Quotations Note
The large number and variety of quotations are designed to:
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give the reader a great variety of ideas and thoughts.
•say some things in a better and more authoritative way than the author can.
•select representative material to encourage the reader to use the quoted sources for further value.
In a few cases, I have simplified the quote, without changing the meaning, to assist the reader. Sources given with quotes in the text are brief, with details found in the Selected Bibliography.
My most favorite collection, which I urge on everyone, is:
The Book of Positive Quotations. John Cook, Ed. Minneapolis: Fairview Press, 1997, 564 pp.
My other favorite collections, among many, are:
Encarta Book of Quotations. Bill Swainson, Ed. New York: St. Martins Press, 2000, 1319 pp.
Chambers Dictionary of Quotations, Alison Jones, Ed. Edinburgh: Chambers, 1996, 1515 pp.
The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,173 Thoughts on the Business of Life, Ted Goodman, Ed. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1997, 992 p.
The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations. Hugh Rawson & Margaret Miner, Ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006, 989 pp.
The Oxford Dictionary of Thematic Quotations. Susan Ratcliffe, Ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, 584 pp.
Slipping the Surly Bonds: Great Quotations on Flight. Collected by Dave English. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998, 231 pp.
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time. Katherine Washburn and John S. Major, Ed., Clifton Fadiman, General Ed. New York: Norton, 1998
