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random_quote

Picks one quote-and-author pair from a bundled collection, advancing once per calendar day. Distinct from random_fortune, which serves anonymous Unix-style fortune cookies; this one always carries an attribution line.

Kind	Safety	Shapes
realtime	Safe	`text_block`, `text`

Options

No options.

Compatible renderers

Shape	Renderers
`text_block`	`animated_boot`, `animated_postfx`, `animated_scanlines`, `animated_splitflap`, `animated_wave`, `list_plain`
`text`	`animated_boot`, `animated_figlet_morph`, `animated_postfx`, `animated_scanlines`, `animated_splitflap`, `animated_typewriter`, `animated_wave`, `text_ascii`, `text_plain`

Preview

`text_block` via `list_plain`

The only way to do great work is to love
— Steve Jobs

[[widget]]
id = "random_quote"
fetcher = "random_quote"
render = "list_plain"

`text` via `text_ascii`

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[[widget]]
id = "random_quote"
fetcher = "random_quote"
render = "text_ascii"

`text` via `text_plain`

The only way to do great work is to love

[[widget]]
id = "random_quote"
fetcher = "random_quote"
render = "text_plain"