This low-priced volume gathers together hundreds of Twain's most memorable quips and comments on life, love, history, culture, travel, and sundry topics that occupied his thoughts over 50 years of writing and lecturing.
Written in Father Tim Kavanagh's own hand, this wonderful collection of quotes brings to life the personal reflections of Mitford's beloved Episcopal priest. Next to the quotes are Father Tim's personal comments, scribblings, and doodlings.
A lively, wonderfully enjoyable anthology of hundreds of quotes, this collection gathers a universe of star-studded blurbs from the likes of Henry James, Nancy Reagan, Steve Martin, and many others.
This 17th edition, under Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Justin Kaplan's direction, contains over 20,000 quotations, representing 2500 authors, 90 of whom are new to "Bartlett's". Newcomers include Bill and Hillary Clinton, Tony Kishner, Tammy Wynette, Margaret Atwood, Maya Angelou, Martin and Kingsley Amis, Mother Teresa and Jacques Cousteau, ...
For the legions of Rolling Stones fans comes this collection of timeless wisdom and spiritual beliefs inspired by one of the world's great survivors--Keith Richards.
There was a bawdy, scurrilous dimension to Benjamin Franklin's character that was all too eager to ignite the flames of controversy and keep them burning. Fart Proudly is a testament to the satirical rogue that lived peaceably inside the philosopher and statesman. Included in the book are such classics as "The Letter to a Royal Academy" (which ...
From Mitford's Father Tim Kavanagh comes this collection of lively ideas, common sense, profound wisdom, and plain good humor from the likes of C.S. Lewis, Emily Dickinson, William Blake, Helen Keller, G.K. Chesterton, and Will Rogers.
Everybody ends up somewhere in life. Now you can end up somewhere on purpose. Discover God's vision for your life, follow His way to get there, and get going!
Upon its publication, George Seldes's The Great Thoughts instantly took its place as a classic--a treasure house of the seminal ideas that have shaped the intellectual history of the world down through the ages. Seldes, a pivotal figure in the history of American journalism and a tireless researcher, spent the better part of his extraordinary ...
The author presents a collection of quotes that represents the best of "oxymoronica" which he defines as "Any variety of tantalizing, self-contradictory statements or observations that on the surface appear false or illogical, but at a deeper level are true, often profoundly true." This celebration of the paradox includes contributions from such ...
This fully revised and updated edition of a best-selling classic now features up to 10,000 quotations and uplifting words of wisdom on such topic as: Happiness, Friendship, Self-Confidence, Enthusiasm, Decision-making ...and much, much more. This is an invaluable tool for writers, public speakers, coaches, and business people - anyone who needs to ...
The Dictionary of Cliches offers the most thorough treatment yet published of all those trite but apt sayings we use all the time but rarely stop to consider.
From the author of "Oxymoronica" comes consolation for anyone who's ever said, "I wish I'd said that!" in this collection of history's cleverest comebacks, wittiest retorts, and other truly great replies. Everyone knows the sensation of utter regret that occurs once you've hung up the phone or said your goodbyes, and that perfect turn of phrase or ...
A sparkling collection of words of wisdom, witticisms, and reflections, both humorous and profound, on a wide variety of subjectsselected from one of the most popular features in "Reader's Digest". Contains more than 2500 quotations from hundreds of well-known peoplewriters, humorists, philosophers, politicians, athletes and celebritiesspanning ...
This exhaustive reference tool is ideal for students, teachers, attorneys, journalists, speakers, politicians, and more. The book affirms America's Godly heritage with over 2,100 quotations from nearly 700 sources. Fully footnoted.
Carlos Castaneda, whose narratives of his journeys with his teacher Don Juan Matus have been bestsellers, presents quotations and sayings of Mexican shamans, and offers commentary.
This book collects more than 200 outstanding instances of oratorical eloquence from history. They are selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, considered by many to be the most influential political columnist in America, himself a former speechwriter and language scholar.
Written in the seventeenth century, this collection of three hundred timeless maxims offers sage advice on how to impress superiors, confound rivals, and get the most from subordinates. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Renowned for his writings on spiritual growth, the author of "The Road Less Traveled" now presents a collection of his favorite quotations from the world's greatest thinkers and writers on life, happiness, love, faith, and other spiritual topics. The author adds his own uplifting commentary to each topic.
The world-renowned novelist shares quotations on subjects such as life and opportunity, the frontier, knowledge and learning, poverty and wealth, women, wild life, law and justice, and more from the pages of his best-selling novels.
A major new edition of the most authoritative dictionary of quotations available brings you the wit and wisdom of past and present - from the ancients of East and West to the global village of the 21st century. Find that half-remembered line in a browser's paradise of over 20,000 quotations for all occasions, comprehensively indexed for ready ...
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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