When I began working on this book, I wasn’t sure what to title it, so I put the question to the people who subscribe to my weekly e-newsletter (Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week). Out of the hundreds of suggestions received, the one I finally selected was independently suggested by five separate people. I was aware of the saying—a clever alteration of a famous remark from Will Rogers—but for some reason hadn’t chosen it. A special thanks to the following people:
Maya DeBus, Don Groves, Sam Hanson, Don Hauptman, and Stan Laite
My deepest gratitude goes to my wife, Katherine Robinson, who is a partner in every aspect of my life, including my book-writing efforts.
I would also like to thank my agent, George Greenfield of CreativeWell, Inc., and my HarperCollins editor, Phil Friedman, for their invaluable help.
Many hundreds of subscribers to my newsletter—far too numerous to list here—have provided me with quotations, many of which have found their way into this book. My heartfelt thanks to all. The contributions of the following people, however, deserve special mention: Don Hauptman for his regular donvelopes, Carolanne Reynolds for her helpful feedback, Terry Coleman for her knowledge of all things canine and equine, and finally to the following people for their long-standing interest in, and support of, my efforts: Karé Anderson, Amy Brennan, Pam Bruce, Jerry Caplin, Linnda Durré, Loren Ekroth, Howard Eskin, Carl Faith, Anu Garg, Fran Hamilton, Dan and Linda Hart, David Hartson, Blair Hawley, Art Haykin, Chuck Jambotkar, Norman and Gary Kaplan, Derm Keohane, Bob Kelly, Amit Kothari, Julius La Rosa, Richard Lederer, Milton Lewin, Marlene and Barney Ovrut, Kalman Packhous, Richard Raymond III, Dennis Ridley, Don Ruhl, Lee Sechrest, Ed Sizemore, Ed Schneider, Art Tugman, G. Armour Van Horn, and Joseph Woods.