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Quotations Reference

Resources to help identify quotations or find interesting quotations.

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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

http://www.bartleby.com/99/

Online version of the 1901 edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. You can browse by author (chronologically or alphabetically) or search by keyword.

Author: John Bartlett / Bartleby.Com

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Cyber Quotations

http://www.cyberquotations.com/

"Cyber Quotations contains a large collection of inspirational quotations, stories and poems that will motivate and uplift the readers for the purpose of individual success." Click on Inspire Me!!! to find inspirational quotes, poems, and stories.

Author: Sam Lau

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A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

http://naturalscience.com/dsqhome.html

Published by naturalSCIENCE, an independent online journal, this is a list of famous science-related quotations, in order by the name of the person to whom the quote is attributed.

Author: (publisher@naturalscience.com)

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Sciences & Technology

Engineering Quotes

http://www.fen.bris.ac.uk/civil/resource/engquot1.htm

This collection of civil engineering and engineering-related quotes contains idealistic, cynical, and humorous entries. Many quotations are taken from 'Engineering Classics of James Kip Finch'.

Author: Andy Vann (A.Vann@cqu.edu.au )

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Sciences & Technology--Engineering

Reference--Quotations

Keywords: Engineers Creed

Famous Quotations Network

http://www.famous-quotations.com/

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. Biographies are included for several featured authors.

Author: Haythum Raafat Khalid

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Keywords: Biography

History and Politics Out Loud

http://www.hpol.org/

This is "a collection of invaluable audio materials some available for the first time on this website capturing significant political and historical events and personalities of the twentieth century. The materials range from formal addresses delivered in public settings to private telephone conversations conducted from the innermost recesses of the White House." Contains audio from: Johnson, Nixon, Churchill, the 3 Kennedys, Clinton, Khrushchev and FDR, among others.

Author: National Endowment for the Arts, Jerry Goldman (j-goldman@nwu.edu)

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Arts & Humanities--History--United States--Twentieth Century Culture

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: Spoken Word; Speeches; Nixon Tapes

Mathematical Quotations Server

http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mquot.html

Fairly sizable collection of quotes relating to mathematics, culled from a variety of sources. The collection can be browsed by author's name, or keyword searched. A random quote feature is also available.

Author: Mark Woodard (Mark.Woodard@furman.edu)

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Sciences & Technology--Mathematics

Movie Quotes Browser

http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Quotes/

Browse for movie quotes by movie title or do a keyword search.

Author: Internet Movie Database (help@imdb.com)

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Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Quotation Center

http://www.cybernation.com/victory/quotations/directory.html

Over 13,000 "great quotes to inspire, empower and motivate you to live the life of your dreams and become the person you've always wanted to be!" The quotations are arranged by author or subject (over 900) or can be searched by keyword.

Author: Cyber Nation International, Inc. (webmaster@cybernation.com)

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The Quotations Archive

http://www.aphids.com/quotes/index.shtml

"The Quotations Archive is a comprehensive, searchable database of general purpose quotations. Visitors to the web site can browse through quotations by subject, alphabetically by author, or they can use the search engine to generate a listing of quotations containing selected keywords or by a certain author."

Author: Susan Brumbaugh and Stan Taylor (susan@aphids.com)

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The Quotations Page

http://www.starlingtech.com/quotes/

"This page was originally developed as a catalog of Quotation resources on the Internet; it has since evolved into a large-scale Quotation site with many original resources." It includes a search function which allows searching of a number of quotation lists.

Author: Michael and Laura Moncur (quotes@starlingtech.com)

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quoteland.com

http://www.quoteland.com/index.html

A quotation site that is searchable or browsable by topic. There are also sections of literary and humorous quotations. Discussion groups are available for visitors to share favorite quotes or find the source of a quote.

Author: David Borenstein

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Simpson's Contemporary Quotations

http://www.bartleby.com/63/

A quotation guide, convering 1950-1988. "Nearly 10,000 notable quotes from 4,000 quoatable notables. Covers all of modern American life--including politics and government, architecture, art, music and dance, theater, radio and television, and religion." Use either the author index or the subject index, or search for a quotation.

Author: James B. Simpson / Bartleby.Com (webmaster@bartleby.com)

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