Quotations
All About Quotations
Finding a Quotation
Who said that? is the most frequently asked question relating to quotations;
it is closely followed by the more general What's been said about this?
Oxford Reference provides the tools for answering both queries, in a series
of dictionaries compiled from our Quotation resources.
Who Said That?
- You have heard, or have remembered, a line of verse or a brief statement
- sometimes, perhaps, only a couple of words. You are sure that they were
said, or written, by a particular person at a particular time...but who was
it, and when did they say it?
To find the answer, try one of our author-organized texts like the Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations. You will need a good keyword index in which
to hunt for the half-remembered words; the text should be organized by author
with a brief biography so that you can see what the person did and when they
lived. OR, if you think you know the author, you can go directly to the entry
and read through their quotations.
What's Been Said About This?
- You have to write an article or give a speech (light-hearted or serious)
on a particular subject, and you would like to back up your own view with
some well-chosen words from famous figures across the centuries.
For this, you need one of our thematic dictionaries in which quotations are grouped
by subject - for example, Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations by Subject
offering a range of well-chosen words on topical issues.
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