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You have a list of lists, so the unicode representation of the list contains the <ObjectName:string>, where if you had a list of model objects, you’d get a proper __unicode__ representation of your objects.
Ultimately, the template is automatically trying to convert python objects into its string representations, which in the case of the QuerySet is [<object: instance.__unicode__()>].
You have clearly already defined your desired string representation for object instances – you just need to make sure the template engine receives those instances – not other classes.
Look at the difference in output in a shell.
print(FamousQuote.objects.all().order_by('?')[:1]) # calls str(QuerySet)
# vs
print(FamousQuote.objects.order_by('?')[0]) # calls str(FamousQuote)
Either update your view
compiled = [famous_quote[0], infamous_quote[0]]
Or your template
{% for quotes in compiled %}{{ quotes|join:"" }}{% endfor %}
TL;DR
You have lists of lists so you are joining the string representation of the lists, not the instances.