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Creative quotes and quotations
On Quotations...
Why do we like quotes and quotations (and is there a difference?). Quotations cut to the heart of the matter. They make us think. They are the harbingers of change. The encapsulated wisdom they bring jolts us into new ideas and new ways of thinking.
See also
challenge, change, ideas, inspiration*, leaping, thinking, truth*, understanding
Quote on quoting and creativity
‘By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact, it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.’
General quotes on quotes
‘Quotation, n. The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.’
‘Life itself is a quotation.’
‘It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.’
‘The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.’
‘I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.’
‘Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.’
‘The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.’
‘Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.’
‘Nothing is said that has not been said before.’