Squares Quotes

[Tina Larzelere]

Speakingof human computers, there is a guy named Art Benjamin, he's a human calculator. He says it's a skill he learned as a kid. Now he's a math professor at Harvey Mudd. He can find the square root of a six digit number in a few seconds. Practice.

My goals were small. My goal was to become a big enough stand-up that I wouldn't have to do radio. I could sell out a club, which is like 300 seats. If I got big enough, I could sell before I got there, and I wouldn't have to get up at 6 in the morning to do radio. That was pretty much the dream. I had no idea I'd be playing Madison Square Garden or anything.

I always loved twilight: it was the only time of day I had the feeling that something important could happen. All things were more beautiful bathed in twilight, all streets, all squares, and all the people walking through them; I even had the feeling that I was a handsome young man, and I liked looking at myself in the mirror, watching myself in the shop windows as I strode along, and even when I touched my face, I felt no wrinkles at my mouth or forehead.

Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently - they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.

When, in the year 1913, in my desperate attempt to free art from the ballast of objectivity, I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture which consisted of nothing more than a black square on a white field, the critics and, along with them, the public sighed: 'Everything which we loved is lost. We are in a desert .... Before us is nothing but a black square on a white background!'

You have to take chances for peace, just as you must take chances in war. Some say that we were brought to the verge of war. Of course we were brought to the verge of war. The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art... If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost. We've had to look it square in the face... We walked to the brink and we looked it in the face. We took strong action.

A cursory search online doesn't seem to yield anything relevant. Aside from being used for [sic] or other words that were not part of the original quotation, this doesn't seem to apply here as "the" seems to be intended.

When quoting something, you are representing that this is what the source of the quote said precisely. As a result, if an alteration to the quote is required for any reason, many people use square brackets to indicate that an alteration, however minor, has taken place.

This can similarly be used to change things like pronouns into the equivalent names they reference, or otherwise to tweak the grammar to make a short section of a quote make sense in the context in which it will be used.

Ellipses, sometimes but not always also placed in square brackets, can also be used to indicate that the quote has been shortened. This will often also be accompanied by words in square brackets that have been rewritten to make sense in the new shortened quote. So a silly example like:

"I want to lead the country into a new age of prosperity. I saw a survey the other day, while I was reading the morning paper, which said that nine out of ten people believe this country is not as prosperous as it could be."

It's generally accepted that "ordinary" brackets - as "()" confer special meaning but again, what special meaning is often open to question. Often, using "(stuff)" is no different from "-stuff-" or "- stuff -"

Though square brackets are useful for distinguishing their content from any other, outside mathematics there is no universally accepted meaning for other than "ordinary" brackets - as "()", in or outside quotes.

To attribute specific meaning to any brackets, you would need to invoke a particular house style, whether that belonged to your own publication or institution, or was - as is often the case - merely borrowed.

Which star is it? (insert celebrities and later the celebrity's job is added with them), or (insert celebrity in the center square includes "PAUL LYNDE: 1966-1979")? All in THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES!"

"And I wanna tell you a little bit about our game, I think you'll be fascinated. The object of this game is to get three stars in a row either across, up and down or diagonally. Now when it's your turn, you decide your strategy and you pick a star, then we ask the star a question. Now you must listen to that answer and tell us whether it's right or wrong. Now if you're correct, you get the square. But if you miss, you opponent gets the square unless it gives them the game. In other words, you must earn the winning square yourself. The star will always try to give the right answer but if they don't know it, they'll try and fool ya so watch out. Each game is worth $250 and the first player to win two games wins the match and remains on the show!" - Bert Parks (1965 Pilot)

"Object for the players is to get three stars in a row either across, up and down or diagonally. It is up to them to figure out if the star is giving a correct answer or (just) making one up. That's how they get the square. Each completed game is worth $300/250. In addition, in the first two/three games, our players vie for the "Secret Square", Kenny!" - Peter Marshall (1968-1982 Nighttime NBC & Syndicated)

"The object of the game of course is simply win tic-tac-toe, three squares across, down or diagonally or to acquire the most squares you can. The winner of each game will receive $500 in cash and something new on The Hollywood Squares. Whoever wins the most money and the end of the show will have a chance to drive away in one of these beautiful automobiles (cheers and whistles) we tossed a coin backstage, Steve won, so Steve will start. remember, the way to gain a square is by determining if the celebrity is giving a correct answer!" - John Davidson (1985 Pilot)

"The object of the game of course is simply win tic-tac-toe, three squares across, down or diagonally or to acquire the most squares you can. The winner of each will receive $500 in cash. Whoever wins the most money and the end of the show will have a chance to drive away in one of these beautiful (insert car brands). (cheers and whistles) We tossed a coin backstage, (insert player) won the toss, as always, our challenger goes first, that's you, (insert player), so you get to pick a square, and the way to earn a square is by determining if the celebrity is giving a correct answer!" - John Davidson (1st Season)

"The object of the game of course is simply win tic-tac-toe, three squares across, down or diagonally or to acquire the most squares you can. The first two games are worth $500 each. The third game is worth $1,000 so you can catch up. Whoever wins the most money and the end of the show will have a chance to drive away in one of these beautiful (insert car brand) (cheers and whistles) we tossed a coin backstage, (insert player) won the toss, (or) as always our challenger goes first, that's you (insert player), so you get to pick a square!" - John Davidson (Last Two Seasons)

"Here's what you have to do, gotta get 3 of our stars in a row (either across, up and down or diagonally), you have to decide whether if they're giving a correct answer or not/the answers they're giving are correct or just making them up, that's how you get the squares, first game is worth $500/$1,000. Who won the toss?/(insert challenger's name), you're the challenger. You get to start!" - Tom Bergeron

"Object of the game is to get three stars in a row either across, up and down or diagonally. It is up to them to figure out if the answers the stars are giving them are correct or they're just making one up. That's how they get the square. Each game is worth a thou--A THOUSAND DOLLARS?! (laughter) Times have changed!" - Peter Marshall from the Thursday episode of Game Show Week, Part 1; where he hosted the front game for a day (he was the Center Square the entire week)

"As you know, the stars are briefed (before the show) to help them with the bluffs but they are hearing the actual questions for the first time (as they are asked)." - Peter Marshall (giving a disclaimer)

"(I cautioned the) audience (and stars), please don't shout out anything, laugh, applaud or do anything else. This is very important for (insert contestant)." - Peter Marshall (to remind the audience to be quiet when going for a large amount Secret Square)

"(Insert celebrity) was the Secret Square. Nobody picked (insert celebrity)." - Hollywood Squares Host (if nobody picked the celebrity, who was the Secret Square after winning the game of a round, or time ran out during the middle of the round)

"JOHN: Join us on Monday/next week, when our (guest) stars will be... ANNOUNCER: (insert nine [later eight] celebrities, and their own jobs before each one of them for next week, [and me, I'm Shadoe Stevens]). JOHN: (Enjoy the/your weekend.) We'll see you Monday on the ([All] New) Hollywood Squares. Bye-bye!" - John Davidson (Friday's closing; 1986-1989)

"Areas of questions and possible bluff answers are discussed with the celebrities in advance. In the course of their briefing, actual questions and answers may be given or discerned by the celebrities." - (1969-1971)

"The areas of questions designed for each celebrity and possible bluff answers are discussed with each celebrity in advance. In the course of their briefing, actual questions and answers may be given or discerned by the celebrities." - (1971-1975)

"The areas of questions designed for the celebrities and possible bluff answers are discussed with some celebrities in advance. In the course of their briefing, actual questions and/or answers may be discerned by the celebrities." - (1975-1979)

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