Wow, after all the response, I feel much better! Everyone has a backlog of shame! Now nine doesn't seem quite so bad....

The Background

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My brother has a habit of using cliches all the time, and there was a time that he was really into inspirational quotes (actually he might still do both). I find it hilarious at times, because they don't always fit the situation... So this is the theme of this week's giveaway. Except with a twist:

What is the most annoying quote or cliche that you know or hear often, and why is it annoying?

My Quote

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

_{Attributed to Einstein}

This quote is spuriously attributed to Einstein, but there is no evidence that he ever said it. It has also been attributed to Mark Twain and Ben Franklin. So, that is the first annoying thing about it.

However, if it was attributed to Einstein, I suspect that it was said in relation to the field of Quantum Mechanics, which he laid the foundations of in his Nobel Prize winning research into the photoelectric effect. In his older age, he couldn't come to terms with the field and predictions that spawned from his original research. So, if he had said this particular quote in terms of describing Quantum Mechanics as madness, then it is also wrong!

Rules

1. Upvote if you want, it increases the payout and then I can hopefully sponsor more people.
2. Resteem is NOT neccessary, but the more people see this, the more the people will be likely to be sponsored.
3. In the comments, describe the most annoying cliche/quote and why you find it annoying.
4. I will be sponsoring as many people as this post pays out in SBD. Also I will kick in at least the required amount to round up to the full number. Winner is by random generator after a shortlisting of quality comments!

Steem Basic Income

One of the first communities that I came in contact with at the beginning of my time at Steemit was @steembasicincome. As a beginning author, Steemit can be a daunting place. It feels like you are posting into an abyss with no ability to grow. Steem Basic Income gives you a guaranteed vote on one post a day, thus giving you a small but cumulative over time support to your account.

With this post, I want to help sponsor people who might not even have the spare 1 STEEM that is required for registration. So, when this post pays out, I will sponsor people depending on the payout of this post. Basically, I will round up the SBD payout from this post and then that will be the number of people I will sponsor. (So, if the payout is 2.3 SBD, I will sponsor 3 people).

Last week's winners

Last week's post paid out 1.041 SBD and 0.062 STEEM, so I'll be sponsoring 2 shares.

I've stuck all the valid entries in a random list picker (afraid you'll have to trust me on that) and the winners are:

@lifeobserver

@lynxki

Congratulations, I have set up the sponsorships (check my wallet, but give me a few minutes after this post posts!).