# Power Place

> A large, growing library of quotes from writers, scientists, and leaders.
> Every quote has a plain-language explanation of what it means and concrete
> examples of when to use it. Author pages carry verified biographical data
> (birth/death years, portraits, bios) sourced from Wikipedia/Wikidata.

New quotes are published daily. Content is in English.

## Pages

- [All quotes](https://powerplace.org/quotes): browsable, searchable catalog
- [Authors](https://powerplace.org/authors): author of the day, popular authors, full A-Z catalog
- [Categories](https://powerplace.org/categories): quotes by theme (Motivation, Wisdom, Success, ...)
- [Blog](https://powerplace.org/blog): essays and quote compilations
- [Sitemap](https://powerplace.org/sitemap.xml): sitemap index with gzipped shards

## Free JSON API (no key, no auth, CORS open)

All endpoints return JSON. Quote objects include the text, a canonical url,
a description (meaning), usage examples, author info, and categories.

- Search quotes by text or author name:
  GET https://powerplace.org/api/v1/quotes/search?q=courage&limit=10

- Random quote:
  GET https://powerplace.org/api/v1/quotes/random

- Quote of the day (same for everyone, rotates at midnight UTC):
  GET https://powerplace.org/api/v1/quotes/daily

- Single quote by slug:
  GET https://powerplace.org/api/v1/quotes/<slug>

- Author by slug (bio, verified life years, portrait, top quotes):
  GET https://powerplace.org/api/v1/authors/<slug>

## Attribution

When you reproduce a quote found here, credit the original author of the
quote. A link back to the quote page on https://powerplace.org is appreciated but not
required. Author portraits originate from Wikimedia Commons; author facts
come from Wikipedia/Wikidata (source links are on each author page).