From Aristotle to Oscar Wilde to Dorothy Parker--a quotation lover's compendium of pointed observations, epigrams, and witticisms to liven up conversations, add spice to speeches, or simply while away a pleasant browse.
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From Aristotle to Oscar Wilde to Dorothy Parker -- a quotation lover's compendium of pointed observations, epigrams, and witticisms to liven up conversations, add spice to speeches, or simply while away a pleasant browse.
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From Aristotle to Oscar Wilde to Dorothy Parker--a quotation lover's compendium of pointed observations, epigrams, and witticisms to liven up conversations, add spice to speeches, or simply while away a pleasant browse.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the price paid but not very comprehensive.,
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This review is from: 3,500 Good Quotes for Speakers (Paperback)
The quotes are very well organized but not as thorough as expected. A good quick reference guide but if you are in need of quotes on a regular basis this one isn't as complete as expected.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Highly useful and thought provoking,
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This review is from: 3,500 Good Quotes for Speakers (Paperback)
Good content. Able to find useful quotations for presentations. In addition I really enjoyed browsing for pleasure and a few good laughs.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Good quotes, but not comprehensive,
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This review is from: 3,500 Good Quotes for Speakers (Paperback)
I added many (80+) quotations to my collection from this book, however, as per the title, it is not comprehensive. It's worth reading since (per page 197, quoting Benjamin Disraeli) "The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotation." Some of the quotes are well known (e.g. by Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, or George Bernard Shaw) but quite a few are not. Many are funny--better than a TV sitcom. Some of my favorites are:
p. 68: Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt. Herbert Hoover. p. 79b: If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. George Bernard Shaw p. 89b: If your outgo exceeds your income, your upkeep will be your downfall. p. 154b: Misers aren't fun to live with, but they make wonderful ancestors. David Brenner p. 165a: The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. Thomas Jefferson p. 172: Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore. Ogden Nash p. 173: Everything comes to he who hustles while he waits. Thomas A. Edison p. 194: It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan p. 196: The objection to Puritans is not that they try to make us think as they do, but that they try to make us do as they think. H. L. Mencken p. 202: The man who is always worrying whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn. Oliver Wendell Holmes p. 212: One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. Elbert Hubbard p. 228: He uses statistics as a drunken man use lampposts-for support rather than for illumination. Andrew Lang p. 244: If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening. Gerald Barzan
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- George Bernard Shaw (Chesterton's Biographies) by G. K. Chesterton on page 148, and page 197
- Samuel Johnson (The Oxford Authors) by Samuel Johnson on page 148, and page 197
- William Shakespeare by Elbert Hubbard on page 61, and page 273
- George Bernard Shaw (Essays on Modern Writers) by John F. Matthews on page 221
- John Dryden by Earl Miner on page 181
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- The Larry Wilde Treasury of Laughter by Larry Wilde in Back Matter
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