10 QUOTES WITH «QUOTATION»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
quotation.
When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.
Life itself is a quotation.
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.
I like commas. I detest semi-colons - I don't think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found I didn't need them, they were fly-specks on the page.
I get asked to read new works a lot, in the hope that I will give a quotation and I will only give a 'puff' for a book I truly love.
An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.
Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the sine qua non of journalistic quotation.
I'm a great believer in the direct quote in quotation marks and the hard fact.
In the theater, while you recognized that you were looking at a house, it was a house in quotation marks. On screen, the quotation marks tend to be blotted out by the camera.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUOTATION»
Discover the use of
quotation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
quotation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Military
Quotation Book: More than 1,200 of the Best ...
Revised and expanded to include over 1,200 quotations, The Military Quotation Book brings together the wisdom of fallen heroes and living politicians, honored statesman and rebellious writers--quoting official edicts as well as off-the ...
2
The Yale Book of Quotations
More than twelve thousand famous quotations are featured in a reference volume that includes items not only from literary and historical sources, but also from popular culture, sports, computers, science, politics, law, and the social ...
3
Understanding
Quotation
This volume is a collection of original papers by leading researchers in the field on such issues and related linguistic and philosophical aspects of quotations.
Elke Brendel, Jörg Meibauer, Markus Steinbach, 2011
Written with characteristic verve, Quotation Marks considers, among other subjects, how we depend upon the most quotable men and women in history, using great writers to bolster what we ourselves have to say.
5
The Book of "Unnecessary"
Quotation Marks: A Celebration of ...
Assembled by the creator of the wildly popular "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks, this book surveys the havoc wreaked by quotation marks on signs, menus, placards, and posters that leave reality upended by supposed "facts.
6
Quotation and Modern American Poetry: "Imaginary Gardens ...
In this volume Elizabeth Gregory addresses a number of key issues surrounding the formation of the American poetic canon.
7
Why Do We Quote?: The Culture and History of
Quotation
This book brings together a down-to-earth account of contemporary quoting with an examination of the comparative and historical background that lies behind it and the characteristic way that quoting links past and present, the far and the ...
8
If You Were
Quotation Marks
If you were quotation marks, you would stand on either side of a book title, such as "Cinderella." You could stand on either side of Cindy's words when she says, "This glass slipper fits!" What else could you do if you were quotation marks?
Amanda Doering Tourville, 2009
9
Lyric
Quotation in Plato
In this book, Marian Demos demonstrates the significance of three famous lyric quotations within their respective contexts in the dialogues of Plato.
10
The
Quotation of Truth!
"The Quotation Of Truth takes you into inner reality. These collection of poems demonstrate a touch of spirituality, mentality, physical strength, and lifetime achievements.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUOTATION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
quotation is used in the context of the following news items.
Quotation of the Day for Friday, June 26, 2015
“Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them.” JOHN G. ROBERTS JR., the chief justice, in a Supreme ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Handy and Harman fine silver quotation $20.438 oz., $657.08 kg.
Handy and Harman fine silver quotation $20.438 oz., $657.08 kg. By: The Canadian Press. Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2015 at 11:47 AM | Comments: 0. Print; E–mail ... «Brandon Sun, Jun 15»
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Handy and Harman fine silver quotation $20.584 oz., $661.78 kg. By: The Canadian Press. Friday, Jun. 19, 2015 at 11:24 AM | Comments: 0. Print; E–mail ... «Brandon Sun, Jun 15»
Quotation gang arrested for murder attempt
Tripunithura: Police arrested four members of a quotation gang in connection with an attempt to murder case on Thursday. One of them has been identified as ... «Times of India, May 15»
Wait, the Maya Angelou Forever Stamp Features a Quotation That …
But it's a quotation about a bird's song that inspired Angelou, and not words that she first spoke or wrote herself, that ended up on a new Forever Stamp honoring ... «E! Online, Apr 15»
The Long and Fascinating History of Quotation Marks
Andrew Heisel's Lexicon Valley article last year on single versus double quotation marks piqued the interest of Keith Houston, author of Shady Characters: The ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 15»
The Rapid Decline of the Movie Quotation
Nevertheless, I saw all nine films nominated for best picture for the 2014 Academy Awards, and can recall offhand a quotation from only “Captain Phillips” (“I'm ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
From the president, a familiar quotation
Among the many aspects of President Obama's immigration reform speech that drew the ire of his conservative critics last week was his quotation from the Bible ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»
Single Quotes or Double Quotes? It's Really Quite Simple.
If you are an American, using quotation marks could hardly be simpler: Use double quotation marks at all times unless quoting something within a quotation, ... «Slate Magazine, Oct 14»
UK reforms enabling private copying, parodying and general …
The new quotation right allows copyrighted material to be quoted provided that "the work has been made available to the public, the use of the quotation is fair ... «Out-Law.com, Oct 14»
