RUMOR QUOTES

quotations about rumors

Rumors quote

Rumors are like homeless orphans hunting for shelter. They adapt themselves to fit any promising circumstance.

STEPHEN J. CANNELL

Riding the Snake


Rumors generally grow deformed as they travel.

EDWARD COUNSEL

Maxims

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Rumors are seen as crimes committed by third parties. They are perfect crimes and leave not the slightest trace and require no weapons whatsoever--the defense is left without a leg to stand on.

JEAN-NOEL KAPFERER

Rumors: Uses, Interpretations, and Images


Rumors are mostly a projection of the individual who started them.

ROYA R. RAD

Therapy Dialogue


Rumors are like ripples in a cornfield. They are ephemeral, but they do indicate which way the wind is blowing.

SUSAN J. PALMER

Aliens Adored


Rumors are the oldest form of mass media.

JEAN-NOEL KAPFERER

Rumors: Uses, Interpretations, and Images


Rumors are like matter. They can't be destroyed.

JOHN C. MOWEN

Consumer Behavior


Always remember ... rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.

ZIAD K. ABDELNOUR

Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics


Rumors have wings.

AESCHYLUS

Agamemnon

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Those who feed on rumors are small, suspicious souls.

CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life

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People who spread rumors are like walking infections. The lying words from their mouths spread like disease from person to person. The only way to stop the disease is to keep your mouth shut.

JOYCE HANSEN

One True Friend


Rumors are like mushrooms; they grow best in the dark.

DIANE HUDSON & JAN SIMON

Reach Your Career Dreams


Rumors are like songbirds; they sound filling but make a poor feast.

W. MICHAEL GEAR & KATHLEEN O'NEAL GEAR

People of the Nightland


Be hospitable to rumors, for however grotesque they are, they always have some reason for existence.

CHRISTOPHER MORLEY

"As To Rumors", Mince Pie: Adventures on the Sunny Side of Grub Street

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A rumor is nothing more than gossip with a purpose.

MARY C. MCDONALD

"Shut Down the Rumor Mill", Memphis Daily News, July 27, 2017


Fake friends believe in rumors. Real friends believe in you.

ANONYMOUS


Ironically, just repeating rumors that you're trying to debunk may in fact reinforce those rumors. Those individuals who accept a rumor as true may in fact become more certain of their false beliefs the more it's repeated, doubling down if there's new sources of information that either supports or denies it.

ADAM J. BERINSKY

"This is how you stop fake news", Washington Post, March 28, 2017


I have a strict policy. I will not and do not publicize unsubstantiated rumors about anyone -- unless they're very funny.

JIMMY KIMMEL

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, November 2, 2011

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I like rumors. I find out so much about me that I didn't even know!

ANONYMOUS

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There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

OSCAR WILDE

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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