|
1001 Greatest Things Ever Said About California
|
| List Price: | $12.95 |
| Price: | $11.01 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details |
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com
Product Description
The most insightful things ever said about America's golden state.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2493233 in Books
- Published on: 2007-06-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
“There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience.
And then there is California.”
—Edward Abbey
And then there is California.”
—Edward Abbey
“One of the things I had a hard time getting used to when I came to California
in ’78 was Santa Claus in shorts.”
—Dennis Franz
“The final story, the final chapter of Western man, I believe, lies in Los Angeles.”
—Phil Ochs
in ’78 was Santa Claus in shorts.”
—Dennis Franz
“The final story, the final chapter of Western man, I believe, lies in Los Angeles.”
—Phil Ochs
Sweetheart, baby! This compilation of 1001 quotes from and about the Golden State offers both sharp and sentimental observations from entertainers (Bob Hope), politicians (Arnold the Governator), novelists (D. H. Lawrence), screenwriters (Woody Allen), columnists (Herb Caen), and scores of others whose subjects range from the Bay Area to San Diego and all points in between. It’s a must for those of us who have left our hearts in San Francisco, maxxed out our credit cards on Rodeo Drive, or stood in awe of any of California’s other cultural and scenic attractions.
About the Author
Steven D. Price, a consulting editor of The Lyons Press, is the author of thirty books, including 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said, 1001 Insults, Put-Downs, and Comebacks, The Best Advice Ever Given, and The Quotable Horse Lover. When asked whether he’s lived in New York City all his life, he was heard to reply, “Not yet.”
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
California: The west coast of Iowa.
- Joan Didion
California is where you can't run any farther without getting wet.
Neil Morgan
Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's Third Wife Day.
- Jay Leno
The attraction and superiority of California are in its days. It has better days & more of them, than any other country.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The formula for a happy marriage? It's the same as the one for living in California: when you find a fault, don't dwell on it
- Jay Trachman
I'm not a little girl from a little town making good in a big town. I'm a big girl from a big town making good in a little town.
- Mae West arriving in Hollywood
If only those who dream about Hollywood knew how difficult it all is.
- Greta Garbo
Ever since they found out that Lassie was a boy, the public has believed the worst about Hollywood.
- Groucho Marx
I fell in love with the most cordial and sociable city in the Union.
- Mark Twain
In San Francisco, Halloween is redundant.
- comedian Will Durst
San Francisco is a mad city - inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty.
Rudyard Kipling
I love San Francisco and I love you fans. My family knows, God knows, I'm proud to wear this uniform.
- Barry Bonds
East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.
O. Henry
- Joan Didion
California is where you can't run any farther without getting wet.
Neil Morgan
Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's Third Wife Day.
- Jay Leno
The attraction and superiority of California are in its days. It has better days & more of them, than any other country.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The formula for a happy marriage? It's the same as the one for living in California: when you find a fault, don't dwell on it
- Jay Trachman
I'm not a little girl from a little town making good in a big town. I'm a big girl from a big town making good in a little town.
- Mae West arriving in Hollywood
If only those who dream about Hollywood knew how difficult it all is.
- Greta Garbo
Ever since they found out that Lassie was a boy, the public has believed the worst about Hollywood.
- Groucho Marx
I fell in love with the most cordial and sociable city in the Union.
- Mark Twain
In San Francisco, Halloween is redundant.
- comedian Will Durst
San Francisco is a mad city - inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty.
Rudyard Kipling
I love San Francisco and I love you fans. My family knows, God knows, I'm proud to wear this uniform.
- Barry Bonds
East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.
O. Henry
