Some People Feel the Rain. Others Just Get Wet

Bob Dylan? Bob Marley? Roger Miller? Donald Freeman? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: I love the following quote, and have used it on my blog: Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. After researching the origin of the saying, it still remains unclear. Two famous musicians named Bob have each been credited: Bob Dylan …

Every Tom, Dick, and Harry is Named Sam

Samuel Goldwyn? Roger Miller? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: I noticed that the Wikiquote website lists one of my favorite funny sayings attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, the famous film producer [WSG]. In the version of the story I heard, a friend told Goldwyn that he wanted to honor the studio head by naming his son after …

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