quotations

This is an "impulse buy" type of book, or a gift for a niece or nephew you do not know too well. The 400 quotes were OK, as others have noted. Too bad Anderson included Douglas MacArthur, but good for her for including Mother Teresa, who gave me a favorite: "I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."

The quotes were not dated, however, so you have no idea when in their lives these people gave them.

I found this book quite interesting though the only thing I'd say it's lacking is an index, so that if I wanted to find a quote in a certain subject, I wouldn't have to go over all of the book to find it.. But it's no dictionary so you don't expect it to have an index.
I recommend it for those who like to read smart and thoughtful stuff that important people had said once.

This is just a list of good quotes. The author should have offered a little background behind each quote, such as when, where, circumstances, speaking to whom, after effect. The book is so small I lost it, but I am not too upset.