of a lotus bud at the Memphis Zoo by Joshua J. Cotten at Unsplash.

3
1
4
269
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Quoteiac@quoteiacOct 1
Heard this on Ted Lasso this season. Nobody on screen credits an author. QI's investigation of where it actually came from is a great read.
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchOct 1
The Day Came When the Risk to Remain Tight in a Bud Was More Painful Than the Risk It Took to Blossom Who crafted this statement: Anaïs Nin? Lassie Benton? Elizabeth Appell? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/1…
Picture of a lotus bud at the Memphis Zoo by Joshua J. Cotten at Unsplash.

ALT Picture of a lotus bud at the Memphis Zoo by Joshua J. Cotten at Unsplash.

1
1
1
295
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Quoteiac@quoteiacSep 25
This is the job. Find the earliest source. Separate the line from the legend. Don’t let a convenient name do the work. QI does that.
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchSep 25
Avoid misquotations which invite mockery. Write better speeches, essays, and books with help from Quote Investigator! Quote Origin: Politicians Are Like Diapers. They Should Be Changed Regularly quoteinvestigator.com/2018/1… Not Mark Twain
2
4
224
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Tom Godell@Tom_GodellSep 25
Replying to @QuoteResearch
Damn you QI
1
2
150
A beautiful quote.
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchSep 24
Blessed Are the Cracked For They Shall Let in the Light Who originated this type of wordplay joke: Groucho Marx? Spike Milligan? Lydia Augusta Arsens? John Stuart Blackie? Dr. Parr? Anonymous? quoteinvestigator.com/2026/0…
Public domain image of a dark sphere with illuminated cracks

ALT Public domain image of a dark sphere with illuminated cracks

1
4
235
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Darkside Johnny ☠️
@DarksideJohnnySep 19
Replying to @QuoteResearch
This is so weird because ever since I posted a pic of this cat that took up residence in my place like she owned it, all I see in my feeds is same type of cat!
2
3
225
The answer is Yes, someone authoritative did think this.
Quote Investigator®
@QuoteResearchSep 19
Did a management consulting firm make the following prediction? The world market for photocopiers will never exceed 5,000 units quoteinvestigator.com/2026/0…
Illustration of a cat sitting on photocopier from Copilot

ALT Illustration of a cat sitting on photocopier from Copilot

2
2
309
Quote Investigator® retweeted
John Riley
@JohnRileyPowaySep 19
Replying to @WillClark22
The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. quoteinvestigator.com/2011/1…
1
1
2
326
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Erik Fair@skeptechSep 19
Replying to @philosway
"if you're going through hell, keep going." quoteinvestigator.com/2014/0…
1
1
233
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Sam Passey
@SamPassey3Sep 12
Replying to @RSH_nrg
Surprised to learn that there are many variations of this anecdote. According to this website, the oldest known instance is from the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1901! quoteinvestigator.com/2011/1…
2
1
71
4,831
Replying to @earlwer @ChooseGoodKarma
Earl, you beat me to it. I am disappointed that Jimmy did not bother to credit E. O. Wilson. @QuoteResearch has more at quoteinvestigator.com/2017/0…
1
1
170
Quote Investigator® retweeted
Quoteiac@quoteiacSep 7
Replying to @QuoteResearch
the fact so many of us (and the ai models themselves) keep turning to QI and quoting your research is a testament to the quality and trust you’ve built. Hope there are ways for that value to be better supported now and in the future.
2
4
258
Load more