Download or read book The Quotable South written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of quotes about the South -- by Southerners and non-Southerners alike -- includes over 700 quips that range from thought-provoking to hilarious, from absurd to moving. Featured are quotes by Martin Luther King Jr, Oprah Winfrey, Hank Williams, Jimmy Carter, Truman Capote, Bear Bryant, Ted Turner, Flannery O'Connor, Alice Walker, and many others.
Download or read book The Quotable Southerner written by Polly Powers Stramm and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southerners have always had something to say. Focusing on the unique qualities of both the landscape and people, Quotable Southerner showcases the linguistic insight of the region’s native and adopted sons and daughters. Sometimes insightful, sometimes hilarious, these quotes will have readers smiling, laughing, and shaking their heads.
Download or read book The Quotable Hitchens written by Windsor Mann and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes never-before-collected quotes from the controversial best-selling author on hundreds of subjects--from atheism and alcoholism to Iraq and George Orwell.
Download or read book The Quotable Stoner written by Holden Blunts and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I love my FedEx guy 'cause he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it . . . and he's always on time." --Mitch Hedberg Talking about weed? It never gets old. There's just a whole lot to be said. And in this book, you'll find more than a thousand hilarious, half-baked quotes about marijuana and its (medicinal, calming, overall awesome) influence on movies, people, politics, and pop culture from well-known stoners like Tommy Chong to closet inhalers like Jennifer Aniston. Within these papers (er, pages), you'll be treated to tasty nuggets of wisdom from Jay Leno ("Forty million Americans smoke marijuana and the only ones who didn't like it were Judge Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas, and Bill Clinton.") to Bob Marley ("When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.") and every pothead in between. As you roll through these words of wisdom, picking up new knowledge to drop on your friends, you'll wish you thought of these killer buds first. So gather around the bong, grab some snacks to share, and burn through this collection of essential pothead wisdom.
Download or read book The Quotable Founding Fathers written by Buckner F. Melton, Jr. and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most extensive and useful collection available
Download or read book The Quotable Abigail Adams written by Abigail Adams and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail that her letters âeoegive me more entertainment than all the speeches I hear. There is more good Thoughts, fine strokes and Mother Wit in them than I hear in the whole Week. An Ounce of Mother Wit is worth a Pound of Clergy.âe The Quotable Abigail Adams invites you to enjoy Abigail Adamsâe(tm)s wit and wisdom on a wide range of subjects, drawn from writings throughout her lifetime. Abigail shared her penetrating and often humorous observations with correspondents ranging from friends and neighbors to family members to heads of state, offering lively opinions on human nature, politics, culture, and family life. Selected and arranged by topic, these quotations provide an entertaining introduction to the thought and character of Americaâe(tm)s founding mother. They are accompanied by a biographical introduction, source notes, chronology, and a comprehensive index, making this book the primary resource for those meeting this remarkable woman for the first time as well as for her longtime admirers. âeoeThe Service of this Government is not a Bed of Roses, in any department of it.âe âeoeA Nation which does not respect itself, cannot expect to receive it from others.âe âeoeGentlemen are not half as particular as the Ladies are in their details.âe âeoeNo woman of sense will ever make her Husband an object of Ridicule; for in proportion as she lowers him she lessens herself.âe âeoeA woman may forgive the man she loves an indiscretion, but never a neglect.âe âeoeThere is no musick sweeter in the Ears of parents, than the well earned praises of their children.âe âeoeBetter is a little contentment than great Treasure; and trouble therewith.âe âeoeTime, which improves youth, every year furrows the brow of age."
Download or read book The Quotable Southerner written by Polly Powers Stramm and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southerners have always had something to say. Focusing on the unique qualities of both the landscape and people, Quotable Southerner showcases the linguistic insight of the region's native and adopted sons and daughters. Sometimes insightful, sometimes hilarious, these quotes will have readers smiling, laughing, and shaking their heads. The book includes quotes about: -Southerners that have enriched the American soul -The people of the South and their character -History -Landscape and weather -Food, sports, culture -Rights and justice -Observations from visitors -Relationships, family, romance, life, and death.
Download or read book Grits Girls Raised in the South Guide to Life written by Deborah Ford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling Southern girls’ guide to succeeding in life—with a foreword by Fannie Flag. They're called Sweet Potato Queens, Steel Magnolias, Ya-Ya Sisters, and Southern Belles, but at heart they're just plain Grits—Girls Raised in the South! Now, Deborah Ford, founder of Grits® Inc., reveals the code behind the distinctive—and irresistible—style of the Southern woman. Equal parts sweet sincerity and sharp, sly humor, The Grits Guide to Life is chock-full of Southern charm: advice, true-life stories from honest-to-god "Grits," recipes, humor, quotable wisdom, and more. Readers will learn vital lessons, including: how to eat a watermelon in a sundress; how to drink like a Southern lady (sip... a lot); and the real meaning of PMS (Precious Mood Southerner). This charming book is destined to become a bible for the Southern girl—whether born and bred, expatriated, or adoptive—and her many admirers. “Funny, wise, charming, and smart...Grits deserves a place on your shelf between Gone With the Wind and the Memphis Junior League cookbook, and I predict in the years to come it will be passed down to daughter along with the family silver and great-grandmother's lace doilies.”—Fannie Flag, from her foreword to The Grits Guide to Life
Download or read book The Quotable Sam Nujoma written by Sam Nujoma and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides selected quotes from the speeches and statements of President Sam Nujoma covering the period March 1990 though to March 2005.
Download or read book The Quotable Tozer written by A.W. Tozer and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collected Wisdom of a Beloved Christian Author A.W. Tozer's fans stretch across the world, and his message continues to resonate with today's Christians. Whether you're a Tozer fan yourself or someone looking for an introduction to his writing, this is an ideal resource book of the prolific author and pastor's thoughts. The Quotable Tozer is organized around dozens of topics, including popular culture, the nature of God, spiritual warfare, God's Word, and the afterlife. In addition to the book's appeal to the curious Tozer fan, it is also perfect for preachers, teachers, and authors who want to include Tozer quotes in their sermons and writings. Going beyond the most well-known Tozer books, this volume gives readers access to the true breadth of Tozer's work and thought. Whether you wish to browse the volume for unexpected wisdom, or reference Tozer's thoughts on a particular topic, this book will open your eyes to the depth and insight of one of the most cherished pastors in recent history.
Download or read book Body Language Communication Volume 2 written by Cornelia Müller and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II of the handbook offers a unique collection of exemplary case studies. In five chapters and 99 articles it presents the state of the art on how body movements are used for communication around the world. Topics include the functions of body movements, their contexts of occurrence, their forms and meanings, their integration with speech, and how bodily motion can function as language. By including an interdisciplinary chapter on ‘embodiment’, volume II explores the body and its role in the grounding of language and communication from one of the most widely discussed current theoretical perspectives. Volume II of the handbook thus entails the following chapters: VI. Gestures across cultures, VII. Body movements: functions, contexts and interactions, VIII. Gesture and language, IX. Embodiment: the body and its role for cognition, emotion, and communication, X. Sign Language: Visible body movements as language. Authors include: Mats Andrèn, Richard Asheley, Benjamin Bergen, Ulrike Bohle, Dominique Boutet, Heather Brookes, Penelope Brown, Kensy Cooperrider, Onno Crasborn, Seana Coulson, James Essegby, Maria Graziano, Marianne Gullberg, Simon Harrison, Hermann Kappelhoff, Mardi Kidwell, Irene Kimbara, Stefan Kopp, Grigoriy Kreidlin, Dan Loehr, Irene Mittelberg, Aliyah Morgenstern, Rafael Nuñez, Isabella Poggi, David Quinto-Pozos, Monica Rector, Pio Enrico Ricci-Bitti, Göran Sonesson, Timo Sowa, Gale Stam, Eve Sweetser, Mark Tutton, Ipke Wachsmuth, Linda Waugh, Sherman Wilcox.
Download or read book We Made Em Look Good written by Art Crews and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story told by Art Crews through Judy Burleigh-Crews occurred more than twenty years ago but is a gut-wrenching story by one who was in the world of professional wrestling in its heyday. Art is brutally honest and gets down and dirty about happenings in professional wrestling and his wrestling career. He takes you to his dreams of becoming a professional wrestler and concludes with a very heart-tugging ending. He dispels much of the kayfabe, which was cardinal to all in the profession. He recalls distrustful, prevalent jealousy and goes into detail about the sickness that affected many wrestlers. From the young boy from Kansas, a poignant story emerges that speaks volumes for countless wrestlers, himself included, who didnt make it to the apex of stardom. Throughout the book are amusing anecdotes and also lamentations of deaths of wrestling friends. Art also shares a barrage of never-before-published personal photographs, along with numerous others taken by his coauthor
Download or read book America the Quotable written by Mike Edelhart and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together comments by writers, historians, statesmen and residents on America and her states, cities and important landmarks. Part I contains quotations on America as a whole, organized into some 20 separate sections such as the city, women, beliefs and values, government and history. Part II provides quotations about each state and major cities and landmarks within the state. There is an index of persons quoted. Sources for quotations range from travel guides to such quotables as Will Rogers and H.L. Mencken. ISBN 0-87196-331-0 : $29.95.
Download or read book The Quotable Osler written by Sir William Osler and published by ACP Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite William Osler's enduring importance, a single, well-indexed and easily searched source of his sayings has not been readily available to those seeking an apt quote for an article or talk, or for those who may just want to sample his thought-provoking and uplifting messages. The Quotable Osler is designed as a resource to fill this need and to introduce the wisdom of Osler to physicians of the 21st century. This volume includes over 800 quotations and numerous photographs of Osler.
Download or read book Industrial World written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quotable Rebel written by Teishan Latner and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive book of quotations presenting radical voices for change.
Download or read book The Quotable Lewis written by Clive Staples Lewis and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedic selection of quotes from the complete published works of C. S. Lewis, arranged alphabetically, including never-before-published photos.
