I have been trying to find out who was the originator of this quote. If you happen to know, please let me know who it is and also please include the source to verify it. Thanks!
2006-11-28 16:55:08 · 11 answers · asked by Wendy 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME
The proverb is of French origin and was used by the French novelist Alphonse Karr (1808-90). It also appears in George Bernard Shaw's 'Revolutionist's Handbook' (1903). Listed in the 1946 'Macmillan (Home) Book of Proverbs, Maxims and Familiar Phrases' by Burton Stevenson and in the 1992 'Dictionary of American Proverbs' by Wolfgang Mieder et al." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).
2006-11-29 01:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by Inno 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
As much as the world changes, basically certain things stay the same. If your parents ask "what is wrong with teenagers these days?" When you grow older and have kids you might find you will be saying the same thing.
2016-03-13 03:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the above are wrong. It was first said by Alphonse Karr, in French. The original wording is: "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose."
2006-11-28 18:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I'm not sure who said it first but Kurt Russell said it as Snake Pliskin in the movie "Escape from LA", the sequel to the classic "Escape from New York"
2006-11-28 17:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by Alfred L 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Don't know if H.M. Peters got person right - but is correct that it was originally in the French. Became almost a proverb.
2006-11-28 21:12:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Brandon Lambert and H.M. Peters are likely to be correct.
Per Wikipedia, this proverb, adage, saying, or whatever you call it, is attributed to Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr:
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Alphonse_Karr
2014-04-25 08:09:12 · answer #6 · answered by D.Shak 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I have been trying to find out who was the originator of this quote. If you happen to know, please let me know who it is and also please include the source to verify it. Thanks!
2015-08-19 08:12:54 · answer #7 · answered by Brnaby 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Daniel Pierce ...from Perception
2013-11-21 21:31:59 · answer #8 · answered by Mike Mickey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Captain Price.... T_T lol Jk . Alphonse Karr thats what I heard
2014-01-23 11:42:58 · answer #9 · answered by Brandon Lambert 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bon Jovi
2014-08-02 04:06:41 · answer #10 · answered by Mike 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋