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a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example
the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: "So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each"
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According to Fred Shapiro, who curates the annual compilation of notable quotes for Yale, the quotations on the list, while not always eloquent, are chosen for their cultural significance.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the Associated Press, Yale University’s list of 2024’s most notable quotations is, of course, ruled by Swift’s quip endorsing failed Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
In Detroit, the Christian references were to be replaced by quotations from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, after Elijah was first exposed to Fard Muhammad’s teaching in the fall of 1931.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
The company aims to auto-generate quotations for its catalog of products and create design tools for each of its products.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Volume 1, 1929-1936 A great deal of solid history is packed into this important book, replete with quotations, statistics, references and appendices.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Sometime late last week, spray-paint-wielding intruders turned the pink walls of this seven-bedroom mansion into a helter-skelter canvas of pop art, obscure quotations and political insinuations — the third hillside home in Los Angeles to be defaced in recent days.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the Associated Press, Yale University’s list of 2024’s most notable quotations is, of course, ruled by Swift’s quip endorsing failed Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
In Detroit, the Christian references were to be replaced by quotations from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, after Elijah was first exposed to Fard Muhammad’s teaching in the fall of 1931.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
The company aims to auto-generate quotations for its catalog of products and create design tools for each of its products.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Volume 1, 1929-1936 A great deal of solid history is packed into this important book, replete with quotations, statistics, references and appendices.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Sometime late last week, spray-paint-wielding intruders turned the pink walls of this seven-bedroom mansion into a helter-skelter canvas of pop art, obscure quotations and political insinuations — the third hillside home in Los Angeles to be defaced in recent days.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Quotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotations. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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