The Reference Shelf: Quotations
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
"Over 9,000 entries from nearly 2,000 authors. Offering all the authority and accuracy of the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this indispensable source of reference has extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations and new material on slogans, catchphrases, film lines, and popular misquotations." |
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Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Quotations
"For the most part, the only criterion used in the selection process was the quotability of the passage. Inherent beauty, literary quality, profound philosophy--these were the intersecting points determining what to include and what to omit.... An intensive effort has been made to avoid excessively legalistic or complex passages. The quotes should be able to stand on their own." |
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Movie Quotes
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
"The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations is a collection of over 5,000 quotations, representing key voices and events of the last 100 years and the beginnings of the new century. Coverage ranges from the worlds of art, literature, science, and politics to popular culture, and material is drawn from the electronic media as well as print." |
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Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
"The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Oxford's flagship quotations dictionary, provides unrivalled coverage of traditional areas such as classical literature and Shakespeare, and now has new feature entries on Advertising Slogans, Film Lines, Epitaphs and Misquotations among others." |
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The Quotable Musician: From Bach to Tupac
"These quotes are compiled from many sources--books, magazines, the Internet, documentaries, and people who shared their own quotes that were either original or given to them by musicians.... Instead of being simply a book of quotes, it is a study of music and its makers. As you read through these pages, you will see the connections between all kinds of music, throughout the ages. You will read quotes from jazz musicians and rappers who talk of being influenced by classical musicians. You will read about how similarly many musicians view society, how they feel about their art, and how they infuse their lives with humor to overcome the challenges musicianship can bring. You'll find that the classical musicians were as critical of each other, and critics, as musicians are today. They were also as flawed, fragile, funny, and introspective as modern-day musicians." |
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Quotation Index to Children's Literature
"Designed to identify and locate quotations and phrases found in books, tales, and poetry commonly considered to be works for children, few of which have been indexed in the standard quotation indexes. It is not merely a collection of inspirational lines or quotations selected by topic. This is the place to find out where 'Always winter and never Christmas' and 'Christmas won't be Christmas without presents' come from. It will help identify books that are set in fictional towns like Who-ville and Chewandswallow and those that feature characters such as the Lost Boys and the Assistant Pig-Keeper.... Using the keyword and subject indexes in the index, you can find quotations from children's literature on a particular topic." |
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