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This updated collection offers a vivid picture of the world in the 21st century, against a backdrop of the landmark events leading up to it. From Catherine Tate and The Simpsons to Mother Teresa and Winston Churchill, Modern Quotations charts the ebbs and flows of popular culture as well as marking the key voices and watersheds for our time. An authoritative look-up reference, and an enjoyable source for browsing: the perfect gift. New quotations include: 'You tried your best, and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.' [Homer Simpson] Matt Groening 'I ain't a communist necessarily, but I been in the red all my life.' Woody Guthrie 'I don't eat anything with a face.' Linda McCartney 'Never stop because you are afraid -- you are never so likely to be wrong.' Fridtjof Nansen 'I watch where the cosmetics industry is going and then walk in the opposite direction.' Anita Roddick 'I wish I had invented blue jeans.' Yves Saint Laurent 'Fame vaporizes, money goes with the wind, and all that's left is character.' O. J. Simpson
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Elizabeth Knowles is the editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and has been Managing Editor of Oxford Quotations Dictionaries since 1993. A historical lexicographer, she previously worked for ten years on the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
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The dictionary contains more than 5000 quotations, with about a quarter of the book dedicated to thematic and keyword indexes, which makes finding quotations very easy.
When, for example, I wanted to find Winston Churchill's famous quotation from 1940 regarding Britain's determination to keep fighting, I was able to find it using the keyword index BEACH, after only remembering the phrase "...We shall fight on the beaches..."
The quotations themselves are ordered by alphabetical order of the authors.
Many of the quotations understandably appear on other compilations both from other publishers and from Oxford Press itself, such as the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations. (not so hard when authors like Woody Allen, Matt Groening or W.C Fields are cited on both).
The quotations always include short synopsis of the author and or source/context of the quotation, which is excellent.
Two things that made me take off 1 star from the review are:
1. I found a bit weird and not in place the fact that sometimes titles of books/songs/complete poems where given as entries.
2. I found the font used a bit too small. be warned if you're short sighted.
Otherwise,I find great pleasure in opening it from time to time and like it says on the cover of the book: "I always have a quotation for everything - it saves original thinking"
When, for example, I wanted to find Winston Churchill's famous quotation from 1940 regarding Britain's determination to keep fighting, I was able to find it using the keyword index BEACH, after only remembering the phrase "...We shall fight on the beaches..."
The quotations themselves are ordered by alphabetical order of the authors.
Many of the quotations understandably appear on other compilations both from other publishers and from Oxford Press itself, such as the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations. (not so hard when authors like Woody Allen, Matt Groening or W.C Fields are cited on both).
The quotations always include short synopsis of the author and or source/context of the quotation, which is excellent.
Two things that made me take off 1 star from the review are:
1. I found a bit weird and not in place the fact that sometimes titles of books/songs/complete poems where given as entries.
2. I found the font used a bit too small. be warned if you're short sighted.
Otherwise,I find great pleasure in opening it from time to time and like it says on the cover of the book: "I always have a quotation for everything - it saves original thinking"
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27 Sep 2011
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Great resources for any individual who is writing, speaking, or generally wanting to improve their knowledge. The quotations listed in this book have come in handy with the many students I have taught. I am able to pull a quote "out of the air" to relate to the subject I am teaching and the students who were losing interest are drawn back in. A definite must for teachers and students alike.
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