TypeQuote is a daily quote site for artists and their friends.

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When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.
~ Malala Yousafzai (source)

I love a good quotation. Sometimes these are called quotes. They include citations, excepts, extracts, clips, and blurbs (a word made famous in Spy Magazine in the 1990s). Depending on context, quotes can also be lines, passages, cuts, or cuttings.

Pretty much anything less than 100 words makes for a decent quote. In fact, most social media consists of potential quotes.

But most quote websites today stink. They are replete with ads or are hard to copy / paste or create migraines. Those stock photos with baked in bad fonts! Plus, most quote sites don't typically indicate their source material. Did Einstein say "The theory of relativity is mostly about my mishpocha"? I don't think so.

So, what is TypeQuote?

TypeQuote features one new, real quote a day. The focus will be on my own personal interests: art, design, human development, mystery, technology, and moral philosophy.

My goal is to gather interesting and unique quotes over time so that you can save them, serve them up cold, or share them around. I'm going to do my best to indicate where these quotes originated or where they emerged.

Built with sustainability in mind

I designed TypeQuote to use very little energy and therefore to have a small carbon footprint. The homepage receives an A+ from the Website Carbon Calculator, meaning it is cleaner than 92% of all pages on the internet.

The web is for everyone of us

This site is built to be accessible to everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities. My goal is for it to meet the W3C's WCAG 2.2 Level AA Guidelines. If you are having trouble accessing this site for any reason, please let me know.

Not spyware

TypeQuote does not use cookies. NO Google Analytics are in place. There are zero marketing partners. A GDRP-compliant tool called Fathom Analytics is installed to see demographic trends. Fathom respects your digital privacy.

Who made this thing?

  • Design. I’m a Montréal-based designer working to build a more humane, ethical, and accessible web. I publish a weekly newsletter about design called Dear Designer. I am creative director at Mangrove Web (U.S. 🇺🇸 and Canada 🇨🇦) and I run a small RISO-powered artists press.

  • Development. This site is lovingly coded by Vincent and Filippa of Calotte, a sustainability-friendly development shop (Québec ⚜️).

  • Typefaces. Typequote features the following typefaces: GTF Rouleuer by Good Type Foundry (Norway 🇳🇴), Domaine Text by Klim Type Foundry (New Zealand 🇳🇿), and GT Alpina (Switzerland🇨🇭).

  • Kirby CMS. Behind the scenes, this site is powered by Kirby (Germany 🇩🇪), a remarkably sophisticated yet simple content management system that stores content as text files. No database means the site loads fast and fantastically.

Submissions

If you have a quote you would like to feature here, let me know: andrew at manoverboard dot com

~ Andrew (Canada 🇨🇦), Friday, 20 May 2025.