Project

I wanted to include my own quotes on various topics on my websites and was looking for a quote service where I could set up my own collection of quotes and retrieve them by topic. I couldn't find such a service, so in 2006 I set up my own database with a query script. Now I have written this web application for managing the quotes in the database and launched it on September 1, 2007.

Technical

The project is implemented with the web framework Ruby on Rails. The application is open-source software and is managed at github.com/muhme/quote.

If you have found a bug or have a feature request, please open a GitHub issue.

Collaboration

Many thanks to:

• Marc James, whose free SILK ICONS are used here
• Miguel who helps us with managing the quotes

Do you like the idea and would you like to contribute something? We are looking for:

• Native speakers – to correct the machine translations or add quotations
• Programmers – who want to further develop the web application
• Administrators – who review and approve new quotes, authors, and categories
• Screen designers – who want to give the website a cool look
• Testers – e.g. with Windows computer
• People – who want to participate in this project for fun

Please get in touch via Email.

Quote Check

When a new quote is created, please provide the source, to avoid incorrect citation. Many alleged quotes have been distorted, simply made up, or misattributed as a cuckoo quote to an author.

A verification can be done with Wikiquote.

If the quote or the author is not clearly verified, please comment on the quote so that someone else can check it.