FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris and Taylor Swift (Photo by SAUL LOEBANDRE DIAS NOBRE/AFP via Getty Images)
With such a heated presidential election behind us, it’s no surprise that politics dominated the conversation this year.
From Taylor Swift’s “Childless Cat Lady” signoff to “they’re eating the dogs” in Springfield, Ohio, the most notable quotations of 2024 have something for everyone: entertainment, politics and even a side of conspiracy theory.
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Most notable quotes of 2024
Here are seven of the most notable quotes of 2024, as compiled by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the Yale Law Library.
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“Please note that the items on this list are not necessarily eloquent or admirable quotations, rather they have been picked because they are famous or important or particularly revealing of the spirit of our times,” Shapiro said, per the Associated Press.
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- “Taylor Swift Childless Cat Lady” — Taylor Swift, signing off on an Instagram post, Sept. 10, 2024
- “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter.” — President Joe Biden, official statement, Dec. 1, 2024
- “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in. They’re eating the cats.” — President-elect Donald Trump, presidential debate, Sept. 10, 2024, repeating a debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants in Ohio
- “I’ve become friends with school shooters.” — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, vice presidential debate, Oct. 1, 2024, misspeaking while referring to befriending shooting survivors
- “Fight! Fight! Fight!” — Trump after an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024
- “Yes they can control the weather.” — Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, posting on the social media platform X, Oct. 2, 2024, endorsing a conspiracy theory that the government used weather control technology to aim Hurricane Helene at Republican voters.
- “Some of you (women) may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.” — Kansas City Chiefs football player Harrison Butker, commencement address at Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas, May 11, 2024.
Best celebrity quotes of 2024
Timberlake speaks after taking plea deal in DWI case
Justin Timberlake appeared outside a New York courthouse and spoke to the press after he accepted a plea deal in connection to a DWI arrest that happened in June. Timberlake was pulled over and arrested in Long Island on June 18 after police say he ran a stop sign and was veering out of his lane. The officer at the scene also said that the 43-year-old smelled of alcohol and performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests. The singer/songwriter pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was given community service consisting of 25 to 40 hours.
- “Give him my regards did you take Ozempic?” —Barbara Streisand, commenting on a photo of Melissa McCarthy and her husband on Instagram. Streisand later apologized and said she forgot Instagram comments were public. Observers assumed she had done voice to text to make the comment, thus the lack of a comma.
- “This is going to ruin the tour.” —Justin Timberlake, speaking to a police officer who pulled him over for driving under the influence in the Hamptons. Reportedly, the officer responded, “What tour?” revealing he had no idea who Timberlake was.
- “kamala IS brat” —Charli XCX, in a reference to her album “brat” and its rabid summer following. The post accumulated over 35 million impressions on the app, and Harris’ campaign quickly set its X banner photo to the striking Shrek-green color of Charli’s “brat” album cover.
