Phillips' Treasury of Humorous Quotations is a catalog of more than 1,700 famous (and not so famous) sayings on life. This book is designed to be a ready reference for seminar and sermon preparation, and it's just plain entertaining. Inside you'll find entirely new material. Bob draws from a variety of resources throughout history that are sure to give writers, educators, ministers, and public speakers the perfect quote for their speech or paper. "Speeches are like babies--easy to conceive but hard to deliver." With over 1,700 quotations on more than 800 topics, Bob Phillips' "Treasury of Humorous Quotations" puts the perfect quote for every occasion right at your fingertips. After-Dinner Speeches: An after-dinner speech should be like a lady's dress: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to be interesting (p. 11). Conferences: A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing but together can decide that nothing can be done (Fred Allen, p. 53). Writing: Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead (Gene Fowler, p. 228). Impromptu Speeches: It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech (Mark Twain, p. 119). Conversations: The art of conversation is not knowing what you ought to say but what one ought not to say (p. 56). Speeches: Speeches are like babies--easy to conceive but hard to deliver (Pat O'Malley, p. 200).