The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth Century Quotations

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} A fascinating snapshot
of the events, concerns, ; and developments of the last hundred years
This collection brings together over 5,000 of the best quotations from this remarkable century, drawn from the arts and popular — culture, as well as science and politics. The selection, organized by author, covers quotations from traditional sources—from plays, poetry, novels, and speeches—as well as, more recently, from soundbites, the Internet, films, and television. Advertising slogans, catchphrases, telegrams, famous last words, and common misquotations are alsó included. A thematic 'browsing' index provides a selection of the best quotations on a particular subject, and a keyword index makes it easy to find a favourite quotation.
1900s Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black. Henry Ford
1910s The war has used up words.
Henry James
1920s l'm out of a job. London wants flappers and I can't flap.
Mrs Patrick Campbell
1930s I have... Tovább

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} A fascinating snapshot
of the events, concerns, ; and developments of the last hundred years
This collection brings together over 5,000 of the best quotations from this remarkable century, drawn from the arts and popular — culture, as well as science and politics. The selection, organized by author, covers quotations from traditional sources—from plays, poetry, novels, and speeches—as well as, more recently, from soundbites, the Internet, films, and television. Advertising slogans, catchphrases, telegrams, famous last words, and common misquotations are alsó included. A thematic 'browsing' index provides a selection of the best quotations on a particular subject, and a keyword index makes it easy to find a favourite quotation.
1900s Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black. Henry Ford
1910s The war has used up words.
Henry James
1920s l'm out of a job. London wants flappers and I can't flap.
Mrs Patrick Campbell
1930s I have found it impossible . . .
without the help and support of the woman I love. Edward VIII, Abdication debate
1940s I want to go on living even after death! Anne Frank
1950S Suez—a smash and grab raid that was all smash and no grab. Harold Nicolson
1960S Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewellery.
John Lennon
1 970S There is, of course, no reason for the existence of the male sex except that sometimes one needs help with moving the piano. Rebecca West
1980S No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well. Margaret Thatcher
1990S Taking drugs is like having a cup of tea. Noel Gallagher
The Greatest Bank of Quotations in the World
For over 50 years, Oxford's Dictionary Department has been collecting, sourcing, researching, and authenticating quotations on an international scale. In doing so, it has created one of the richest language resources in use anywhere in the world today, and has developed the most thorough and reliable editorial procedures.
The Oxford Quotations Reading Programme
For decades, Oxford has run a wide-ranging international reading programme to monitor newspapers, books, journals, and média reports to discover and document completely new quotations.
Detailed Research
For each newly discovered quotation, detailed follow-up research is carried out to verify its authenticity and to provide clear details of its context and background.
The Oxford Bank of New Quotations
Fully authenticated quotations are stored in a special electronic database, the major source of material for new Oxford quotation dictionaries and new editions of existing bestsellers.
The Fullest Entries
Oxford has pioneered a special user-friendly style in its quotation dictionaries. Clear information about the context of each quotation is readily available, and immediate access is provided to all the salient details of attribution and source.
The Leading Rangé Oxford's rangé of quotation dictionaries encompasses a wealth of topics, with the widest possible coverage of authors, periods, and subjects, and is available worldwide—in book form and on CD-ROM. Vissza