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QUOTATIONS


REFERENCE BOOKS

  • African American quotations, 2000. R081 A36
  • Collins Quotation Finder, 2001, R808.9 C65
  • The new Penguin dictionary of modern quotations, 2003. R808.88 N49 2003
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 5th ed., 1999, R808.88 O9
  • Quotations for All Occasions, 2000, netLibrary eBook

DATABASES

  • Oxford Reference Online - Advanced Quotation Search
    Search for quotations in three Oxford reference books: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, and The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations.
  • xreferplus - Quotations
    Search for quotations in six reference books: Bloomsbury Biographical Dictionary of Quotations, Bloomsbury Thematic Dictionary of Quotations, Collins Concise Dictionary of Quotations, Rawson's Dictionary of American Quotations, Respectfully Quoted, and Simpson's Contemporary Quotations.

WEBSITES

  • Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
    Online version of the Tenth edition from 1919, contains over 11,000 searchable quotations.
  • The Columbia World of Quotations
    "The 65,000 essential quotations that constitute this authoritative collection represent the research of 154 experts. Entries from more than 5,000 authors and speakers are multiply classified into 6,500 subjects.
  • Famous Quotations Network
    Famous quotes by historical figures, writers, and entertainers (and some fictional characters). Browse quotes by author, subject, or alphabetical list; or use the search function.
  • Movie Quotes Browser
    Part of the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Search by keyword or browse by movie title.
  • Quotation Center
    Search this archive by keyword or browse by subject and author's last name.
  • The Quotations and Sayings Database
    A search portal for finding literary quotations and sayings from "all the bes"t databases on the internet.
  • The Quotations Archive
    Comprehensive, searchable database of general purpose quotations browseable by subject, alphabetically by author, or a search engine to generate a listing of quotations containing selected keywords or by a certain author.
  • The Quotations Page
    Searchable and browseable site with over 21,000 quotations from over 2,500 authors, and more are added daily.
  • Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
    Covers quotes from 1950-1988 in all areas of modern American life, including politics and government, architecture, art, music and dance, theater, radio and television, and religion.

 

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