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It's all been said/Did I make this up?
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2011/03/30 - 5:22pm

I would like your help in determining the origin of a quote. I'm sure I read this somewhere (and maybe my brain stole it as its own) but has anyone ever heard the quote:
"There are two types of people in the world: Those who think there are two types of people in the world, and those who know better."

Did I make that line up? (You won't break my heart if you can find a citation) Maybe I did THINK of it on my own (though not first) but out of curiosity I would love to know which smart, good-looking (and modest) folk came to it before me.

I consider myself a talented web searcher, but the cornucopia of "There are two types of people in the world..." quotes make it difficult for me to sift through the throngs.

Thanks!

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2011/03/30 - 6:14pm

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/488.html
Robert Benchley said it before you did. I am not sure if anyone said it before him.

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2011/03/30 - 6:50pm

Thank so much! And between you and me, I like my ending better.

Cheers!

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