Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations is written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by Oxford University Press, USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199208956 (ISBN 10) and 9780199208951 (ISBN 13).

Containing more than 5,000 quotations from authors as diverse as Bertolt Brecht, George W. Bush, Homer Simpson, Carl Sagan, William Shatner, and Desmond Tutu, the dictionary is organized alphabetically by author, with generous cross-referencing and keyword and thematic indexes. This new edition features more than 500 new quotations and 187 new authors. The book includes special sections featuring quotations from cartoons, films, political slogans, famous last words, misquotations, official advice, newspaper headlines and more.