About this title: An irreverent selection of humorous quotes, one-liners, definitions, and quips features words of wisdom from contributors ranging from Goethe to David Letterman on such topics as families, philosophy, movies and television, and education. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Galahad
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780883659601ISBN:0883659603
Description: Fine. Slight shelf wear with slight scuffing to cover, corners and edges. Faint smudge top page edge. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Galahad
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780883659601ISBN:0883659603
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Fireside
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781416540359ISBN:1416540350
Description: Acceptable in Acceptable jacket. Dent to top of front board and pages at front of book. Heavy dent in rear board, denting in spine and corners. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Description: Good. 0883659603 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Fireside
Date Published: 2006-09-25
ISBN-13:9781416540359ISBN:1416540350
Description: Like New. Like new hardcover in excellent condition with dust jacket intact, no writing, non-smoking home, clean text, binding tight, Christian business. read more
Description: Good. 0743235797 Standard used condition ie. Could have one of the following shelfwear, bump, crease, or sun fade to pages. This is a new unread book that received the above wear during its handling at publishers warehouse. May have remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fireside
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780743235792ISBN:0743235797
Description: New. Slight shelf wear. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Description: New. 0743235797 New from the publisher-has remainder mark. Ships within 1 business day. Your 100% satisfaction is our guarantee! read more
"Quote books are always fun, but this one has especially witty and fun quotations from people we've heard of and people we haven't.
One thing I noticed is the repetition of the quote by Nietzsche, "Plato is a bore." I'm only up to quote #139 and it's been repeated three times already. I've also noticed that this quote comes after each quote by Plato in the book. The author, Robert Byrne, probably meant for this to be a funny introduction to some inside joke, but it's really not, and the discovery of each subsequent Nietzsche quote is quite annoying.
Another annoying thing about this book is the author's inappropriate and self-important inclusion of some of the "wise and funny" things he's personally said. Some of his quotes are interesting/thought-provoking, but are they really some of the best things that have ever been said?
Finally, the quotes in this book (perhaps there are newer versions) are not separated into topic sections, which makes it extremely difficult to reference or to find something without some inconvenience."
"So I admit that I have a problem, I like quotes. This book served as an enabler to my problem because it is chalk full of quotes. But not just any quotes. Most, if not all, of the quotes are witty, rude and downright hilarious. The quotes span just about every facet of human existence: love, sex, death, life, children, food, women, men, music, stupidity (and almost anything else you can come up with) etc. There's a little bit of something for everyone!"
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