“ I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence of mine either out of its context or in juxtaposition to some incongruous matter which quite distorted my meaning , or destroyed it altogether. ”
- Alfred North Whitehead- Copy
- 3.6K
“ The point of quotations is that one can use another's words to be insulting. ”
- Amanda Cross- Copy
- 2.1K
“ Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
- 1.6K
“ When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. ”
- Anatole France- Copy
- 3.8K
“ The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. ”
- Benjamin Disraeli- Copy
- 652
“ A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority. ”
- Brendan Francis- Copy
- 3.1K
“ To be amused by what you read--that is the great spring of happy quotations. ”
- C. E. Montague- Copy
- 1.7K
“ I never have found the perfect quote. At best I have been able to find a string of quotations which merely circle the ineffable idea I seek to express. ”
- Gandhi- Copy
- 1.9K
“ The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. ”
- Dan Quayle- Copy
- 2.9K
“ People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first. ”
- David H. Comins- Copy
- 2.4K
“ A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought. ”
- Dorothy L. Sayers- Copy
- 3K
“ I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound - if I can remember any of the damn things. ”
- Dorothy Parker- Copy
- 3.6K
“ Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote. ”
- Edward Young- Copy
- 855
“ An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly. ”
- Edwin P. Whipple- Copy
- 3.6K
“ If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names. ”
- Elaine Gill- Copy
- 2.1K
“ I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
- 138
“ After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
- 981
“ Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely. ”
- Hesketh Pearson- Copy
- 357
“ Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. ”
- Hesketh Pearson- Copy
- 3.6K
“ A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool. ”
- Joseph Roux- Copy
- 2.8K
“ What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
- 3.8K
“ I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. ”
- Marlene Dietrich- Copy
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