John Lloyd and John Mitchinson, editors of the surprisingly intelligent BOOK OF GENERAL IGNORANCE, have compiled this delightful and insightful collection of fantastic, little-known quotes, featuring some of the most interesting people who have ever lived addressing a wide range of topics, such as the title quote (attributed to Thomas Jefferson), some perceptive thespian wisdom from Cary Grant ("If you want to be an actor, my advice is to learn your lines and don't bump into the other actors") and artist Paul Klee's remarkable simplification of geometry ("A line is a dot that went for a walk").

From the comic minds behind the British television show QIThe Book of General Ignorance and The Book of Animal Ignorancecomes an anthology of hundreds of obscure, amusing quotes, arranged alphabetically by theme. 100,000 first printing.

From the comic minds behind the British television show QIThe Book of General Ignorance and The Book of Animal Ignorancecomes an anthology of hundreds of obscure, amusing quotes, arranged alphabetically by theme. 100,000 first printing.