A mind picture of a particular person in a specific setting instantly forms in our brain. We see Neil Armstrong as he leaps from the bottom step of the lunar lander to the surface of the moon. We see the 21 year old American Patriot Nathan Hale bravely standing on the British gallows with a hangman's noose around his neck. The images take form as an automatic response to the words.
Famous quotes do much more than just stimulate the intellect.
They also generate a strong sense of good old national pride. As bible students, we are aware of literally hundreds of famous quotes from God's Word that cause us to react intellectually, emotionally and inquisitively. These two little words instantly strike at our hearts and minds. We see Jesus standing at the closed tomb of his beloved friend Lazarus. We see his family and loved ones wrenching with the pain of their loss.