Yale Book of Quotations Top 10 Quotes [2013]

Historical Literary

Quotes: 1. 'With respect to the pledge I made that if you like your plan you can keep it: the way I put that forward unequivocally ended up not being accurate.' Barack Obama 2. 'This is our fucking city. And nobody is going to dictate our freedom.' David Ortiz 3. 'We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage, and the use of contraceptive methods. It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time.' Pope Francis I 4. 'So let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty, and terrorism, let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.' Malala Yousafzai 5. 'I responded in what I thought was the most truthful or least untruthful manner, by saying no.' James Clapper 6. 'We’ve got to stop being the stupid party. It’s time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults.' Bobby Jindal 7. 'Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine . Have I tried it? Um, probably in one of my drunken stupors.' Rob Ford 8. 'The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.' Wayne LaPierre 9. 'I don’t want to live in a world where there’s no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.' Edward Snowden 10. 'Lean in.' Sheryl Sandberg Missing: Malala Yousafzai (4) * James Clapper (5) * Sheryl Sandberg (10)

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

5

1

Barack Obama

U.S. President

59.34% (4700 of 7920 votes)

4

2

David Ortiz

Baseball Player

85.71% (6 of 7 votes)

6

3

Pope Francis I

Religious Figure

47.55% (68 of 143 votes)

7

4

Malala Yousafzai

Advocate

25.00% (1 of 4 votes)

3

5

James Clapper

Military Personnel

100% (11 of 11 votes)

8

6

Bobby Jindal

U.S. Governor

18.42% (7 of 38 votes)

1

7

Rob Ford

Mayor

100% (4 of 4 votes)

2

8

Wayne LaPierre

Advocate

100% (12 of 12 votes)

9

9

Edward Snowden

Computer Tech

0% (0 of 1 votes)