The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said

Drawing from diverse personages -- Goethe to Churchill to Woody Allen -- Robert Byrne has mined a collection of wit and wisdom that deserves a special place on every humor lovers bookshelf. These unique, witty, and outrageous quotations, previously published in four separate volumes, are now gathered together in a seemingly limitless trove of pithy and often irreverent one-liners, retorts, put-downs, jokes, and last words that cover every conceivable subject and will appeal to every taste. Highlights include:Start every day with a smile and get it over with. -- W. C. FieldsMen read maps better than women because only men understand that an inch canequal a hundred miles. -- Roseanne BarrHappiness is having a large loving family in another city. -- George Burns

Author: Robert Byrne

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 672

Publisher: Touchstone

Publication Date: 2003-01-14