barca Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 I'm sure many of you have seen this website http://www.brainyquote.com/ it has famous quotes from various writers from ancient times through modern. Unfortunately, they don't always list the precise source of the quote. I usually like to look at the entire source in order to fully appreciate its context. does anyone have any info on the accuracy and reliability of this site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caesar novus Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) That site does look a little superficial. What i have done in the past is just paste the quote into google, which is smart about finding variations instead of needing exact match. I just tried that with a favorite quote from that site, by merely holding my finger on the phrase, and androids dolphin browser presents me a button to web search for it. So given: "Show me a young Conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart. Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains." - Winston Churchill It returns among other things a wikipedia misquote site http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/List_of_misquotations which claims winston didn't invent it but repeated a common french observation, like from Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929): "Not to be a socialist at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head." And you may go on to find an actual context or pointer to it, of course all needing confirmation, but gives you a sometimes easy start. Edited October 7, 2012 by caesar novus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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