Attention
students,
teachers, and anyone who would like to win an argument by using that
perfect quote from the ideal leader, writer, celebrity or intellectual. This website is an amazing resource and its name definitely describes its ability, ‘think exist dot com.’ In other words, if you think that you heard it once or if you know of a person who would know about a topic or even if you just know the topic and need the website to think for you, you will find a quotation on this site to assist you. In fact this website brags an amazing 300,000
quotations by over 20,000 authors. It would seem that when it comes to getting the words from the great ones mouths, ‘ the buck stops here .’
Here is how it works. Begin by choosing from the following list of categories to begin your search: quotations, authors, topics, keywords, contributors, my quotations, or more. The primary method of search should be authors, topics, and keywords, as these can give you a lot of avenues in which to find what you are looking for. As I am a teacher myself I take a look at the author I’m teaching and or the story I’m teachings themes and using the topics I can find many related utterances of greatness. In my opinion quotations are a magnificent way to edify by associating ideas to the leading minds who have worked in the field. By searching with topics it gives the most varied response. If you already have a good idea of what you’re looking for, as in you know parts of the quotation by memory, then you are an advanced searcher and should use the quotations category in order to go after the literal and documented wording.
The site also offers a free
membership which will entitle you to more information along with a daily email which will deliver you a quote of the day. I did not join the membership yet, so you are on your own for delving into the advantages of that.
The quotes are also easy to copy to a clipboard so you can craft handouts or simply save the ones you need. There are also places to make comments on the quotes, have them placed on a t-shirt for you, rate it with the 5 star system, create bookmarks, and even suggest a revision such as if you are a professor and notice a typo or something you can let the site know that they have made a mistake. I looked at the site for a couple of hours and so far haven’t noticed any errors, but out of 300,000 I’m sure there might be some.
Academics, from the novice to the professional, think exist dot com has been created with you in mind. Enjoy!