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A rumor is like a check--never endorse it till you're sure it's genuine.
G. KLEISER, Dictionary of Proverbs
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!, Nov. 2, 2011
Rumors are a lot like rabbits. It doesn't take much to get them started. They multiply quickly. And if they spread unchecked, they can cause man much grief.
LLOYD CARY, Quote Unquote
Once a rumor, always a rumor.
JUDSON D. HALE, The Education of a Yankee
A rumor always contains information of considerable interest. The teller is therefore the center of attention; and the listener, by his eagerness, magnifies the teller's feelings of importance.
H. G. BARNETT, Innovation
A rumor--always efficacious in semiliterate societies.
ARTHUR F. WRIGHT, The Sui Dynasty
A rumor is like a gas; it has no shape of its own, you cannot see it with the naked eye or touch it with your fingers.
ASAHI SHINBUNSHA, Vox Populi, Vox Dei
A rumor is like busting a feather pillow in a windstorm. You never get all the feathers back.
EARL EMERSON, Vertical Burn
Rumors are like a disease epidemic.... Once they escape, they spread from person to person, often with deadly effect. Better to take simple initial precautions than be forced into eradication measures at a later date.
BRIAN HERBERT & KEVIN J. ANDERSON, Dune: House Atreides
Trying to dispel a rumor is like trying to unspread butter.
LLOYD CARY, Quote Unquote
Our true friends will know a rumor isn't true, and our enemies will revel in the deceit.
ELIZABETH OWENS, Discover Your Spiritual Life
Most rumors aren't true; but that's what makes them interesting.
JERRY DAMPIER, The Downfall and Rise of Steven Leroy Zienner
Malicious rumours can spread confusion. A careless remark can be as a cigarette butt casually tossed into the dumpster, smouldering until it bursts into flame and engulfs a neighborhood.
MARGARET ATWOOD, The Year of the Flood
Rumors aren't always your best source of information.
MICHAEL PRESCOTT, In Dark Places
Truth travels slowly when rumors have wings of gold.
CHERIE PRIEST, Boneshaker
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