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QUOTATIONS

Reference Books | Databases | Websites

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.
  • Credo Reference - 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.
  • Famous Quotes and Authors: Offers a large collection of famous quotations for all occasions. Browse over 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous authors.
  • Movie Quotes Browser: Part of the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Search by keyword or browse by movie title.
  • 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.