Product Description

Handy desk-reference offers over 750 witty quotations. A resource for writers, readers, speakers and anyone who likes to have a perfect line on hand, this marvelous and affirming book features humorous words from the famous and infamous including Charlie Chaplin, Dr. Seuss, Bill Cosby, John Cleese, George Burns, et al. Black and white drawings throughout.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #768767 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-02
• Released on: 2006-05-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

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Handy desk-reference offers over 750 witty quotations. A resource for writers, readers, speakers and anyone who likes to have a perfect line on hand, this marvelous and affirming book features humorous words from the famous and infamous including Charlie Chaplin, Dr. Seuss, Bill Cosby, John Cleese, George Burns, et al. Black and white drawings throughout.

Customer Reviews

Supplement with The Complete Guide to the Book of Proverbs.
All the quotations are positive &/or humorous and useable for a family type audience. From George Burns there is "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." From Will Rogers comes "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." If you collect positive quotes for personal use or public speaking another great resource is THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS by Cody Jones. It has a topical guide with 96 topics arranged alphabetically. Each topic is amplified by one or more verses from the book of Proverbs. There is also an in-depth commentary with many historical drawings that give you a sense of the culture of the time. In the back are 6 popular translations of Proverbs in parallel.

Cheers!
This little but mighty book is both a personal and a professional gift. One can turn to any page and find a quip for a little "pick me up." As a speaker and workshop presenter on the health benefits of humor, I find this book a valuable tool to emphasize ideas. For instance...."Humor is not a condiment. It's a main course. It's not a trinket; it's a gem. It doesn't need justification; it's essential." Gene Perret. The quotations are alphabetized by subject matter and that makes it easy to find sayings pertaining to a certain concept.

Great gift book
This is a quick read, yet it is a book you may find yourself turning to again and again. My only complaint is that the source information includes only the authors/speakers' names.