"Learn from the mistakes of others-you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself."
-Martin Vanbee
quote (kwt) v. quot·ed, quot·ing, quotes v. tr. 1. To repeat or copy the words of (another), usually with acknowledgment of the source. 2. To cite or refer to for illustration or proof. 3. To repeat a brief passage or excerpt from: The saxophonist quoted a Duke Ellington melody in his solo.