Words heard above the din: 11 quotable quotes in 2011

Published December 14, 2011 12:05pm

The year's most quotable quotes began the usual way, as sound bites on the news. But in 2011, the year of the hashtag, more than a few were retweeted to immortality. And the one about a certain lawyer's family jewel even became a trending topic.

In the dinosaur age before social media, only already famous people were worth quoting. In 2011, the most quotable quote of all could have been the one blurted out by a hapless unknown motorist.

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