And I Quote (Revised Edition): The Definitive Collecton of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker - Hardcover

Applewhite, Ashton; Evans, Tripp; Frothingham, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312307446 ISBN 13: 9780312307448

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, 2003

Synopsis

And I Quote is a remarkable compilation and indispensable reference book that proves a quote doesn't have to be ancient to be classic. From the time-honored to the newly minted, these are wise and witty words that can be used for any occasion, from sales training seminars ("When you've stopped talking, you've lost your customer."---Estee Lauder) to awards dinners ("I don't deserve this, but then I've got arthritis, and I don't deserve that either."---Jack Benny).
This new edition is totally revised and updated - sections that are relevant to current popular culture and industry (e.g. technology, politics, health care, international relations, etc.) are expanded.
Arranged in a unique and simple format, And I Quote will prove to be one book no successful writer or speechmaker will want to do without. "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there," said Will Rogers---And I Quote will keep you moving in the right direction.

About this title

About the Author

Ashton Applewhite lives in New York and writes on subjects ranging from
science and technology to family policy. A contributing editor to IEEE Spectrum Magazine, and staff writer for the American Museum of Natural History, she is the author of Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well, and is at work on a book about family rituals.

William (Tripp) R. Evans, III, Ph.D., CSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. The author or coauthor of a number of humor and reference books, he conducts seminars and consults with corporations, schools, and health organizations in the area of social-emotional learning. He also gives talks on Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Divorce, Single Parenting, and the Reconstituted Family.

Andrew Frothingham consults and writes for companies in all industries. In addition to speeches, he has written everything from annual reports and technical papers to greeting cards and tequila tasting guides. Having spent decades attending meetings and conferences, he is passionate about helping people develop more compelling, entertaining speeches and presentations. He earned his degrees at Harvard and lives in lower Manhattan with his wife and two sons.

From the Back Cover

On Computers
The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do.
---B. F. Skinner

On Conservation
In pushing other species to extinction, humanity is busy sawing off the
limb on which it is perched.
---Paul Ehrlich

On Change
Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator and change has
its enemies.
---Robert F. Kennedy

On Commitment
To fly, we have to have resistance.
---Maya Lin

On Depression
Depression is rage spread thin.
---George Santayana

On Diversity
Xenophobia doesn't benefit anybody unless you're playing high-stakes
Scrabble.
---Dennis Miller

On Globalization
Neither conscience nor sanity itself suggests that the United States
is, should, or could be the global gendarme.
-- -Robert S. McNamara

On Imagination
Dare to be naïve.
---Buckminster Fuller

On Loss
People in mourning have to come to grips with death before they can
live again.
---Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

On Poverty
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars on poverty are
0fought to map change.
---Muhammad Ali

On Religion
Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying, but when
God talks to us we're said to be schizophrenic?
---Lily Tomlin

On Technology
Today even our clocks are not made of clockwork.
---Ian Stewart

Reviews

A good speech may have a "good beginning and a good end—preferably close together," but tongue-tied toastmasters will cheer for this new edition of the exhaustive but sprightly and easy-to-use compendium of aphorisms, jokes and anecdotes. The book is designed for the speechmaker desperate for a nugget of wit and wisdom to spice up a talk; selections are arranged thematically, and an alphabetic index facilitates a quick look-up on topics from abortion to zeal. Orators will find timeless wisdom on truth, virtue and the meaning of life, while the many witticisms about the foibles of accountants, lawyers and psychiatrists (among others) are sure to keep trade-show and convention audiences in stitches. The editors include an introductory section on the art of public speaking (brevity, as always, is the soul of wit), but simply browsing through this treasury of well-turned phrases is bound to sharpen one’s thoughts and elevate one’s rhetoric.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312307446
• ISBN 13: 9780312307448
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544