RUMOR QUOTES
quotations about rumors
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
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 like matter. They can't be destroyed.
JOHN C. MOWEN
Consumer Behavior
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
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
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
A rumor is nothing more than gossip with a purpose.
MARY C. MCDONALD
"Shut Down the Rumor Mill", Memphis Daily News, July 27, 2017
Rumors are like songbirds; they sound filling but make a poor feast.
W. MICHAEL GEAR & KATHLEEN O'NEAL GEAR
People of the Nightland
Those who feed on rumors are small, suspicious souls.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL
Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life
Rumors are like mushrooms; they grow best in the dark.
DIANE HUDSON & JAN SIMON
Reach Your Career Dreams
Rumors have wings.
AESCHYLUS
Agamemnon
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
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 like rumors. I find out so much about me that I didn't even know!
ANONYMOUS
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
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