Don't Forget to Sing in the Lifeboats: Uncommon Wisdom for Uncommon Times
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Uncommon times call for uncommon wisdom. It's inspiring to hear from people who've graduated from the school of hard knocks, yet kept a sense of humor. People like Twain, Voltaire, Oscar Wilde. People who've said the thing so well that we all wish we'd said it. People who've been there, done that, and refuse to sugarcoat what they've learned. People who know, as Sherry Hochman puts it, that "Every day is a gift--even if it sucks." From Kathryn and Ross Petras, curators of craziness (and surprising smarts), comes a timely collection of reassuring reality: "Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?"--John Barrymore "October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February." --Mark Twain "I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much."--Mother Teresa "When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes."--Dylan Thomas "If you think you have it tough, read history books."--Bill Maher And Voltaire: "Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0761155252
ISBN13:9780761155256
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:Workman Publishing
Length:389 Pages
Weight:0.57 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 4.0" x 5.9"
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Don't Forget to Sing in the Lifeboats
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I loved this book. The quotes offered here range from the well known to the little known, and all seem to fit in the place they are put. However, the Petras siblings also won my heart over by including my favorite author (Flannery O'Connor) and my favorite singer (Harry Chapin) amongst the luminaries that they quote here. While this does color my judgment some, it also makes me want to read more from them, since their taste in both quotes and source material runs in line with mine.
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