41 Quotes From 2012

In the words of those who helped shape a remarkable year, 2012 was a time filled with transformative events, cultural milestones, and inspiring moments. Whether you recall the excitement of the London Olympics, the technological advances that began to change our world, or the thought-provoking dialogues that dominated headlines, the year offered plenty of memorable quotations. This curated collection of the top 41 quotes from 2012 captures the essence of a period marked by resilience, change, and creativity. Dive into these words that defined an era and reflect on the enduring influence they continue to wield today.

1. “Oprah's quitting in 2011. Now we know why the Mayans ended their calendar in 2012” - Craig Ferguson

2. “If 2012 is the end of the world can I have a table for two at Ground Zero?” - Stanley Victor Paskavich

3. “When the Mayan Calendar runs out there will be another day. Just like there was with Y2K.” - Stanley Victor Paskavich

4. “On DreamsOnly one thing supersedes the importance of thinking about a better tomorrow. It's taking action today.” - Vincent Lowry

5. “Follow the dreams of others and you will receive a paycheck. Follow your own dreams and you will never check your pay.” - Vincent Lowry

6. “To be the master of tomorrow's dreams, you must first be the servant of today's planning.” - Vincent Lowry

7. “Your Treasure House is in yourself, it contains all you need” - Hui Hai

8. “Forgot to live-tweet the election last night, so I'm post-tweeting today. I'll start as soon as my fingers unclench from their rage fists.” - Stephen Colbert

9. “Can't wait for tomorrow when I get to exercise my patriotic duty as an American: Complaining about how long it's taking to VOTE.” - Stephen Colbert

10. “The English feel schadenfreude even about themselves.” - Martin Amis

11. “A number I'd love to know: the % of those now saying 'we have to vote Obama to stop an attack on Iran' who will support one if Obama does it.” - Glenn Greenwald

12. “When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.” - Glenn Greenwald

13. “My guest Newt Gingrich shut down the government during the Clinton administration. I'll ask him when it's gonna start working again.” - Stephen Colbert

14. “Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything.” - Glenn Greenwald

15. “As always, imagine how great the press corps would be if it devoted 1/1000th the energy to dissecting non-sex political wrongdoing” - Glenn Greenwald

16. “There hasn't been a scandal this big at the C.I.A. since (CLASSIFIED) committed (CENSORED) to (REDACTED).” - Stephen Colbert

17. “OK, publishing a book and releasing a movie is all very well, but Tottenham beating Man. U. 3-2... priceless.” - Salman Rushdie

18. “To cut 1930s jobless, FDR taxed corps and rich. Govt used money to hire many millions. Worked then; would now again. Why no debate on that?” - Richard D. Wolff

19. “Your working assumption, when you meet a homophobe, should be that they are gay.” - Johann Hari

20. “I'd like to vote for the candidate similar to the one the Right absurdly claims Obama is.” - Glenn Greenwald

21. “It's common to go from 'crashing the gate' to guarding it.” - Glenn Greenwald

22. “Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.” - Glenn Greenwald

23. “December 21, 2012 represents a unique opportunity for renaissance, renewal and reinvention that people have waited for for centuries.” - Alberto Villoldo

24. “I’ve read science fiction and fantasy all my life – though when you’re a child, they just call that “books.” The first book I ever read on my own was The Neverending Story. I studied classics at university, and in ancient literature, monsters, witches, magic, curses, and impossible machines aren’t genre, they’re just Tuesday afternoon. I had no idea that I was writing fantasy at first, because I was so saturated in Greek literature that it never occurred to me that my talking animals and sentient mazes were anything but realism. Our instinct toward folklore and magical stories, parables and imagining the future, are as much a part of the human experiences as divorce, grief, falling in love, politics, or raising children. I’ve always read fantastic literature, because it’s always seemed truest to me. It makes the metaphorical literal and is all the more powerful for that immediacy and directness. I love genre fiction for the infinite expanse of stories it can tell – and it’s been my constant companion since I was a very small child.” - Catherynne M. Valente

25. “The bounds of our past hold no restrictions on our minds, other than those imposed by our minds" ~ Alex Just” - Alex Just

26. “For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election.” - Glenn Greenwald

27. “Voliť stranu skorumpovaných hajzlov len preto, že si v nej zakrúžkujem pár statočných, je ako jesť hovno, lebo v ňom ostali hrozienka.” - Samo Trnka

28. “Flurries early, pristine and pearly. Winter's come calling! Can we endure so premature a falling? Some may find this trend distressing- others bend to say a blessing over sage and onion dressing.” - Old Farmer's Almanac

29. “Irony is always the best weapon against facism.” - Scott Westerfeld

30. “Time is a watchful adversary, who waits enduringly for that merciless hour, hurrying to work the hands of separation.” - Kelly Vang

31. “Romney sounds like he wants to be the nice uncle in a sitcom, Santorum sounds like he wants to be a twelfth-century archbishop, Gingrich sounds like he wants to go to outer space, and Paul sounds like he came from there.” - john barnes

32. “Going into the Republican Party National Convention, in all objective truth, our non‑winning front‑runners are the sorriest collection of stuffed shirts, empty suits, self‑gratulatory ignorami, and outright wig‑flipped ding‑dongs in the history of the Republic.” - john barnes

33. “When you love another deeply, you gain strength. When you receive anothers deep love, you gain courage” - Marina DeAngelo 2012 .

34. “When you’re telling a story, you’re trying to connect to people in a particular way … The way in which you guys have inhabited this world, this universe, has made you part of it, part of the story. You are living in Firefly. When I see you guys, I don’t think the show is off the air. I don’t think there’s a show; I think that’s what the world is like. … The story is our lives.” - Joss Whedon

35. “And I saw just the other day, in Mentor, Ohio, where a father told the story of his 8-year-old daughter, whose long battle with leukemia nearly cost their family everything had it not been for the health care reform passing just a few months before the insurance company was about to stop paying for her care.I had an opportunity to not just talk to the father, but meet this incredible daughter of his. And when he spoke to the crowd listening to that father's story, every parent in that room had tears in their eyes, because we knew that little girl could be our own.” - Barack Obama

36. “When one star sets, a million spring forth.” - Vincent Lowry

37. “Spanish rain,A maiden’s dress,Apothecary pillsAnd ancient thrills;Melancholy killsA girl’s caress.(—Roman Payne; Valencia, Spain, November 2nd 2012)” - Roman Payne

38. “The hallmark of an authoritarian idiot is yelling TERRORIST-LOVER! at anyone questioning the definition of Terrorist.” - Glenn Greenwald

39. “Scientists have invented a new strain of cannabis without the high. They celebrated with non-alcoholic beer and furious dry-humping.” - Stephen Colbert

40. “Mitt Romney's email was hacked! So if you start getting messages that sound like they're from a bot, he's fixed the problem.” - Stephen Colbert

41. “A life lived following one's dreams and passions is the purest form of existence. It is the only way to truly understand the music of the universe.” - Vincent Lowry