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Below are two quotes, each by a different individual. However, some of their letters have been removed. Your task is twofold; first to determine what letters have been removed, and secondly to take those letters and unscramble them so that they spell out the individual's name. Do this for each quote. Do not mix the letters between the two quotes. An example has been provided.
EXAMPLE:
Incomplete quote: "Human eing are the onl creatures n earth that aow their children to ome ack home." - I
Completed quote: "Human (B)eing(S) are the onl(Y) creatures (O)n earth that a(L)(L)ow their children to (C)ome (B)ack home."
Given letters: I - Missing letters: B, S, Y, O, L, L, C, B
Unscrambled letters: Bill Cosby
Now that you see how it works, here are your two puzzles:
"hgs should b mde a simp as possbl, ut ot any simple."
- T
"Quttion is a eveab substitute for it."
- D
EXAMPLE:
Incomplete quote: "Human eing are the onl creatures n earth that aow their children to ome ack home." - I
Completed quote: "Human (B)eing(S) are the onl(Y) creatures (O)n earth that a(L)(L)ow their children to (C)ome (B)ack home."
Given letters: I - Missing letters: B, S, Y, O, L, L, C, B
Unscrambled letters: Bill Cosby
Now that you see how it works, here are your two puzzles:
"hgs should b mde a simp as possbl, ut ot any simple."
- T
"Quttion is a eveab substitute for it."
- D
Answer
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler."- Albert Einstein
Missing letters: T, I, N, E, A, S, L, E, I, E, B, N, R
"(T)h(I)(N)gs should b(E) m(A)de a(S) simp(L)(E) as poss(I)bl(E), (B)ut (N)ot any simple(R)."
- (A)(L)(B)(E)(R)t (E)(I)(N)(S)(T)(E)(I)(N)
"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit."
- Oscar Wilde
Missing letters: O, A, S, R, I, C, L, E, W
"Qu(O)t(A)tion is a (S)e(R)v(I)(C)eab(L)(E) substitute for (W)it."
- (O)(S)(C)(A)(R) (W)(I)(L)d(E)
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