An urgent matter of great importance which must be discussed. now.

The human race has a special ability that is shared by no other species on earth. in fact, no other animal has even come close to achieving the heightened mental awareness that is needed to utilize this unique ability, yet mankind throws it around effortlessly. ladies and gentlemen, i am talking about talking. talking, speech, communication with words. as easy as it seems to us, this trait is limited to homosapiens alone, out of the millions of other species that occupy this planet. this truly is a gift.

within this ability, this gift, there are other gifts. the gift of gab, the gift of easily speaking in public, the gift of always knowing the right thing to say. however, there is one gift that stands out above all others; the gift of quotation.

often also referred to as a superpower, (citation needed) quoting is, according to merriam-webster's dictionary, "to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment or to repeat a passage from especially in substantiation or illustration". (merriam-webster.com) the next definition down says, "a gift, or superpower, possessed only by the most evolved, trained, brilliant, successful, and attractive of the human race". (citation needed) i use these definitions to give you a small background on the art that is quoting.

in my lifetime, i have been blessed to know many who had this ability. for instance, my entire immediate family has this gift. obviously, it differs from person to person, and some are more gifted than others, but the fact remains. i am blessed enough to be profoundly gifted in this arena and have the pleasure of knowing several others who share my rare ability. i have seen people take quotations from out of the blue that directly relate to the topic at hand. i have seen people who's talent is so intense, when they hear a quote from something that they're only heard or read once, they are able to repeat it back perfectly. word for word. it is remarkable my friends, truly remarkable.

as fascinating and powerful as this gift (translated in some languages as "superpower") is, it is also often time a burden. the most most "skillful-in-quotation" (McLernon, " 'I'll be back': the Gift of Quotation" 112) minds will sometimes labour for hours to perfectly recreate and repeat a quote. in doing so, these heroes of the field are making the world safer, funnier, and more accurate. now sit back, relax, and let your mind be free as you follow this link to famous quotes with i was too lazy to write out myself.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120917/quotes



"Quoting" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quoting 2010. Web. accessed April 8, 2010

McLernon, Siobhan G. 'I'll be back': the Gift of Quotation. Attleboro: Efeetastic and Poacherific Publishers, 2011