Wikiquote.org - Vast Reference Of Quotations

Looking for quotations from prominent people? Willing to learn more about a particular quotation? As quotations will exist forever as a summary of the collective insights of society, communal knowledge passed on from one generation to the next, Wikiquote has been collecting a wide number of quotations of all types. Wikiquote is a free online compendium of quotations from notable people and creative works in every language, including sources (where known), translations of non-English quotes, and links to Wikipedia for further information.

The site is a wiki, meaning that anyone, including you, can edit any entry right now by clicking on the edit this page link that appears in every Wikiquote entry. Although you can search Wikiquote in a search box by topical words such as "peace," "animal rights," "silence," "success," etc., and identifies applicable quotations; searching by categories of quotes can be more entertaining. You can start browsing categories like films, literary works, occupations, proverbs, television shows, themes, electronic games. For instance, you’ll find quotations from movies ranging from Titanic and Dirty Dancing to Pirates of the Caribbean and RoboCop. You can search for "misquotations" in the search box and find a list of frequently used misquotes such as: “Religion is the opiate of the masses”, “Houston, we have a problem”, and many more. Enter "misattributions" and discover Benjamin Franklin never said “God made beer because he loves us and wants us to be happy”. Wikiquote abounds in proverbs from places near and far. You will also find listings of "Epitaphs" and "Last Words" ("Where is my clock?" by Salvador Dali).