As we move to 2015, wondering if we'll still have "Shake it Off" stuck in our heads, look back at some of the more prominent quotes that sum up the last 12 months.
In 2014 we worried about online security, used hashtags to fuel social movements, obsessed over a suburban retail employee, inquired about celebrity stance on feminism and were blessed by the logic-defying wisdom of Jaden and Willow Smith.
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It's been a bizarre and sombering year, and these quotes encapsulate it. Here are the phrases we retweeted, turned into memes, and wrote on protests signs this year.
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