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This page provides you with quotations that can be used in your speeches. After each quote it mentions who said it. But remember you should acknowledge the source and the person who had said this. There are also links to different web pages from which you can get different quotes. Please respect the copyrights act where applicable.
QUOTES FROM DR. RALPH C. SMEDLEY
The following quotes from Ralph Smedley, the founder of Toastmasters International, can be found in his book called "Personally Speaking" and also in many of that organization's publications from days gone by.
"Real communication is impossible without listening"
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
"The destination determines the direction."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, October 1948
Restated in more recent times by Dr. Stephen Covey, who said:
"Begin with the end in mind." |
"You can profit by the wisdom of others, and you can give them full credit."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
"There are no absolutes in public speaking."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
“A speech without a specific purpose is like a journey without a destination.”
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
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"Circumstances always modify rules."
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"We need fewer rules on detail and better understanding of general principles."
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"People more willingly follow a leader who knows where he is going."
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"All speech is for communication, and there is no possibility of communication unless people understand. Your Club can help you to find out whether you are making yourself understood."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
"When you talk, you give yourself away. You reveal your true character in a picture which is more true and realistic than anything an artist can do for you."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, May 1945 |
| "To the other values of Toastmasters training let us add this one, with emphasis - that it is the busy man's best chance to take a post graduate course in general information without inconvenience or loss of time." |
| Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, 1950 |
| "While most of us may have entered Toastmasters to learn to make speeches, that benefit is but the beginning of the good which may come to us, and the good which we may do for mankind." |
| Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, February 1955 |
| "The Toastmasters Club which has the right sort of program does not lose its members. The club whose membership is shrinking has something the matter with it." |
| Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, October 1946 |
"We realize that the two most important factors in Toastmasters is Mentoring and Evaluations, there is no doubt that if these two are done well and there is a good Mentoring program, your club will be filled with spark plugs ready to fire upon request. Mentoring and evaluations create enthusiasm, and once you light that fire the only thing it needs is some kindling."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
"We learn best in moments of enjoyment"
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
"You can profit by the wisdom of others, and you can give them full credit."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
"The unprepared speaker has a right to be afraid."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
"Ours is the only organization I know that is dedicated to the individual. We work together to bring out the best in each of us, and then apply our skills to help others.
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley on Toastmasters |
"Whatever your grade or position, if you know how and when to speak, and when to remain silent, your chances of real success are proportionately increased."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
“Education is our business. It has been so from the beginning. I do not know just why or how I happened to hit upon the idea that adult education could be handled in a social atmosphere, entirely apart from the formal classroom and standard academic procedure; but in some way I got the notion, and I have lived to see it not only recognized, but actually used, in circles where it was frowned upon a generation ago. There was evident agreement in my mind with the thought which Shakespeare had expressed long before when he caused one of his characters to say: ‘No profit grows where is no pleasure taken.’”
The Above Quote by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley shows the bedrock type of thinking that underlies the Toastmaster principle |
"Faultfinding without suggestions for improvement is a waste of time".
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
" The deepest joy of belonging
comes as one learns to cooperate,
contribute, and help. . ."
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
If you have another Smedley quote to add to this list, please e-mail it to me. Thank-you!
QUOTES - LEADERSHIP
| “Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there; they cause change. They motivate and inspire others to go in the right direction and they, along with everyone else, sacrifice to get there.” |
| John Kotter quotes |
| “True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers, not the enrichment of the leaders.” |
| Robert Townsend quotes |
“Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow”
One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.” |
| James C. Humes quotes |
| “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” |
| Ralph Nader quotes (American Activist and Lawyer, b.1934) |
| “The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born -- that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.” |
| Warren G. Bennis quotes |
“Leadership has to do with direction. Management has to do with the speed, coordination and logistics in going in that direction. The WORKERS are chopping their way through the jungle. The MANAGERS are coordinating, making sure the tools are sharp, etc. The LEADERS climb a tree and shout Wrong jungle!! The MANAGERS shout back Be quiet! We're making progress!”
“Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.” |
| Stephen R. Covey quotes |
| "Good leaders must first become good servants.” |
| Robert Greenleaf quotes |
| "Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” |
| Jack Welch quotes |
| "The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'. They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but 'we' gets the credit.... This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.” |
| Peter F. Drucker quotes (American Educator and Writer, b.1909) |
| "The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers... Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership.” |
| Gary Wills quotes (Author) |
| "Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.” |
| Tom Peters quotes |
| Leaders must wake people out of inertia. They must get people excited about something they've never seen before, something that does not yet exist.” |
| Rosabeth Moss Kanter quotes (American business Speaker and Consultant ) |
| "Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.” |
| Vince Lombardi quotes (American Football Coach, national symbol of single-minded determination to win.1913-1970) |
| "Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says "Go!" - a leader says "Let's go!" |
| E.M. Kelly |
| "A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten." |
| Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
| "A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not". |
| Author Unknown |
| :Leadership is action, not position". |
| Donald H. McGannon |
| "You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself". |
| Gene Mauch |
| "The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it". |
| Elaine Agather |
| "You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader". |
| Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book |
| "Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them". |
| Robert Jarvik |
| "You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership". |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| "The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it". |
| Elaine Agather |
| "You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader". |
| Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book |
| "Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them". |
| Robert Jarvik |
| "You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership". |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| "A leader is a dealer in hope". |
| Napoleon Bonaparte, attributed |
| "Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders". |
| Tom Peters |
| "One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you". |
| Dennis A. Peer |
| "A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit". |
| John C. Maxwell |
| "A leader is best When people barely know that he exists". |
| Witter Bynner, The Way of Life According to Laotzu |
| "The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way". |
| Henry Miller, The Wisdom of the Heart |
| "A man is only a leader when a follower stands beside him". |
| Mark Brouwer |
| "I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people". |
| Indira Gandhi |
| "Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present". |
| Rudy Giuliani |
| "A leader leads by example not by Force". |
| Sun Tzu |
| "Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure he has followers". |
| Author Unknown |
| "The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes". |
| Tony Blair |
| "Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it". |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| "A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done". |
| Ralph Nader |
| "Management is nothing more than motivating other people". |
| Lee Iacocca |
| "To lead the people, walk behind them". |
| Lao-Tzu |
LINKS - TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE
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Bartletts Familiar Quotations
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Zillions of quotes through history. This is the grand-daddy of all quote sources. From this site, you can search their data base and download a quote that is just right for your speech.
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| Famous Quotes & Quotations |
Do you need some good quotes to go along with your meeting theme? Here is a great resource...
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| The History Channel |
Packed with items including "This Day in History" If you need ideas for Table Topics, take a look at the History Channel's "This Day In History." You can find information about any day in history, which can lead to very interesting Table Topics. For an example of the types of information you can find at The History Channel, take a look at my Calendar Page |
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Today in History
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What happened on your meeting date?
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| Quotes Resources |
Need a quote on anything? Check here -- this site has 'em!
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| Mark Twain's Quote Page |
Mark Twain had something to say about almost everything. You'll like the collection of sayings from one of the most popular wits the United States has ever produced. |
| Quotation Center |
find quotes by author, subject, or key word |
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Quote Geek
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previously "What's That Line?" |
| The Quotations Page |
Search through nine different collections. |
| Simpson's Contemporary Quotations |
Simpson, James B. 1988. Simpson's Contemporary Quotations from the Bartleby project. |
| The Quotations and Sayings Database |
Portal to quotations collections.
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The Quotations Book
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Aims to be the foremost quotations, fortunes and proverbs site. |
| QuoteWorld.org |
A large comprehensive site with a search engine. |
| BrainyQuote |
Thousands of quotes grouped by topic and by author. |
| World of Quotes |
Over 14,000 quotes arranged by topic and author. |
| ThinkExist.com Quotations |
Browse or search thousands of quotes by author, topic and contributor. Provides a way to save your favorite quotes. |
Great Aviation Quotes
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Thoughts on flying, airplanes, and being a pilot. |
| Quote Me On It |
Large collection of quotations organized by subject and author. |
| The Phrase Finder |
A large archive of phrases, sayings, quotes and cliches, with their meanings and origins. Give it a word and it will return a related list. |
| Quote Garden |
Sorted by subject: inspirational, thought-provoking, humorous, and literary; quotes for occasions and greetings. |
| Annabelle's Quotation Guide |
Organized by topic and author, quote-o-gram, weekly quotes mailing, and a quote of the week. |
| Military Quotes, Mottos, Jokes and Humor |
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| Quote Geek |
Searchable index of quotations from movies, television, literature, celebrities, and theater. |
| Advertising Quotes |
Indexed notes on advertising. |
| Wikiquote |
A free quote database built collaboratively using Wiki software, a sister project to Wikipedia. (GNU Free Documentation License) |
| Psycho Proverb Zone |
Humorous and thought provoking quotations and proverbs. |
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Daily Miscellany: Archive of Quotations
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Inspirational words on a variety of topics.
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Board of Wisdom
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Share and debate famous quotes, sayings and witticisms.
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Crystal Clouds
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Providing quotations on a range of topics and by a number of famous and lesser known figures of both past and present
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Quotez
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Over 13500 quotations searchable by subject and by author. Daily quote mailing list, quotation software.
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Libraries and Librarians
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Famous words about libraries.
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The Quotations Archive
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A database of quotations. Contains a special section on love and marriage, useful for wedding toasts.
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The Quotation Database
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Collection from modern and historical figures
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DividingLine.com
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Quotations by philosophers, poets, and psychologists, with additional sayings about nature and love/romance.
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The Other Pages: Quotations
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Over 20,000 quotes searchable by topic and author.
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Dictionary of Quotations
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Famous and inspiring quotations organized by subject and author.
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RhymeZone
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Quotes sorted by author, searchable by content.
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Aphorisms Galore
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Find witty sayings by author or category, read background information, and contribute favorite sayings.
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Quotation Center
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Over 13,000 quotes searchable by author or subject.
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Said What
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Hand-picked collection quotations.
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Anyara's Aphorisms
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Quotations sorted by topic, with the speaker's sun sign noted.
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GIGA Quotes
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This collection of quotations, aphorisms, maxims, proverbs, mottoes, book excerpts, and poems is browsable by author or cross-referenced topic.
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Sad Quotes
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Quotations sorted into sad songs, sad words and sad films.
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Brain Candy: Celebrity Quotations
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Advice given by well known people. Also famous put downs or insults.
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Love-Quotes.org
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Love quotes and sayings.
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Critial Thought and Religious Liberty - Quotes
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Includes pages with quotes from America's founding fathers, Albert Einstein, Adolph Hitler, and Stephen Jay Gould.
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Born Today
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Quotes by, pictures of, and links to information about people who were born on each day of the year.
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All Things William
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10,000 quotes based on the name William in its various forms and offered in the spirit of sharing and celebration!
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Phrases Worth Considering
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About a hundred proverbs and famous quotations, sorted by subject, selected by Gunnar Hjalmarsson.
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The Movie Quote Quiz; The Colossal Quote Archive
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Sound bites from movies. Sorted by movie, not searchable.
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Literature Quotations
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More than 10,000 quotations from literature texts, covering Chaucer to modern writers. Organised according to author and fully searchable.
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Insight Quoteshttp
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Collection of quotations as well as a free Daily Insight e-mail.
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Who Said That
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Meaningful quotes from a wide variety of sources.
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Little Sayings
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This is a searchable site for sayings, quotes and aphorisms. There are over 1600 sayings with 159+ categories.
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Wish I'd Said That!
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A personal collection of over 4,300 quotations, professionally presented, with all the biographical and citation info I could dig up for each.
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Quotations
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Learn about clichés, euphemisms, quotes from famous people, and how to use quotations in written text. From About.com.
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Famous Quotes and Quotations
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Browse a collection of famous quotes and quotations listed both by author's name and topic or submit your own quotes.
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Wordz
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This site is a collection of quotations grouped by subject, including love, dreams, writing, and last words, among others.
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The Institution of Silly & Meaningless Sayings
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The study of isms. Current database holds almost 450 isms heard at first hand.
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Quotecha
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Quotations presented randomly, and also searchable.
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AtoZquotes.com
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A large searchable database of quotations featuring commonly requested quotation categories.
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House of Quotes
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Quotes categorized by topic.
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The Quotable Writer
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Humorous, thought-provoking, and inspirational quotations about the craft of writing and the publishing business.
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Mark's Quotes
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A selection of motivational and self-help quotations as well as other topics in random order.
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History Quotes
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Includes a list of quotes about history from various authors and historians.
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QuoteKingdom
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Three thousand quotations by hundreds of famous people, arranged alphabetically.
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Animal quotations
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Animal quotations and quips about dogs and cats. Quotes about our favorite pets.
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Matthew Doucette's Quotes
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Scientific, inspirational, and intelligence quotations.
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Indian Infoline: Words of Wisdom
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A collection of quotations organised in categories.
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The Time of your Life
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Collections based on the idea of time.
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Quotation Ring Mailing List
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Mailing list and archive; accepts contributions.
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Timely Quotes
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Features timely quotes from the 19th and 20th century.
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Speculative Fiction for the Web
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Thought-provoking and humurous quotes on writing, life, and the writing life.
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Business Quotes
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Motivational quotations from Dale Carnegie, Henry Ford, and Zig Ziglar as well as other American business communicators.
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PhotoMatt JazzQuotes
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A growing collection of quotes by famous jazz musicians, organized by artist. You can suggest your own and search the current ones.
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Quotations Central
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1200 quotations sorted by subject.
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Zenkou
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New classical quotes added weekly.
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Roger's Collection of Famous Quotations
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Quip, proverbs and sayings by famous and not so famous people that ranges from Aristotle to Warren Zevon featuring Albert Einstein, Mae West and W.C. Fields.
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WordSkit
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Quotations, categorized by source, includes examples of quotation mythology; wrongful attribution and misquotation.
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Elibron Wit & Wisdom
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Thousands of famous quotations organized by categories.
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Quotation Library
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Searchable database of quotations with author and subject indexes.
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Food Quotations
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Quotations about food, ranging from the humorous to the philosophical, by everyone from Confucius to Mark Twain.
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Vivamiracle
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Quotations, searchable database, jokes, and music.
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Silken Tiger Fuzzy Frolics
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Unique selection of quotes and sayings, including interactive quotes exchange.
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To Tell A Quote
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Quotes on people, life, vegetarianism, history, and love. Updated often. Wide variety of links.
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Wall of Theorgy
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Collection of quotes, thoughts, ideas, humor, and mental stimuli ranging from famous quotes to the webmasters thoughts.
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Notable Quotables
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A large collection of quotes searchable by both subject and author.
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ITQuotations.com
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Amusing Quotes for the information age
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Noring Collection of Quotations
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Huge single page from the alt.quotations newsgroup.
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