Synopses & Reviews
Uncle Johns dedicated team of quotationeers have scoured the worlds of entertainment, history, literature, politics, sports, and more to bring you this unique collection of utterances that bear repeating. From silly to profound, from Aristotle to Mr. T, youll discover insights on such topics as love, sex, conspiracies, boredom, cheese, juggling, and the true meaning of belly-button lint. Here are but a few of the thousands of morsels awaiting you:
Remember when lifes path is steep to keep your mind even.” --Horace
In America, sex is an obsession. In other parts of the world, its a fact.” --Marlene Dietrich
With my sunglasses on, Im Jack Nicholson. Without them, Im fat and sixty.” --Jack Nicholson
It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase as pretty as an airport appear.” --Douglas Adams
I dont like spinach, and Im glad I dont, because if I liked it Id eat it, and I just hate it.” --Clarence Darrow
If its called USA Today, why is all the news from yesterday? Bam! Busted!” --Stephen Colbert
Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” --Phyllis Diller
Synopsis
What's so great about great quotations? They're nuggets of gold, offering a glimpse into the human experience—and they do it with only a handful of words. With that in mind, the editors at Portable Press, publishers of the wildly popular Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series, did what they do best: They found the deepest, wisest, sharpest, funniest, and most furious thinkers and compiled their observations into tasty, digestible little bundles. Does every quote book have to be as weighty and ponderous as Bartlett's to be relevant? The answer is a resounding no.” On subjects as varied as history, love, sex, boredom, sports, cheese, smoking, politics, juggling, school, and the true meaning of bellybutton lint, Instant Genius: Smart Mouths will make your brain happy to be alive (and thankful that you taught it to read).
About the Author
The Bathroom Readers' Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors who have been working as a team for years. The BRI understands the habits of a very special market--Throne Sitters--and devotes itself to providing amazing facts and conversation pieces.