The Oxford dictionary of modern quotations
by Elizabeth Knowles
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The Oxford dictionary of modern quotations compiles words from a remarkably diverse range of voices. What does this breadth of authors, from Rudy Giuliani to Mother Teresa, suggest about where modern wisdom, wit, or insight is found, and how might different categories of speakers lend different weight to their words?
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The book defines "modern" as spanning the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. What qualities do you think distinguish a "modern" quotation from a classical one, and what does this collection reveal about the prevailing concerns or spirit of our recent history?
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As you browsed or read through the collection, which quotations, if any, struck you most profoundly, surprised you, or perhaps even challenged a preconceived notion you held about the speaker or the era?
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