Angelina Jolie
Famous left-hander and Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie waives with her left hand at the premiere of "Maleficent" in Shanghai, on June 3, 2014. Reuters/Aly Song

Happy Left-Handers' Day, lefties! Thursday, Aug. 13, is a day to celebrate the 10 percent of people whose left hand is dominant. In honor of all the lefties out there, here are some fun and interesting quotes about lefties, courtesy of the Lefthander Project and the Latin Times. Check them out:

1. “Let not the right side of your brain know what the left side doeth.” -- George Bernard Shaw

2. Inigo Montoya: “I admit it, you are better than I am.” Westley: “Then why are you smiling?” Inigo Montoya: “Because I know something you don't know.” Westley: “And what is that?” Inigo Montoya: “I am not left-handed.” -- “The Princess Bride”

3. “If the left side of your brain controls the right side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body, then left-handed people must be the only ones in their right minds.” --Anonymous

4. "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left." -- Ecclesiastes 10:2

5. “I scan the room. Catherine is writing quickly, her light brown hair falling over her face. She is left-handed, and because she writes in pencil, her left arm is silver from wrist to elbow.” -- Sara Gruen, “Water for Elephants”

6. “Life without left-handed people wouldn't be right.” -- C.R. Manske

7. “God made everyone right-handed, the truly gifted overcome it.” -- Anonymous

8. “To be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment.” -- Herman Melville

9. “I may be left-handed, but I am always right” -- Anonymous

10. “Everybody is born left-handed. You become right-handed after your first sin.” -- Anonymous

Enjoy the day, lefties, and if you liked this list, be sure to click here for some fun facts.

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