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Books of Quotations, Proverbs & Aphorisms

see also the Great Movie Quotes Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Confucius Said It First book by Tehyi Hsieh  
"Confucius Said It First" [1936]
by Tehyi Hsieh [1884-1972]

Kessinger Publng 8¾x6 pb [12/2004] for $14.78
Kessinger Publng 9x6 hardcover [7/2007] for $25.80
Mencken's New Dictionary of Quotations  "A New Dictionary of Quotations On Historical Principles From Ancient & Modern Sources" [1942]
Selected & edited by H.L. Mencken [1880-1956]

Knopf 9½x7 hardcover [6/42] for $54.95
Famous Last Words  "Famous Last Words" [1980]
Edited by Jonathan Green

Prion 9½x6½ pb [10/2002] for $11.55
Writer's Quotation Book edited by James Charlton  "The Writer's Quotation Book: A Literary Companion" [1980]
Edited by James Charlton

Faber & Faber 4th edition 7½x5&frac hardcover [10/97] out of print/used
Oxford Book of Aphorisms edited by John Gross  "The Oxford Book of Aphorisms" [1983]
Edited by John Gross

Oxford Univ Press 7¾x5 pb [4/2003] for $19.75
Oxford Univ Press 8½x5½ hardcover [5/83] out of print/used
Military Quotation Book  "The Military Quotation Book: More Than 1,200 of The Best Quotations About War, Leadership, Courage, Victory & Defeat (Revised & Expanded)" [1990] Edited by James Charlton
Thomas Dunne Books 7½x5¼ hardcover [2/2002] for $13.22
St. Martin 7¼x5¼ hardcover [10/90] out of print/used
Dictionary of Philosophical Quotations  "A Dictionary of Philosophical Quotations" [1992]
Edited by A.J. Ayer & Jane O'Grady

Blackwell Reference 9x6 pb [8/94] for $21.73
Blackwell Reference 9¼x6½ hardcover [12/92] out of print/used
Great Movie Lines book by Dale Thomajan  "Great Movie Lines: They're Everybody's Favorite Film Quotes, How Many Can You Identify?" [1993]
by Dale Thomajan

Kindle Edition from Ballantine Books [2/2011] for $11.99
Ballantine Books 8¾x5 pb [6/93] for $15.00

many more on Magic Lantern's Great Movie Quotes Page

Alfred Hitchcock Quote Book by Laurent Bouzereau  "The Alfred Hitchcock Quote Book: What He Said, Memorable Lines From His Films, What Others Said About Him" [1993]
by Laurent Bouzereau

Citadel/Carol Publng 8x5¼ pb [6/93] out of print/used

see also Magic Lantern's Alfred Hitchcock [1899-1980] Page

Book of Poisonous Quotes by Colin Jarman  "The Book of Poisonous Quotes" [1993]
Compiled by Colin M. Jarman

McGraw-Hill 7½x5¼ hardcover [9/93] for $10.17
Bumper Sticker Wisdom  "Bumper Sticker Wisdom: America's Pulpit Above The Tailpipe"
[1995] by Carol W. Gardner

Beyond Words Publng 8x11¾ pb [10/95] out of print/used
Beyond Words Publng hardcover [6/95] out of print/used
Dictionary of Film Quotations book by Melinda Corey & George Ochoa  
"The Dictionary of Film Quotations: 6,000 Provocative Movie Quotes From 1,000 Movies" [1995]
Compiled by Melinda Corey & George Ochoa

Three Rivers Press 9x7¼ pb [6/95] out of print/used
Humorous Quotations  "The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations" [1995]
Edited by Ned Sherrin

Oxford Univ Press 9.3x6 pb [5/2003] for $13.97
Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [9/95] for $45.00
We'll Always Have Paris / Great Lines From The Movies book by Robert A. & Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan   "We'll Always Have Paris: The Definitive Guide To Great Lines From The Movies" [1995] by Robert A. Nowlan & Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Compilation of more than 11,000 of the most memorable lines ever uttered on the silver screen. Categorized under 900 subjects; includes title of the film, speaker of the line, production company, year of release – and, when appropriate, a brief comment putting the quotation into context.
Perennial 8¾x7¼ pb [10/95] out of print/used
Political Quotations  
"Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations" [1997]
Edited by Antony Jay

Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2001] for $40.00
Oxford Univ Press pb [4/2000] for $17.99
Forbes Business Quotations  "The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts On The Business of Life" [1997]
by editors of Forbes Magazine

Black Dog & Leventhal 9½x8¼ hardcover [4/97] for $40.00
Great Quotes From Great Sports Heroes book by Peggy Anderson & Rick Gonella   "Great Quotes From Great Sports Heroes" [1997]
Compiled by Peggy Anderson, illustrated by Rick Gonella

Career Press mass pb [3/97] for $8.99

Sports Film Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Western Movie Quotations  "Western Movie Quotations" [1999]
by Jim Kane

McFarland & Co. hardcover [10/99] for $75.00

Western Movies Film Festival at 'Readers of the Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Oxford Quotations  "The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations" [orig 1983; rev 1999]
Getty Center 9½x7 hardcover [11/99] for $31.50
Oxford Univ Press hardcover [8/83] out of print/many used
Labor Quotations  "The Great Labor Quotations: Sourcebook & Reader" [2000]
by Peter Bollen

Red Eye Press 9x6 pb [8/2000] for $13.97
Quotations of Chairman Greenspan  "The Quotations of Chairman Greenspan: Words From The Man Who Can Shake The World" [2000]
by Larry Kahaner

Adams Media 7¾x5¼ hardcover [11/2000] out of print/used

see also the Alan Greenspan Page at Maison d'Κtre Philosophy Bookstore

Memorable Quotations / Philosophers  "Memorable Quotations: Philosophers of Western Civilization" [2000]
Edited by Carol A. Dingle

iUniverse 9¼x6 pb [8/2000] for $16.95
Quotable Sherlock Holmes book edited by Gerard Van der Leun  "The Quotable Sherlock Holmes: Including The Original Strand Magazine Illustrations by Sidney Paget" [2000]
Edited by Gerard Van der Leun

Mysterious Press 6x5½ pb [11/2000] out of print/used
Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
Memorable Quotations / American Women Writers  "Memorable Quotations: American Women Writers of the Past" [2000]
Edited by Diana J. Dell

iUniverse 9x6 pb [12/2000] for $20.95
Quotable Walt Disney book  "The Quotable Walt Disney" [2001]
Compiled by Dave Smith

Disney Editions 6½x5½ pb [4/2001] for $7.88

Walt Disney [1901-66] Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Quotable South  "The Quotable South: A Compendium of Eclectic Quotes About The South" [2001]
Compiled by Al Dixon, Foreword by Roy Blount, Jr.

Hill Street Press 7x5 pb [8/2003] out of print/used
Hill Street Press 6½x5 hardcover [7/2001] out of print/used
Quotable Cowboy edited by Kathy Etling  "The Quotable Cowboy" [2002]
Edited by Kathy Etling

Lyons Press 6¾x5¾ pb [6/2005] for $9.95
Lyons Press 7¼x6 hardcover [10/2002] out of print/used
Facts On File Dictionary of Proverbs  "The Facts On File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings & Origins of More Than 1,700 Popular Sayings" [2002]
by Martin H. Manser

Checkmark Books 9x6 pb [3/2007] for $14.96
Facts On File 9&fracx6½ hardcover [10/2002] for $45.00
Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom  "Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom: 600 Proverbs" [2003]
by Howard M. Berlin

Wildside Press 9x7 pb [8/2003] for $14.24
Wildside Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [8/2003] for $24.95

Charlie Chan Movie Series Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs  "Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs" [orig 1983, rev 2003]
Edited by Jennifer Speake

Oxford Univ Press 7¾x5 pb [4/2004] for $17.87
Oxford Univ Press hardcover [12/2003] out of print/used
Quotable Founding Fathers  "The Quotable Founding Fathers: A Treasury of 2,500 Wise & Witty Quotations From The Men & Women Who Created America" [2004]
Edited by Buckner F. Melton, Jr.

Brassey's 9¼x6.3 hardcover [4/2004] for $35.00

see also the Founding Fathers Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Best Things Ever Said In The Dark / Quotations From The Movies book by Bruce Adamson  "The Best Things Ever Said In The Dark: The Wisest, Wittiest, Most Provocative Quotations From The Movies" [2004]
by Bruce Adamson

Allworth Press 7½x7½ hardcover [5/2004] out of print/used
Best Liberal Quotes Ever book by Dr. William Martin  "The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why The Left Is Right" [2004]
by Dr. William Martin

More than 2,500 thoughts and sayings, a treasure trove of progressive wisdom
Sourcebooks 7x5 pb [8/2004] for $8.95
Frankly, My Dear / Quips & Quotes from Hollywood book by Shelley Klein  "Frankly, My Dear: Quips and Quotes From Hollywood" [2005]
by Shelley Klein

Barron's Educational Series 7¾x5¼ hardcover [1/2006] for $14.99
Michael Omara hardcover [8/2005; status unclear] for $13.43
You Don't Say! Sports Quotes book by Hartley Miller  "You Don't Say!: Over 1,000 Hilarious Sports Quotes & Quips" [2005]
Compiled by Hartley Miller, edited by Jim Swanson

Andrews McMeel Publng 8½x5½ pb [8/2005] for $10.95

Sports Film Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Bartlett's Shakespeare Quotations  "Bartlett's Shakespeare Quotations"
by John Bartlett [1820-1905]

Little, Brown 7x5¼ hardcover [10/2005] for $9.72

'Shakespeare On Film' Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Bitter Little World / Quotes From Film Noir  "Its A Bitter Little World: The Smartest Toughest Nastiest Quotes From Film Noir" [2005] Edited by Charles Pappas
F&W Publns 6¼x5½ pb [10/2005] for $10.39
Films Noir Festival Pages at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
The Founders On Religion / Quotations  "The Founders On Religion: A Book of Quotations" [2005]
by James H. Hutson

Princeton Univ Press pb [10/2007] for $10.17
Princeton Univ Press 8½x5½ hardcover [10/2005] for $15.56

see also the Founding Fathers Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Book of Military Quotations  "The Book of Military Quotations" [2005]
Edited by Peter G. Tsouras

Zenith Press 8½x5½ pb [10/2005] for $15.56
Oxford Political Quotations  "The Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations"
[orig 1980; 3rd edition 2006] Edited by Antony Jay

Oxford Univ Press 7½x5 pb [2/2007] for $14.00
Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [3/2006] for $17.86
Writer's Quotebook  "The Writer's Quotebook: 500 Authors On Creativity, Craft & The Writing Life" [2006]
Compiled, arranged & edited by Jim Fisher

Rutgers Univ Press 9x6¼ hardcover [9/2006] for $22.95
Yale Book of Quotations  "The Yale Book of Quotations" [2006]
Edited by Fred R. Shapiro

Yale Univ Press 9½x7¼ {3.85 pound} pb [10/2006] for $31.50
Big Curmudgeon Quotations  "The Big Curmudgeon: 2,500 Outrageously Irreverent Quotations From World-Class Grumps & Cantankerous Commentators" [2007]
Compiled & edited by Jon Winokur, illustrated by Everett Peck

Black Dog & Leventhal 6x5½ pb [5/2007] for $10.36
1001 Stupid Sports Quotes From The World's Best Athletes book edited by Randy Howe  "1001 Stupid Sports Quotes: Jaw-Dropping, Stupefying & Amazing Expressions From The World's Best Athletes" [2007]
Edited by Randy Howe

Lyons Press 7x5¾ hardcover [6/2007] for $14.65
Movie Quotes To Get You Through Life book by Jim Silverstein  "Movie Quotes To Get You Through Life" [2007]
Compiled by Jim Silverstein

Lulu.com 2nd Edition 9x6 pb [11/2008] for $19.95
Quotable John Wayne book by Carol Lea Mueller  "The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit & Wisdom of An American Icon" [2007]
Compiled by Carol Lea Mueller

Taylor Trade Publng 8x5 hardcover [10/2007] for $10.17

John Wayne [1907-79] Page at 'Readers of the Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

What Liberals Believe quotations book edited by Dr. William Martin  "What Liberals Believe: Thousands of Quotes On Why America Needs To Be Rescued From Greedy Corporations, Homophobes, Racists, Imperialists, Xenophobes, and Religious Extremists" [2008]
Edited by Dr. William Martin

Kindle Edition from Skyhorse Publng [5/2008] for $0.00
Skyhorse Publng 7¼x7¼ pb [5/2008] for $7.43
You Can Quote Me On That, Volume I book by J.R. McManus  
"You Can Quote Me On That, Volume I: A Book of Quotations" [2008]
by J.R. McManus

Outskirts Press 8¼x5½ pb [9/2008] for $13.95
You Can Quote Me On That, Volume II: Hodge-Podge of Quotes book by J.R. McManus  "You Can Quote Me On That, Volume II: A Hodge-Podge of Quotes" [2008]
by J.R. McManus

Outskirts Press 8¼x5½ pb [9/2008] for $13.95
Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations book edited by Susan Ratcliffe  "Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations" [orig 1994, rev 2008]
Edited by Susan Ratcliffe

Oxford Univ Press 4th Edition 6x4 hardcover [10/2008] for $12.44
online search of the Second Edition
You Can Quote Me On That, Volume III: Movie Quotes book by J.R. McManus  "You Can Quote Me On That, Volume III: Movie Quotes - Over 1,000 Quotes From More Than 400 Movies" [2010]
by J.R. McManus

Outskirts Press 8½x5½ pb [8/2010] for $12.95

many more on Magic Lantern's Great Movie Quotes Page

Quotable Thoreau book edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer  "The Quotable Thoreau" [2011]
Edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer

Princeton Univ Press 7¼x4½ hardcover [4/2011] for $15.71

see also the Henry David Thoreau [1817-62] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Abraham Lincoln Quotations Page
Albert Einstein Quotations Page
Ayn Rand Quotations Page
Bertrand Russell Quotations Page
Edward Abbey Quotations Page
Edward R. Murrow Quotations Page
Friedrich Nietzsche Quotations Page
G.E. Nordell Quotations Page
George Bernard Shaw Quotations Page
H.L. Mencken Quotations Page
John Steinbeck Quotations Page
Mark Twain Quotations Page
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotations Page
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotations Page
Thomas Jefferson Quotations Page
Wm. Faulkner Quotations Page
Winston Churchill Quotations Page

Magic Lantern's Great Movie Quotes Page

Working Minds Quotations Pages / Alphabetical by Author
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