Editorial Policy

Quotes are easy to copy and easy to get wrong. This page explains how The Quotes Flix chooses quotes, checks who said them, and fixes mistakes.

How we select quotes

Every quote is chosen by a person, not scraped in bulk. We look for quotes that are meaningful, memorable, and attributable to a real person.

Verification

Where possible, we check each quote against primary sources (the original book, speech, or letter) and reputable references such as Wikiquote, Quote Investigator, and published quotation dictionaries. When we know the source work, we show it on the quote's own page.

Today, 5,991 of our 6,202 quotes cite their source. In our last full review of the collection, in November 2026, we removed 53 quotes that had been credited to the wrong person, moved 7 famous lines to the author who actually wrote them, and added sources to 72 more.

Disputed attributions

Some famous lines are widely credited to people who never said them. When a quote is popularly attributed to an author but we cannot confirm the original source, we keep it only if it is culturally significant, and we mark it with an attribution note on the page. 169 quotes currently carry this note.

Disputed quotes are never chosen as the Quote of the Day, which rotates only through quotes with a confirmed attribution. If a quote turns out to belong to someone outside our collection, we remove it rather than keep it under the wrong name.

Corrections

If you believe a quote is misattributed, misquoted, or missing its source, please contact us with details. We review every report and update the page when a correction is warranted.

Copyright

We publish short quotations for commentary and reference, always credited to their author. Some quotes come from works that are still under copyright, including books, speeches, and song lyrics, and those rights remain with their owners. If you are a rights holder and have concerns about any content, please get in touch and we will review it promptly.