In 54 wide-ranging lists, TIME surveys the highs and lows, the good and the bad, of the past 12 months

Top 10 Quotes

9. W-I-N-N-E-R

By Frances RomeroWednesday, Dec. 07, 2011
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP

"It's hard to find the words."

—Sukanya Roy, 14, on winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in June; she took the trophy with the word cymotrichous, which means "having wavy hair" (ESPN)

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