{"product_id":"high-impact-quotations-paperback","title":"High Impact Quotations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Pound\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt long last, an encyclopedic collection of quotations from powerful people and those who understand the power of the spoken word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to author Richard Pound, dynamic, influential people (and even those who think they are, or wish they were) have a language, at times, of their very own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the language of presidents and prime ministers - those carefully crafted or off-the-cuff remarks that send reporters into fits of scribbling, and flood the airwaves with the sound bites\" that ring in our ears long after the words have been spoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the language of the people at the top, the CEOs, and VIPs who make (or sometimes think they make) the world go around - aggressive, high impact volleys of words and very often laugh-aloud wit that demonstrate the power of language in the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's also the language of ordinary people who say what they mean and mean what they say - words, phrases, sentences that we wish we'd said, and will use on occasion when the time is right (with or without credit) for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA life-long collector with a keen eye for the pith and power of the spoken word, Richard Pound has assembled a collection of high impact quotations guaranteed to entertain and educate...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"There are no penalties for over-achievement.\" (George Miller)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"All my life I wanted to be somebody. Now I realize I should have been more specific.\" (Lily Tomlin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"A fellow who is always declaring he is no fool usually has his suspicions.\" (Wilson Metzner)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Adulation is all right if you don't inhale.\" (Adlai Stevenson)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"You don't make sheep any fatter by weighing them.\" (Scottish Proverb)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. Then use a stunt double.\" (Arnold Schwarzenegger)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.\" (Lord Falkland)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholar, lawyer and former Olympic athlete, Richard W. Pound has served the Canadian and international movement for more than 25 years. Currently Chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency and a member of the International Olympic Committee, he is the author of several books including Five Rings Over Korea, Inside the Olympics, Stikeman Elliott: The First Fifty Years, and High Impact Quotations, recently published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.06 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48632036589817,"sku":"9781550418507","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/EOancTzYu19781550418507.webp?v=1783128288","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/high-impact-quotations-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}