# Fucking fake quotes on the internet **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 4, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343 "2013-08-04T19:14:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/1 "2013-08-04T19:14:47Z")
All those fake Einstein quotes that keep floating around really get me pissed off, but usually one can find out the actual origin of the quote, for instance, an excerpt from a book about Einstein that is attributed to the man himself. Irritating, true, but… This quote that people keep posting and sharing on FB, and that is confirmed by a gazillion blogs, and that is even posted in Goodreads as coming from Bob Marley is worse than irritating. If Bob Marley did indeed write this, I will never say a single word about misquotes or fake quotes online. If he didn’t, and you know who actually wrote it, I’d appreciate the info. Usual sources fail me. > **[Bob Marley Quotes (Author of Bob Marley - Legend)](https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/25241.Bob_Marley)** > > 172 quotes from Bob Marley: 'Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to... > [@](#): > > “Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.” > ― Bob Marley ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/2 "2013-08-04T19:19:51Z")
This was warned about a long time ago. > [@](#): > > Don’t believe everything you read on the internet–Abraham Lincoln ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/3 "2013-08-04T19:23:48Z")
I thought it was Mark Twain that said that. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/4 "2013-08-04T19:24:51Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > I thought it was Mark Twain that said that. I think he stole it from Lincoln’s blog. (or was it twitter?) ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/5 "2013-08-04T19:29:08Z")
Blame Google for some of that. _A dog never sleeps on Sunday._ Albert Einstein Give Google a few days and I’ll bet that quote pops up in a search somewhere. Disclamer. Einstein never said that as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/6 "2013-08-04T19:29:16Z")
Just think, if Lincoln had stayed home to watch the pirated DVD he downloaded, he’d be alive today. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/7 "2013-08-04T19:33:36Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > I thought it was Mark Twain that said that. Actually, it goes all the way back to [Chaucer](http://houseoffame.blogspot.com/). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/8 "2013-08-04T19:47:03Z")
TL;DR; spent too long listening to high people going on and on about bullshit. If he were a cute girl I’d pretend to listen, but he wasn’t. (went back and tried to read it but went into a diabetic coma) When did Einstein, Marley, Twain, or Chaucer write for Hallmark Greeting Cards? Has anybody glurgish ever READ any Einstein, Marley, Twain, or Chaucer? ETA: Yes, I know Chaucer was a joke, but as **Morgenstern** pointed out, thanks to Google it isn’t anymore. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/9 "2013-08-04T20:12:19Z")
> [@MoodIndigo1](#): > > If Bob Marley did indeed write this, I will never say a single word about misquotes or fake quotes online. If he didn’t, and you know who actually wrote it, I’d appreciate the info. Usual sources fail me. > > [Bob Marley Quotes (Author of Bob Marley - Legend)](http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/25241.Bob_Marley) Well, I’m afraid of posting what I found so far, because your point is a very good one, but the example that you picked is likely to be the real thing: We only need to confirm if about 5 years ago a collection of poems and writings by Bob Marley was published called “Full circle a life as Bob Marley”, a few cites report that that is the source of that quote: > **[Yahoo - login | Quotes, Relationship quotes, Words](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/370913719280311198/)** > > This explains the way I feel better than my own words ever could. > **[Yahoo Search - Web Search](https://search.yahoo.com/)** > > The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web. So far, Snopes and others I check for things like this are not reporting that anything is amiss regarding this quote, so, until further information, I can say that it is likely to be a real quote from Bob Marley. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/10 "2013-08-04T20:14:34Z")
It was Mark Twain that said, “Fuck that shit! I’m Outtie!” ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/11 "2013-08-04T20:20:46Z")
This cite seems to show images from the collection and points at Marley as the author, but annoyingly the author in this case does not point at the specific source, but it seems to be the same one as others mentioned. [http://www.rebellesociety.com/2013/04/24/bob-marley-on-the-life-altering-symptoms-of-falling-and-staying-in-love/](http://www.rebellesociety.com/2013/04/24/bob-marley-on-the-life-altering-symptoms-of-falling-and-staying-in-love/) ---
**Author:** ![Psychopants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Psychopants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psychopants)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/12 "2013-08-04T20:40:40Z")
I can’t vouch for the reliability of this source. > **[Quotes](http://385170063516607276.weebly.com/quotes.html)** > > Bob Marley  \> Quotes Bob Marley quotes (showing 1-50 of 109)“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that... ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/13 "2013-08-04T20:42:00Z")
I recently got into it with some friends about Admiral Yamamoto’s line about how Japan didn’t invade the U.S. because the citizenry was armed. That quote is all over the web, mostly on pro-gun sites. Too bad there’s no evidence he ever said that. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/14 "2013-08-04T20:51:27Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > We only need to confirm if about 5 years ago a collection of poems and writings by Bob Marley was published called “Full circle a life as Bob Marley”, a few cites report that that is the source of that quote: > > [http://pinterest.com/pin/370913719280311198/](http://pinterest.com/pin/370913719280311198/) > > [Yahoo Search - Web Search](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101013115044AArJZPY) Thank you for your help. I had found the examples you mention, but even Bob Marley’s official site does not mention any book with that title, so I’m still more than dubious. To paraphrase **dropzone** , Bob Marley’s writing couldn’t really be used for a greeting card (or a grandmother’s kindly advice to her teen-age granddaughter). [http://www.bobmarley.com/](http://www.bobmarley.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/15 "2013-08-04T20:55:35Z")
I don’t care if God wrote it. I wouldn’t read my own free pass from my own execution if it doesn’t use paragraphs. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/16 "2013-08-04T21:01:10Z")
> [@MoodIndigo1](#): > > Thank you for your help. I had found the examples you mention, but even Bob Marley’s official site does not mention any book with that title, so I’m still more than dubious. To paraphrase **dropzone** , Bob Marley’s writing couldn’t really be used for a greeting card (or a grandmother’s kindly advice to her teen-age granddaughter). [http://www.bobmarley.com/](http://www.bobmarley.com/) Actually I also did check the official cite, the flaw in your logic is that there are no other books mentioned there either and yet there are many books published about Bob Marley. What it is interesting to me is that the official site does link to Pinterest, that is one of the links that I mentioned early. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/17 "2013-08-04T21:14:22Z")
BTW, the publication the quote came from was reported to be a journal, so it is not clear that it was ever in book form. Can not reach that contributor to Rebelle society as their site is down for maintenance until September. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/18 "2013-08-04T21:26:22Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > It was Mark Twain that said, “Fuck that shit! I’m Outtie!” It was misheard, he said “Fuck that shit, I’ve got an Audi” when he was accosted by a Ford salesman at the mall. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/19 "2013-08-04T21:32:29Z")
I think I have to clarify that while something is likely, it does not mean that it is confirmed, so to report on the situation as it is now: so far the quote can be put, as Snopes could say so, as undetermined. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343/20 "2013-08-04T21:48:40Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Actually I also did check the official cite, the flaw in your logic is that there are no other books mentioned there either and yet there are many books published about Bob Marley. > > What it is interesting to me is that the official site does link to Pinterest, that is one of the links that I mentioned early. Nothing wrong with my logic. I was under the impression, from your post, that the posthumous book of works and poems would have been BY Bob Marley, that would place it in a different category. Linking to pinterest is about a million times less credible than a link to wikepedia. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-fake-quotes-on-the-internet/665343.md?page=2)