13 People Who Were Misquoted into Oblivion

There are a ton of fun little one liners that we’re ready to drop at a moment’s notice. We never really question where they originated but who cares, right? They’re just so perfect for that exact moment, so just drop these gems and walk away. Not that you’re all of a sudden going to start spouting the real quotes — because in most cases, they are nowhere near as cool as the misquotes — but there’s been some Mandela effect afoot, and we like bursting bubbles for some reason.

You might thank us the next time you run into Sir Anthony Hopkins. You might be inclined to throw him a creepy, “Hello Clarice,” and we’ll spare you his eye roll by sharing that he never actually said that in The Silence of the Lambs. You’re welcome.

Who knows, maybe this is part of our undying need to be right. Or maybe we feel the need to sing for the unsung heroes who actually conjured up these quotes. These are questions for our therapists. For now, here are 13 people who were misquoted into oblivion.

13 Don’t believe Tommy Boy reciting it into his desk fan.

CRACKED Luke, I am FAKE father.' your -DARTH VADER Maybe people misquoted it to give it context, but the line is actually, No, I am your father. — *Lucasfilm*
**StarWars.com**

12 The misquote is a lot more epic.

CRACKED like Hell a FAKE woman scorned. fury - WILLIAM SHAKESPARE This was actually written by William Congreve in the 1697 play The Mourning Bride. Не originally wrote, Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned. Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. — *Wiki Commons*
**No Sweat Shakespeare**

11 It wasn’t just any old mirror.

CRACKED Mirror, wall... I THE QUEEN The Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs summons the face in the mirror by calling him magic mirror, not by saying mirror twice. — *Disney*
**YouTube**

10 The line means to give it your all, but you don’t even give this line your all.

CRACKED WINSTON CHURCHILL and tears Churchill did say, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat, but that's not quite as catchy. — *Wiki Commons*
**International Churchill Society**

9 But the misquote is so much more succinct!

CRACKED Do punk? feel lucky, - DIRTY HARRY Clint Eastwood's line in the movie is actually, You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk? — *Warner Bros.*
**Movieclips/YouTube**

8 This is the Mandela effect at its finest.

CRACKED KE Hello, Clarice. -HANNIBAL LECTER We just read it in his voice, but the now-iconic greeting doesn't actually appear in The Silence of the Lambs. Не greets her with, Good morning. — *MGM*
**Mental Floss/Facebook**

7 Yes, we have free speech. We’re free to paraphrase this actual quote.

CRACKED say, I disapprove but I will defend of what to you the death your right to say it. - VOLTAIRE This has become the line for defending free speech, but they were never actually written by Voltaire. It's a summary of his attitude towards a contemporary, written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in 1906. — *Nicolas de Largillière/Wiki Commons*
**The Quotations Page**

6 Two versions of the same snobbish quote.

CRACKED ask how much have to a 1903. 36TH can't MANUUAL afford one. TOJETICADS are, you -J.P. MORGAN Originally about yachts, this has been used by snobs for all kinds of pricey items. The original was, You have no right to own a yacht if you ask that question. — *Fedor Encke/Wiki Commons*
**Writing Explained**

5 The actual Machiavelli quote has a more hopeful twist.

CRACKED The KE ends the means. justify - NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI What he actually said was, For although the act condemns the doer, the end may justify him. That misquote is a pretty tight rewrite. — *Santi di Tito/Wiki Commons*
**Fact / Myth**

4 You slam acting down, then do a little dance.

CRACKED FAKE Acting is like scoring touchdowns. - ED HARRIS Posted prominently in New Jersey's Jon Bon Jovi rest stop (seriously!), his quote was actually about transitioning from football into acting. I thought to myself, maybe I could do that... acting-and have people applaud like when I scored touchdowns. — *Everett Collection/Shutterstock*
**The Philadelphia Inquirer**

3 Paper isn’t inherently evil.

CRACKED FAKE Money is the root of ail evil. - TIMOTHY 6:10 This verse from the King James Bible is actually, The love of money is the root of all evil. — *Nancy Bauer/Shutterstock*
**Bible Gateway**

2 The misquote is a lot more inclusive.

CRACKED KE That's step for one man, small one giant leap for mankind. - NEIL ARMSTRONG ARMSTRONG NASA This misquote is way better and all encompassing than the actual quote, That's one small step for a man... — *NASA*
**Navy Times**

1 Maybe insanity is just expecting something to be true.

CRACKED The the STAKE vame thing of over nsanity and over is doing and expecting different results. ALDERT EINSTEIN This quote has been attributed to Einstein, Mark Twain, Benjamin Franklin, and others, but the most likely source is an Alcoholics Anonymous book which says, Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. — *Ferdinand Schmutzer/Wiki Commons*
**History**

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