What on Earth Were They Talking About? A Quote Quiz

The famous TV chef, who was almost 92 when she died, attributed her longevity to eating lots of red meat and drinking lots of gin.

Sometimes it's misquoted as "Man, if you gotta ask, you'll never know."

Woolf was no fan of Joyce's 1922 magnum opus. In her diary she also called it "brackish" and "pretentious."

The ever-quotable O'Neal was apparently not a fan of ancient Greek monuments like the Parthenon.

The writer lived in Oakland between the ages of 6 and 17, back when it was a small town. The quote came from her 1937 autobiography.

Texans mostly voted Republican and didn't approve of Kennedy's initiaves. He'd gone to Dallas to heal rifts in the Democratic party and to fundraise. Sadly, Kennedy was assassinated on the very day he gave that quote.

The Mexican painter had many health problems, and her right leg was amputated after gangrene set in. These words were in her diary under a drawing of her disembodied legs adorned with vines.

Picasso gave an interview in 1964 to the Paris Review where he was asked for his opinion of "enormous new mechanical brains or calculating machines," what would be known later as computers.

This was part of a speech Gehrig gave when he had to retire from baseball due to a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), later known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Gehrig went on to add, "I have been in ballparks for 17 years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans."

Murrow was referring to the escalating Vietnam War in the 1960s, but that quote could apply to any number of wars or political situations.