Book Review of “Keeping it Real – Book of Quotes” by Joey and Mitch O’Neill

Book cover of book Keeping It Real
Book cover of book Keeping It Real
Keeping It Real

Often quotes are great to use in email signatures, newsletters, and on social media.  Finding the right quote for the occasion is made easy with this book.  Then upgrade your newsletter, emails, and more by adding quotes to your message.

Summary – The chapters of the book include the number of quotes listed and are organized by type:

Attitude & Passion — 2  /  Hard Work & Perseverance — 9  /  Debate & Dissent — 19
Change & Renewal — 24  /  Knowledge & Wisdom — 28  /  Education — 38
War — 43  /  Justice & Equality — 62  / Silence & Neutrality — 68
Take Action — 72  /  Freedom — 84  /  Triumph & Defeat — 91
Leadership — 98  /  Friends & Colleagues — 103  /  Dignity, Respect, & Honor — 108
Courage — 114  /  Bravery — 119  /  Integrity & Character — 121
Stoicism — 131  / Anger & Hate — 134  /  Luck — 137
Pursuit Of Happiness — 139  /  Health — 142  /  Fame — 144
Grief & Sorrow — 146  /  Politics — 148  /  Media — 156
Exploration & Adventure — 158  /  Nature — 161  /  Sports — 163
Business — 174  /  Invention & Discovery — 181  /  “Disability” — 185
Brevity — 187  /  Death & Mortality — 189  /  Money — 191  /  Heroism — 193

Here is a sampling of quotes found in this book as a teaser and to get your interest in the book:

Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few. – Pythagoras

We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. – Isabel Allende

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. – John Quincy Adams

Practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. – Vince Lombardi

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether. – Roy H. Williams

I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles. – Nelson Mandela

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas Edison

Confidence doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s a result of something . . . hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication. – Roger Staubach

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. – Aristotle

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. – Dale Carnegie

Every disability conceals a vocation, if only we can find it, which will turn the necessity to glorious gain. – C.S Lewis

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too, can become great. When you are seeking to bring big plans to fruition, it is important with whom you regularly associate. Hang out with friends who are like-minded and who are also designing purpose-filled lives. Similarly, be that kind of a friend for your friends. – Mark Twain

Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because
they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do. – Steve Jobs

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. – Bishop Desmond Tutu

I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. – Ettiene De Grellet

Heroism is not about being perfect or invincible. It’s about summoning courage in the face of vulnerability. – Brené Brown

The Good:
This is a great collection of quotes from a wide variety of sources.  The others did a nice job of organizing the quotes and making it easy to find one for any occasion.

The Bad:
Actually, it is hard to find anything bad.  So… some of the quotes demonstrate systemic bias.

Conclusion:
For those who enjoy books and for those who enjoy quotes, this is certainly worthwhile.  It is available on Amazon  – click here.

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