Neil Armstrong
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong
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Poll: Most Iconic Real-Life Quote
Celebrating a certain "small step but giant leap" that occurred some 50 years ago, here's a selection of real-life quotes said only once (no slogans), captured on TV or radio and parodied so many times they belong to Pop-Culture as much as historical posterity.
Which of these real-life quotes would you say is the most iconic?
After voting, you might discuss the list here
Make Your Choice
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Martin Luther King
"I have a dream..." Martin Luther King -
The Hindenburg Disaster, explosion in Lakehurst, NJ, 1937. Modern silver gelatin, 16x20. $800 © 1978 Sam Shere MPTV
"Oh, the humanity..." Herbert Morrison -
Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium, NY, September 28, 1976.
"I am the greatest! I'm young, I'm handsome, I'm fast. I can't possibly be beat." Muhammad Ali -
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy." Franklin D. Roosevelt -
"The Democratic National Convention" John F. Kennedy
"Ich bin ein Berliner." John F. Kennedy -
Richard Nixon in The Senate Watergate Hearings (1973)
"I'm not a crook." Richard Nixon -
Lou Gehrig
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” Lou Gehrig -
Winston Churchill in Secrets of the Dead (2000)
"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." Winston Churchill -
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt talks to the radio audience, 1941.
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt -
Malcolm X
"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock; the rock was landed on us." Malcolm X -
Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury (1972)
"Be water, my friend." Bruce Lee
