2013 was a great year and we would be missing out if we didn't stop for a second to review what we've learned. From the inaguration of President Obama to Malala's inspiring fight against terrorism, 2013 was filled with some of the most gripping, touching, and strange stories we've ever seen. Join us in reviewing the zeitgeist of 2013 through some of the most memorable quotes from the year.

1. 15
Quotes That Capture The
Zeitgeist
TOP QUOTES
2013
of
of 2013

2. POWERED BY QUOTERY

3. Pope Francis
Prince William
Ylvis
Lance Armstrong
authors
Oscar Pistorius
Miley Cyrus
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President Barack Obama
Tim Cook
Chris Christie
Paula Deen
Malala Yousafzai
George Lucas
Edward Snowden
John Boehner
Nelson Mandela

4. Pope Francis
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If someone is gay and
he searches for the Lord
and has good will, who
am I to judge?
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5. Prince William on
the royal heir
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He got
her looks
thankfully.

6. Ylvis
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What does
the fox say?
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7. “
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I'm a flawed
character.
American cyclist Lance Armstrong
finally confessed to taking
performing-enhancing drugs
to win his seven Tour de France
titles in an interview with
Oprah Winfrey.
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8. Oscar Pistorius
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I am absolutely
mortified by the
events and the
devastating loss of
my beloved Reeva.

9. Miley Cyrus
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Now people expect
me to come out and
twerk with my tongue
out all the time. I'll
probably never do
that sh*t again.

10. “
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I want to look out
one more time. I’m
not going to see
this again.
President Barack Obama
at his second inauguration
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11. Tim Cook
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For us, it matters
that people use our
products. We really
want to enrich
people’s lives, and
you can’t enrich
somebody’s life if
the product is in
the drawer.

12. New Jersey Governor
Chris Christie
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I’m basically
the healthiest
fat guy you’ve
ever seen.

13. Paula Deen
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If there’s anyone
out there that
has never said
something that
they wish they
could take back,
please pick up
that stone and
throw it so hard
at my head that
it kills me.
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14. Malala Yousafzai
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One child, one
teacher, one
book, and one
pen can change
the world.

15. George Lucas
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It's now time
for me to pass
Star Wars on
to a new
generation of
film-makers.
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16. Edward Snowden
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I don’t want to live in a
world where everything
that I say, everything I
do, everyone I talk to,
every expression of
creativity or love or
friendship, is recorded.

17. John Boehner
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“
I thought the fight
would be over the
debt ceiling... And
the fact is, this
fight was going to
come, one way or
the other.
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18. Nelson Mandela
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Difficulties break
some men but
make others.