Now including thousands of new quotations, this bestselling compilation of business wit and wisdom is the ultimate desk reference for speakers, writers, CEOs, managers, and employees alike. This handsome collection, featuring nearly 2,000 new quotations, new topics, and a fresh new look, is a trove of enlightening and useful witticisms about the world of business, drawn from across the centuries and all corners of the globe. It features a wide range of germane wisdom from such contemporary luminaries as Katherine Graham, Susan Sontag, Bill Gates, Ronald Reagan, Fran Lebowitz, Gore Vidal, and Donald Trump alongside timeless quotes from Ovid, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gertrude Stein, Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford, Helen Keller, John D. Rockefeller, Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, and thousands of othersnot to mention hundreds of quotes from the Forbes men themselves. Fully indexed for easy use as a speakers or writers reference, this inspiring volume comes straight from the most trusted and widely read business magazine of all time.
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Entertaining and informative, The Forbes(r) Book of Business Quotations sheds light on an amazing range of subjects, drawing wit and wisdom from every era and all corners of the globe. Included here are thoughts on the business of life from our most eminent artists, writers, business professionals, athletes, entertainers, CEOs, U.S. presidents, and others who have shaped our opinions and our world. Fully revised to feature more than 2,000 new quotes, The Forbes(r) Book of Business Quotations 90th Anniversary Edition is the ultimate reference and a must for the library of every professional and student.
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Now revised and updated with thousands of new quotations, this best-selling compilation of business wit and wisdom is the ultimate desk reference for speakers, writers, CEOs, managers, and employees alike. Filled with inspiring wisdom from our greatest luminaries of every age, this desktop guide covers an astonishing range of subjectsfrom ability and attitude to youth and zeal. Among the men and women featured are: Bill Gates/Ralph Waldo Emerson/Susan Sontag/John D. Rockefeller/Ronald Reagan/Warren Buffett/ Katharine Graham/ Gay Talese/ David Geffen/ Henry Ford/ Carl Sandburg/ George Bernard Shaw/ Woodrow Wilson/ Rudolph Giuliani/ Woody Allen/ Charles Dickens/ Fran Lebowitz/ Winston Churchill/ Emily Dickinson/ W.E.B. Du Bois/ Frank Lloyd Wright/ Bob Dylan/ Thomas Edison/ Katharine Hepburn/ Albert Einstein/ C.S. Lewis/ Duke Ellington/ Oscar Wilde/ Benjamin Franklin/ Virginia Woolf/ Mark Twain/ Leonardo da Vinci/ Samuel Johnson/ Gore Vidal/ Aristotle/ Thomas Jefferson/ the Forbes men themselves...and many, many more.
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Food for the general
Aug 20 2007
By Shalom Freedman
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Format:Hardcover
I love collections of quotations and every page of this book is rich in ideas and sayings.
As with all considerable selections of quotations there is so much here to ponder, that one can never really hope to finish the book.
One drops in here and there, and gets pleasure from the reading. One quotation strikes and seems like a great truth one has always known but never articulated- another seems blatantly false- still another opens up new worlds.
As a non- businessman I do not know how useful these quotations will be to the managers and money- makers but I think anyone who enjoys a good thought will get a lot of pleasure and insight from this collection.
"To be what we are and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life" Spinoza
As with all considerable selections of quotations there is so much here to ponder, that one can never really hope to finish the book.
One drops in here and there, and gets pleasure from the reading. One quotation strikes and seems like a great truth one has always known but never articulated- another seems blatantly false- still another opens up new worlds.
As a non- businessman I do not know how useful these quotations will be to the managers and money- makers but I think anyone who enjoys a good thought will get a lot of pleasure and insight from this collection.
"To be what we are and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life" Spinoza
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost great
Mar 27 2011
By Piotr Bakker
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a fantastic book to have:
1. Inspires to live a great life,
2. Teaches what life is about.
But:
Rather shamefully there are many editing mistakes in there (especially repeating quotes - sometimes one after another!), this is really disturbing to come across, the good feeling you get can be just shattered in seconds (to the point that you decide to write a rant about it on Amazon;).
Overall, it's a great book to have, although I would encourage everyone to wait until a revised edition comes out.
1. Inspires to live a great life,
2. Teaches what life is about.
But:
Rather shamefully there are many editing mistakes in there (especially repeating quotes - sometimes one after another!), this is really disturbing to come across, the good feeling you get can be just shattered in seconds (to the point that you decide to write a rant about it on Amazon;).
Overall, it's a great book to have, although I would encourage everyone to wait until a revised edition comes out.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Feb 11 2013
By Thomas M. Jones
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Informative to read, enjoyed very much. quotations help in every day business life, pertinent and a useful tool in every way
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