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Quotations are at once mundane and sublime. Whatever the philosophical stance of those who say them, and from whatever country, race, or religion they come; whether they be serious or whimsical; whether the authors are famous or infamous, controversial or celebrated: viewed in the right light quotations are sparkling gems of wisdom in a handful of well-chosen words.
.They can inspire us to seek to understand the people that uttered them, to consider the course of our own lives, to laugh, or merely to admire their mastery of language.^ Seeking to understand why I had been blocked, I found I could not edit my own Talk page.
  • Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard - Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC ja.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

^ I will grant you that some people consider defamation to be separate from IP, but I never have, and I've had about a half dozen live cases where defamation was one of the causes of action.
  • Wikiquote:Village pump - Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC ja.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

^ This would help us generate more traffic on our project and attract more users who read and understand Bosnian language to our sizable library of quotes.
  • Wikiquote:Village pump - Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC ja.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

However we use them, they will exist forever as a summary of the collective insights of society, communal knowledge passed on from one generation to the next.

What is Wikiquote?

.Wikiquote aims to be an accurate and comprehensive collection of notable quotations.^ From Wikiquote, a collection of quotations .
  • Wikiquote:Shortcuts - Simple English Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC simple.wikiquote.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Wikiquote [ edit ] Template documentation This documentation is transcluded from Template:Wikiquote/doc .
  • Template:Wikiquote - MUD Wiki 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC mud.wikia.com [Source type: Reference]

^ However, I have found wikiquote to be the best source of collective knowledge, interpretation, and a genuine basis for finding fundamental quotations, with the insurmountable amount of quote derivation and sourcing.
  • Wikimedia Forum/On disbanding Wikiquote - Meta 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC meta.wikimedia.org [Source type: Original source]

  • Accurate: Wikiquote aims for accuracy. .Where possible, we try to cite sources: preferably those in which the quotation first appears, otherwise notable attribution of the quotations.^ If there are several quotations from the same source, it is possible to make a level-3 subsection and group the quotes from that source into this subsection.
    • Wikiquote:Guide to layout - Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC is.wikiquote.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

    ^ The other, also attributed to Huberman, has never been sourced, and Huberman has never cited any original article, or even given any indication as to when this alleged statement was made.
    • Media Smears Rush Limbaugh, Considers Wikiquote to be a Reliable Source. - Leon_H_Wolf’s blog - RedState 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC www.redstate.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

    ^ I stand by the points above, although I might amend the first as "repeated in other sources that are otherwise considered reliable," lest someone presume Wikiquote is a reliable source of attribution.
    • Wikiquote:Village pump - Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC ja.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

    .We try to find those quotes which are misattributed, clearly label them and research how the misattribution came about.
  • Comprehensive: Wikiquote aims to have quotes from many different people, literary works, films, memorials, epitaphs and so on.
  • Notable: We limit ourselves to quotations which are notable.^ Has Wikiquote obtained any permission from any of the quoted people?
    • Wikimedia Forum/On disbanding Wikiquote - Meta 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC meta.wikimedia.org [Source type: Original source]

    ^ Wikipedia has an article about: Life of Brian Life of Brian quotes at the Internet Movie Database Monty Python's Life of Brian at Rotten Tomatoes Complete script of Life of Brian Retrieved from " http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Life_of_Brian " Categories : Comedy films .
    • Life of Brian - Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC he.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

    ^ Wikipedia has an article about: Daniel Defoe Wikisource has original works written by or about: Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe: Biography, Works, Articles and Quotes at Luminarium Works by Daniel Defoe at Project Gutenberg Retrieved from " http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe " Categories : Authors .
    • Daniel Defoe - Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC pl.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

    .A quotation can be notable either because it has achieved fame by itself, but more usually because it was said by someone notable, or appeared in a notable work.
  • Quotations: Wikiquote is a collection of quotations.^ Zarbon 07:50, 1 January 2010 (UTC) As I said above - here's the link again to Wikiquote:Limits on quotations#Sourced vs. See Wikiquote:Sourcing for guidelines on sourced quotes.
    • Wikiquote:Administrators' noticeboard - Wikiquote 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC ja.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

    ^ We are creating a free quotation database, licensed under the GFDL. Of course, the text itself is not GFDL (as for Wikipedia articles), but the collection (i.e., database) is.
    • Wikimedia Forum/On disbanding Wikiquote - Meta 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC meta.wikimedia.org [Source type: Original source]

    ^ However, I have found wikiquote to be the best source of collective knowledge, interpretation, and a genuine basis for finding fundamental quotations, with the insurmountable amount of quote derivation and sourcing.
    • Wikimedia Forum/On disbanding Wikiquote - Meta 1 February 2010 4:35 UTC meta.wikimedia.org [Source type: Original source]

    While, for completeness, articles should have a short introduction of the topic or source, the primary goal is to include quotations.

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