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Top quote of 2011: 'We are the 99 percent'
Posted: 12.21.2011 at 5:22 AM
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Occupy protesters' slogan was declared the most famous of 2011.  / Andrew Shiue (Flickr)
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Of all the notable statements, claims and quotes this year, "We are the 99 percent" is number one, according to Yale University librarian Fred Shapiro.

In his sixth annual list of "most memorable quoatations" of the year, Shapiro picked Occupy Wall Street's mantra, along with a tweet from presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, Texas Gov. Rick Perry's famous debate fail moment and Steve Jobs' final words as part of the top 10.

According to the AP, Shapiro picks quotes that are "famous, important or revealing of the spirit of the times."

Take a look at 2011's list and weigh in below in our comments section. Are there any missing? Any that shouldn't have made the list?

1. "We are the 99 percent." — Slogan of the Occupy movement

2. "There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there — good for you! But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for." — U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, in Andover, Mass., in August

3. "My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress." — Billionaire Warren Buffett, New York Times op-ed, Aug. 15

4. "I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy." — Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman on Twitter, Aug. 18

5. "Oops." — Presidential candidate Rick Perry after failing to remember the third federal agency he would eliminate, during a Nov. 9 GOP presidential debate

6. "When they ask me, 'Who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan?' I'm going to say, 'You know, I don't know. Do you know?'" — Then-presidential candidate Herman Cain, during an October interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network

7. "I am on a drug. It's called 'Charlie Sheen.' It's not available because if you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body." — Actor Charlie Sheen, in a Feb. 28 interview with ABC News

8. "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow." — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' last words on Oct. 5, as reported by his sister Mona Simpson in her eulogy for him

9. "I can't say with certitude." — Then-U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, when asked whether a lewd photograph was in fact of him, June 1

10. "Instead of receiving the help that she had hoped for, Mr. Cain instead decided to provide her with his idea of a stimulus package." — Lawyer Gloria Allred, on Herman Cain's alleged sexual harassment of her client, Sharon Bialek, Nov. 7

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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