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Wikiquote
What Wikiquote is
Wikiquote is a free, collaboratively written compendium of quotations run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. Its English edition contains more than 72,000 articles, and the site links to editions in many languages. Readers can search for quotations and browse material organized around people, literary works, proverbs, films, television shows, themes, and categories. Search can be temporarily unavailable when Wikimedia servers are heavily loaded.
Anyone can edit an entry through its edit link or create an article, with help pages and contributor policies and guidelines available to contributors. The web service provides citation tools and text and image content. Wikiquote material is offered under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and GNU Free Documentation License. Commercial and other reuse is permitted under CC BY-SA when users preserve share-alike freedom and credit the source, usually with a link to the article. Because quotations are stored in wiki articles, the site does not offer a practical way to retrieve individual quotations directly for random quote generation. It also links to Wikimedia sister projects such as Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wiktionary, and Wikidata.
Who it suits
Wikiquote suits readers looking for quotations organized by subject, person, or creative work, as well as contributors who want to edit or create articles. It can also serve people reusing quotation material who can follow the stated license and attribution terms.
What it does well
- Free to browse and contribute.
- English edition has more than 72,000 articles.
- Links to many language editions.
- Entries can be searched or browsed by topic.
- Anyone can edit entries and create articles.
- Includes citation tools and text and image content.
What to know first
- Search may be temporarily disabled during heavy server load.
- Not practical for retrieving individual quotes for random generation.
- Content may include offensive, vulgar, or profane material.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Wikiquote | Free quotation compendium · collaboratively written | Free |
As wikiquote.org lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open https://www.wikiquote.org/ in a web browser.
- Search for a quotation or browse entries by people, works, proverbs, films, television, themes, or categories.
- To contribute, open an entry and use its edit link, or create an article using the contributor guidance.
Verdict
Choose Wikiquote for browsing or contributing to a broad, collaboratively written quotation collection. Look elsewhere if you need a practical source for directly pulling individual quotes into a random-quote generator.
Questions
Does Wikiquote cost anything?
Wikiquote is free. Its listed plan is free.
Can anyone contribute?
Yes. Anyone can edit an entry through its edit link or create articles, subject to the project's contributor policies and guidelines.
Can Wikiquote content be reused commercially?
Yes, under CC BY-SA, provided share-alike freedom is preserved and the source is credited, usually with a link to the article. The content is also available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Can I use Wikiquote to generate random quotations?
It does not provide a practical way to pull individual quotations directly for random quote generation because quotations are stored in wiki articles.
What platforms does Wikiquote support?
Wikiquote is available on the web.
Who runs Wikiquote?
Wikiquote is run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation.
Facts from Wikiquote's own pages
- Browsing
- Wikiquote organizes entries around people, literary works, proverbs, films, television shows, themes, and categories. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Content license
- Wikiquote content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and GNU Free Documentation License. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Content limitation
- Wikiquote may contain content some users consider offensive, vulgar, or profane. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Contributions
- The project supports creating articles and editing existing pages, with help pages and contributor policies and guidelines. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- The English Wikiquote contains more than 72,000 articles and the site links to many language editions. · wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Anyone can edit an entry by clicking its edit link. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2003 · wikiquote.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The project describes itself alongside Wikimedia sister projects including Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wiktionary, and Wikidata. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Wikiquote is run by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Wikiquote links to the Wikimedia Foundation Privacy Policy, which explains how personal information is collected, used, and shared on Wikimedia Sites. · meta.wikimedia.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Wikiquote is a free compendium of quotations written collaboratively by readers. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Random quote limit
- Wikiquote does not provide a practical way to pull individual quotations directly for random quote generation because quotations are stored in wiki articles. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Reuse
- Wikiquote material may be reused commercially or otherwise under CC BY-SA if users preserve the share-alike freedom and credit the source, usually with a link to the article. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Search
- Users can search Wikiquote for a quotation and browse matching articles, although search may be temporarily disabled when Wikimedia servers are heavily loaded. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Wikiquote directs questions about how to use the site to the Village pump and general knowledge questions to the Reference Desk. · en.wikiquote.org, 9 Oct 2026
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