Author : John W. Gardner
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780393314465
An amusing collection of wise sayings from ancient times to the present day.
Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 49,76 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0486111008
Amusing, thought-provoking epigrams, aphorisms, and other jests from the plays, essays, and lively conversation of Oscar Wilde offer a feast of humorous and profound quips. Nearly 400 quotes.
Author : Joslyn Pine
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 33,47 MB
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0486110729
Over 400 memorable quotes: Coolidge's "The chief business of America is business," Carter's "Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread," Bush's "Read my lips: no new taxes," many more.
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 39,43 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 048648923X
"Familiarity breeds contempt — and children." "When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear." "Heaven for climate. Hell for company." This attractive paperback gift edition of the renowned American humorist's epigrams and witticisms features hundreds of quips on life, love, history, culture, travel, and other topics from his fiction, essays, letters, and autobiography.
Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 22,92 MB
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0486168425
"I have put my genius into my life," declared Oscar Wilde, adding, "I have put only my talent into my works." This gift edition of the renowned poet and playwright's aphorisms draws upon both realms. Hundreds of sparkling jests and epigrams include quips from Wilde's personal letters and conversations as well as his fiction, essays, lectures, and plays. The most comprehensive collection of Wilde's witticisms, it will delight both longtime fans and new readers.
Author : Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,93 MB
Release : 2012-12-27
Category : Reference
ISBN : 162145018X
A thorough revision and update of the best-selling Reader’s Digest original Quotable Quotes will bring this timeless classic into the 21st century. The new collection will feature words of wisdom, wry witticisms, provocative opinions, and inspiring reflections from history's greatest figures, such as Benjamin Franklin, William Shakespeare, Socrates, Abraham Lincoln and scores more. It will also contain the best quips and quotes from modern celebrities like Colin Powell, Garrison Keillor, John Stewart, Steve Jobs, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, Conan O'Brien, Jerry Seinfeld, Barack and Michele Obama, Lady Gaga, and well beyond. Sometimes all it takes is a poignant observation to turn our entire outlook on a topic, or even life itself, upside down. Whether readers are looking to polish a speech, get a quick laugh, or be inspired by the wisdom of the world's greatest minds, Quotable Quotes will provide them with unique insights and revelatory perceptions. With this up-to-date yet timeless edition, this book will have relevance for all readers, old and young, on subjects that range from life to the universe and everything in between: family, friends, work, death, taxes, religion, the modern world, literature, pop culture, and more. "Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets" --Steve Jobs "The world is more malleable than you think, and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape." --Bono
Author : Jess M. Brallier
Publisher : Running Press Book Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 29,51 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Humor
ISBN :
Gathers hundreds of quotations about nature, aging, health, exercise, diet, illness, disease, death, physicians, psychiatrists, dentists, medical ethics, research, patients, hospitals, surgery, and medical practice.
Author : James C. Humes
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 32,44 MB
Release : 1996-03-13
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780060926977
A brilliant resource to the wise and witty sayings of the "first American", along with numerous entertaining anecdotes about Benjamin Franklin's adventures and misadventures, from his childhood in his brother's Boston printing establishment and his subsequent move to Philadelphia as a youth to his stint as Colonial postmaster general, his work with Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence, and his years as ambassador to the court of Louis XVI in France. This book is for speechmakers, students of history, and lovers of Americana. The Wit & Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin contains quotations organized by subject; lists of his inventions and innovations, such as newspaper editorials, the Franklin stove, bifocals, daylight saving time, and electroshock treatment; and his insights into the personalities of his contemporaries.
Author : Jack London
Publisher : Wordsworth Publishing Company
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,25 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780967249117
Who was the fascinating man behind the legend? Forget all the rumors. In this book, you can read Jack¿s thoughts and ideas . . . in his own words. More insightful than an autobiography, London¿s words offer a direct glimpse into his life, mind, and spirit. His words reflect his multi-faceted personality¿direct, enthusiastic, intelligent, passionate, and at times, brutally frank. This collection of quotations¿the most comprehensive to date¿from Jack London¿s writings and letters allow us to better understand who he was¿his dreams, his doubts, and frustrations. By publishing these words, Jack London speaks for himself. In this premier edition, the first of its kind, published 85 years after his death, Jack's words speak to us, reaching out across the great "white silence" to enrich the lives of a new generation of readers. This book also contains a Chronology of Jack London¿s life . . . one of the most complete and accurate chronologies in existence!Edited by Margie Wilson, professional editor and writer for more than 30 years. Her honors include inclusion in Who¿s Who in the West, The Dictionary of International Biography, and selection as one of the ¿2000 Outstanding Women of the 20th Century¿ and one of the ¿2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 20th Century¿.
Author : Lauren Benson
Publisher : Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,7 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Motherhood
ISBN : 9781595301123
