# Good web site for quotes? People to quote? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646 "2007-11-08T11:39:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/1 "2007-11-08T11:39:55Z")
Somehow I’ve gotten stuck with the duty of coming up with an inspirational or business-related quote every day. Preferably quoting people in Asia–Confucius, Sun Tzu, Lao Tzu are ones I’ve quoted so far, but I hope to broaden to the rest of the region. Where can I find such quotes? Do you have any favorite quotes? > [@](#): > > So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will win a hundred times in a hundred battles. > If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you win one and lose the next. > If you do not know yourself or your enemy, you will always lose. > _–Sun Tzu_ ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/2 "2007-11-08T12:03:14Z")
“I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” Ralph Waldo Emerson 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/3 "2007-11-08T12:08:32Z")
[Wikiquote](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page) is a good starting place. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/4 "2007-11-08T12:21:49Z")
I usually start with [The Quote Garden](http://quotegarden.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/5 "2007-11-08T14:54:22Z")
The one I’ve always used has been [The quotations Page](http://www.quotationspage.com/). A quick search reveals plenty of quotes from Sun Tzu, Confucius, and Lao Tzu. One of my favorite people to quote is Voltaire; he just has SO many good ones. I don’t think quoting him has become cliché yet… has it? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/6 "2007-11-08T18:22:08Z")
Be careful with quote sites. Many quotes are culled from other sites, and aren’t always correctly sourced. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/7 "2007-11-08T18:34:37Z")
[QUOTE=Blaster Master] The one I’ve always used has been [The quotations Page](http://www.quotationspage.com/). A quick search reveals plenty of quotes from Sun Tzu, Confucius, and Lao Tzu. One of my favorite people to quote is Voltaire; he just has SO many good ones. I don’t think quoting him has become cliché yet… has it? [/QUOTE] A witty saying proves nothing. -Voltaire ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/8 "2007-11-08T19:31:27Z")
Thos who can make quotes, do - those who can’t look for websites. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/9 "2007-11-08T20:08:41Z")
[QUOTE=glee] Thos who can make quotes, do - those who can’t look for websites. :eek: [/QUOTE] May I quote you on that? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/10 "2007-11-08T20:46:42Z")
I like [Aphorisms Galore](http://www.aphorismsgalore.com/category). “There is no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people asking them.” - Duke ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/11 "2007-11-08T20:52:21Z")
“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.” - Richard P. Feynman in Appendix F to the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (“Rogers Commission”) Report. [Cite](http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/v2appf.htm) (Scroll to the bottom of the page). [Wikiquote page on Feynman](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman) [Wikipedia page on Feynman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/12 "2007-11-08T21:36:20Z")
The Columbia World of Quotations has a few, and they’re even sourced. [Homework Help and Textbook Solutions | bartleby](http://www.bartleby.com/66/36/33736.html) ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/13 "2007-11-08T22:32:39Z")
Good defeats evil as water extinguishes fire; if a cup of water does not put out a blaze, do not conclude that water is useless against fire. - Mencius ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/14 "2007-11-09T00:37:21Z")
[QUOTE=Blaster Master] The one I’ve always used has been [The quotations Page](http://www.quotationspage.com/). A quick search reveals plenty of quotes from Sun Tzu, Confucius, and Lao Tzu. One of my favorite people to quote is Voltaire; he just has SO many good ones. I don’t think quoting him has become cliché yet… has it? [/QUOTE] One of the characters in my Nano quotes Voltaire extensively, thanks for making that real! > [@](#): > > A witty saying proves nothing. > -Voltaire And one of the other characters uses that line to shut him up! ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/15 "2007-11-09T01:35:12Z")
These look great, thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/16 "2007-11-09T03:33:12Z")
A favorite saying of mine, attributed to Voltaire: “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” I’ve been collecting quotations since high school, and now have a thick file of them. I also have the 1980 edition of _Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations_, which in any edition is well worth having on your shelf. Online, I use Wikiquote occasionally. If you’d like Biblical quotations, [Biblegateway.com](http://Biblegateway.com) has a good search engine and can find anything you want in different translations, incl. the King James, New Revised Standard, etc. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-web-site-for-quotes-people-to-quote/425646/17 "2007-11-09T03:46:36Z")
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