quote

citation

Mention of a source

• excerptPortion taken from larger work
• passageSegment of text
• extractConcentrated derived substance

snippet · selection · epigraph · frontispiece · anthology · compilation · collected · out of context · ellipsis · brackets

inverted commas

Punctuation enclosing quotations

• indentationInward cut or setback
• excerptPortion taken from larger work
• passageSegment of text

proverb

Traditional saying expressing truth

• aphorismTerse general truth
• maximBrief moral principle
• adageTraditional pithy truth

axiom · epigram · saying · motto · truism · mantra · pearl of wisdom · words of wisdom · sage advice · memorable

said

Verbally expressed, past tense

• statedExpressed in words
• remarkedSaid in passing
• utteredExpressed in speech

declared · exclaimed · replied · responded · commented · recited · voiced · spoke · articulated · pronounced

cited

Mentioned as evidence

• attributedAssigned to a source
• creditedAcknowledged as source
• sourcedFound and acquired

referenced · byline · acknowledgment · provenance · ascription · footnote · endnote · bibliography · documented · according to

price

Monetary value assigned

• estimateInformed guess at quantity
• bidOffer to purchase
• askSeek an answer

ticker · stock · market · trading · shares · securities · broker · exchange · NASDAQ · futures

motivational

Encouraging effort or ambition

• inspirationalArousing drive or hope
• upliftingEmotionally encouraging
• empoweringGiving authority or confidence

affirmation · encouragement · poster · meme · Pinterest · greeting card · commencement · pep talk

• communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
• journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
• dialogueconversation, line, lines, banter, talk
• estimatesestimate, estimation, ballpark, ballpark estimate, rough estimate
• excerptsexcerpt, extract, snippet, clip, passage
• greeting card contenthappy birthday, get well soon, congratulations, thank you, sympathy