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The following year, Pulte even produced a slim volume annotating some of his grandfather’s sayings and quotations.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Gathering together some of the anthology’s pithiest and most striking quotations, Mr. Romm’s book is an intriguing and occasionally frustrating aperitif that doesn’t fully satisfy but is nonetheless stimulating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The latest incident was reported by the Supreme Court of Alabama last Friday, where an attorney submitted two briefs with eight AI-fabricated cases and quotations.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Glover has said he will take with him a Bible, his wedding rings and family heirlooms, along with a collection of inspirational quotations compiled by Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Apart from anything else, nearly half the completed work now consisted of quotations from French sources, still in the original French.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson