NOTABLE FAILED PREDICTIONS — Famous Quotes That Didn't Pan Out
A quick list of memorable dismissals and misjudgements — then practice turning them into reported speech below.
- Charles H. Duell: "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
- Publisher about J.K. Rowling: "No one will be interested in a children's book about a boy wizard."
- Lady Gaga's ex: "You will never be famous."
- Studio exec about Star Wars: "Star Wars will be a terrible movie, and it's going to be a disaster."
- John Lennon (1966): "We're more popular than Jesus now."
FAMOUS UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
Timeless wisdom and philosophical insights from history's great thinkers