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Category: Notable Quotes

#HumorHandbook – Getting Started – Robb’s Rule #2

#HumorHandbook – Getting Started – Robb’s Rule #2

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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ” Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth (1909) I love writing because it is a chance to wrist-wrestle with my dreams. Often, I’ll wake up at 4 am with a bunch of crazy thoughts, […]

Tagged humor, mark twain, note-taking, notes, quotes
Be Brief – Robb’s Rule #4

Be Brief – Robb’s Rule #4

  • Comedy & Humor
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“Brevity is the soul of wit.” William Shakespeare, Hamlet Write tight. It’s tempting to stop here, as a hyperbolic statement of the value of brevity. The best humor sneaks up on you. Taking you on a path and then making a sudden […]

Tagged brevity, quote, shakespeare
Positive Pretending – Robb’s Rule #3

Positive Pretending – Robb’s Rule #3

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“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night We know that fiction writers create their worlds by pretending to be something they’re not. But the reality is, at […]

Tagged kurt vonnegut, pretending, quote, vonnegut
#HumorHandbook – Be Yourself – Robb’s Rule #1

#HumorHandbook – Be Yourself – Robb’s Rule #1

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892) This is one of my favorite quotes by an amazing, and often-forgotten writer, Oscar Wilde. I believe many people know a Wilde Quote or two, but don’t know much […]

Tagged humor, oscar wilde, quotes, Robb's Rules

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Supporters’ Private Access
Supporters’ Private Access
Another View #SFWC – Web Pages Analysis
Another View #SFWC – Web Pages Analysis
The Stupid Minivan
The Stupid Minivan
Always Room At Our Table
Always Room At Our Table
Robb’s Standup at #VirtualErma
Robb’s Standup at #VirtualErma
Positive Pretending – Robb’s Rule #3
Positive Pretending – Robb’s Rule #3
Blasts From The Past
Blasts From The Past
Humor Handbook Project
Humor Handbook Project
Sophfronia Scott at Erma Bombeck Workshop
Sophfronia Scott at Erma Bombeck Workshop
#HumorHandbook – Getting Started – Robb’s Rule #2
#HumorHandbook – Getting Started – Robb’s Rule #2
My Little Sister’s Roller Skates
My Little Sister’s Roller Skates
Harold Gatty – The Navigator’s Navigator
Harold Gatty – The Navigator’s Navigator
Spencer Vineyard Hipcamp
Spencer Vineyard Hipcamp
NaNoWriMo-2022
NaNoWriMo-2022
Erma Bombeck Awards Ceremony – Drop In!
Erma Bombeck Awards Ceremony – Drop In!
#HumorHandbook – Be Yourself – Robb’s Rule #1
#HumorHandbook – Be Yourself – Robb’s Rule #1
NaNoWriMo 2020 – Here We Go Again
NaNoWriMo 2020 – Here We Go Again
#SFWC 2020
#SFWC 2020
ThinkingFunny23 #humor & #comedy #writing conference
ThinkingFunny23 #humor & #comedy #writing conference
ThinkingFunny21 – Humor-Comedy Writing Workshop
ThinkingFunny21 – Humor-Comedy Writing Workshop
OrSoItSeems.com
OrSoItSeems.com
Happy 38th Anniversary, Karin!
Happy 38th Anniversary, Karin!
But It Worked Yesterday! My #substack newletter
But It Worked Yesterday! My #substack newletter
Doggone Good Gift Ideas!
Doggone Good Gift Ideas!
Road Trip Update
Road Trip Update
Watching Poop in Translucent Tubes
Mom’s Wind Chimes
Mom’s Wind Chimes
Researching Wiley Post
Researching Wiley Post
Erma Bombeck Writing Contest – Honorable Mention
Erma Bombeck Writing Contest – Honorable Mention
Steve Job’s Thoughts on Intelligence
Steve Job’s Thoughts on Intelligence
What the #SFWC19 Presenters Said – A Word Frequency Analysis
Monumentally Disappointed: Things You Won’t See In DC
Monumentally Disappointed: Things You Won’t See In DC
Be Brief – Robb’s Rule #4
Be Brief – Robb’s Rule #4
My Over-Stuffed Museum
My Over-Stuffed Museum
The Doggone Christmas List
The Doggone Christmas List
The Origin of Or So It Seems stories
The Origin of Or So It Seems stories
Kudos to Anne Janzer on Her Marketing Philosophy
Kudos to Anne Janzer on Her Marketing Philosophy
An Attitude of Gratitude
An Attitude of Gratitude
Why I Love Design
Why I Love Design
#HumoristsClub – Free Feedback On Your Stories
#HumoristsClub – Free Feedback On Your Stories
The Hyperactive Club
The Hyperactive Club
Thinking Funny Comedy and Humor Conference 4-3-2021
Thinking Funny Comedy and Humor Conference 4-3-2021
Check Out Thinking Funny
Big-Buck Blogging For The Criminally Insane
Big-Buck Blogging For The Criminally Insane
Fame Was Fleeting #aviation milestones
Fame Was Fleeting #aviation milestones
#Humor – My Domain Name Addiction
#Humor – My Domain Name Addiction
Hyperactive-Humor – The Gift That Keeps Giving and Giving and Giving and Giving and…
Hyperactive-Humor – The Gift That Keeps Giving and Giving and Giving and Giving and…
#HumorHandbook Project on Medium and Facebook
#HumorHandbook Project on Medium and Facebook
RV With Robb
RV With Robb
News Flash: Mexico Makes Preemptive Strike on Mar-a-Lago (satire)
News Flash: Mexico Makes Preemptive Strike on Mar-a-Lago (satire)
Lightfoot.Design
Lightfoot.Design
I’m in the Funny Times again!
I’m in the Funny Times again!
Thank You!
Thank You!
Robb Wins Nickie’s Prize For Humor Writing
Robb Wins Nickie’s Prize For Humor Writing
Give Yourself the Gift of Confident Speaking
Give Yourself the Gift of Confident Speaking

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Hyperactive-Humor – The Gift That Keeps Giving and Giving and Giving and Giving and…
News Flash: Mexico Makes Preemptive Strike on Mar-a-Lago (satire)
#HumorHandbook – Getting Started – Robb’s Rule #2
Humor Handbook Project
My Over-Stuffed Museum
Monumentally Disappointed: Things You Won’t See In DC
Big-Buck Blogging For The Criminally Insane
Be Brief – Robb’s Rule #4
Positive Pretending – Robb’s Rule #3
Doggone Good Gift Ideas!
My Little Sister’s Roller Skates

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