1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said [Paperback]

Robert Byrne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 1988

From Plato to Groucho, this comprehensive edition features some of the most quotable people who ever lived. They are the famous, infamous, the little-known, and the unknown, inspired enough by life to comment on it, and smart enough to be clever about it.
"Like eating peanuts--once you start it's hard to stop."
FORBES Magazine
"You'll love this book and read its lines aloud to helpless friends."
DALLAS MORNING NEWS

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From Plato to Groucho, this comprehensive edition features some of the most quotable people who ever lived. They are the famous, infamous, the little-known, and the unknown, inspired enough by life to comment on it, and smart enough to be clever about it.
"Like eating peanuts--once you start it's hard to stop."
FORBES Magazine
"You'll love this book and read its lines aloud to helpless friends."
DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (September 12, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449902854
• ISBN-13: 978-0449902851
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #331,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A continual source of amusement and laughter, October 20, 1999

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Harlan Simantel (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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I've read and reread this book of quotations by mostly modern wits. It's like hearing the best lines from stand-up comics. I read it aloud to my wife and we both laugh. Lots of irreverent and screwball takes on nearly any subject you can think of. The book makes a great gift.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant collection of side-splitting gems., February 12, 1999

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Walter Scanlon "PhD, MBA" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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Robert Byrne's collection of the "Best Things Anybody Ever Said" does not disappoint. It is a brilliant mix of politics, social commentary, absurd metaphor and timeless truisms that delight, enlighten and keep the reader laughing out loud. This three-part volume of one-liners, crammed with wisdom of the ages, will never collect dust. It's likely to move from room to room, never finding its way to the book shelf. "Best Things" should be required reading for all students of comedy and other members of the human race. Indexed by author, subject and key words, it is both an indispensable reference for all occasions and a wonderful escape for anyone who enjoys laughing again, again and again.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, December 3, 1999

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"xerxes70" - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said (Paperback)

This book is an outstanding collection of thoughts, sayings, and quotations. The collection is very well organized as well as pertinent to life today. This book as a whole is one of the best collection of Quotes i have ever seen. Even though it lacks large numbers of quotes like other books the content is far above the rest!