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General note about quotes: a quote has an author AND a context: it can be an interview, a speech, a book. Most websites (including this one) forget the last par
by hk__2 4y ago
General note about quotes: a quote has an author AND a context: it can be an interview, a speech, a book. Most websites (including this one) forget the last part and just keep the quote and its author. This means it’s impossible to verify the quote, and since these websites tend to favor the amount of quotes instead of their trusthness they usually end up full of fakes. Just search for Albert Einstein here to get an idea of the issue [1].
One of the most reliable sources I know for this is Wikiquotes, where every quote must have a source to be included [2].
[1]: https://dixit.app/author/Albert%20Einstein/ https://dixit.app/author/Albert%20Einstein/
[2]: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein
- aubanel 4y agoThanks for pointing this out! Indeed the reliability is a real problem here. On the Einstein page you pointed out I see two vague reference to the "God does not play dice" citation which Einstein did not really say. However, using wikiquotes also comes with problems: the quotes are presented in an unstructured way, and often the whole paragraph is there instead of a short and impactful excerpt. I'll try to find a way to get the best of both worlds!