Quotations to Cheer You Up When the World Is Getting You Down: More Than 750 Sayings and Anecdotes

by Allen Klein

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517100142
• ISBN13: 9780517100141
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A great gift book!

Allen is both funny and kind, as all who hear him speak quickly learn. So it's no surprise that his selection of sayings and anecdotes reflect those virtues. This is a great gift book.

Light-hearted, upbeat quotes to cheer up a dull day!

More than 750 upbeat, humorous quotations.Quotations on laughter, play, jokes, wit, frivolity, amusement and other topics will make you smile, giggle, or even laugh out loud--and if the quotes don't, the whimsical illustrations by Monica Sheehen will. But the quotes aren't just funny, they are intended to lift your spirits. Many make you think even while you are smiling.If you need cheering up, or you're having a bad day, this is the book for you!

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.

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.

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.