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==Books== ==Books==
All books published by ] (Santa Barbara, California) All books published by ] (Santa Barbara, California)
* ''I May Not Be Totally Perfect, but Parts of Me Are Excellent, and Other Brilliant Thoughts'' (1979), ISBN 0912800666, ISBN 0912800674 * ''I May Not Be Totally Perfect, but Parts of Me Are Excellent, and Other Brilliant Thoughts'' (1979), ISBN 0-912800-66-6, ISBN 0-912800-67-4
* ''I Have Abandoned My Search for Truth, and Am Now Looking for a Good Fantasy: More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1980), ISBN 0912800895, ISBN 0912800909 (paperback) * ''I Have Abandoned My Search for Truth, and Am Now Looking for a Good Fantasy: More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1980), ISBN 0-912800-89-5, ISBN 0-912800-90-9 (paperback)
* ''Appreciate Me Now, and Avoid the Rush: Yet More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1981), ISBN 0912800976, ISBN 0912800941 (paperback) * ''Appreciate Me Now, and Avoid the Rush: Yet More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1981), ISBN 0-912800-97-6, ISBN 0-912800-94-1 (paperback)
* ''I Feel Much Better, Now That I've Given Up Hope: And Even More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1984), ISBN 0880071451, ISBN 0880071478 (paperback) * ''I Feel Much Better, Now That I've Given Up Hope: And Even More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1984), ISBN 0-88007-145-1, ISBN 0-88007-147-8 (paperback)
* ''All I Want Is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power: Even More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1985), ISBN 0880071559, ISBN 0880071567 (paperback) * ''All I Want Is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power: Even More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1985), ISBN 0-88007-155-9, ISBN 0-88007-156-7 (paperback)
* ''The Great Car Craze: How Southern California Collided with the Automobile in the 1920's'' (1989), ISBN 0880071729. * ''The Great Car Craze: How Southern California Collided with the Automobile in the 1920's'' (1989), ISBN 0-88007-172-9.
* ''Be a Good Neighbor, and Leave Me Alone: And Other Wry and Riotous Writings'' (1992), ISBN 0880071915, ISBN 0880071923 (paperback) * ''Be a Good Neighbor, and Leave Me Alone: And Other Wry and Riotous Writings'' (1992), ISBN 0-88007-191-5, ISBN 0-88007-192-3 (paperback)
* ''I Try to Take One Day at a Time, but Sometimes Several Days Attack Me at Once: More Brilliant Thoughts Than Ever'' (1987), ISBN 0880071613, ISBN 0880071621 (paperback) * ''I Try to Take One Day at a Time, but Sometimes Several Days Attack Me at Once: More Brilliant Thoughts Than Ever'' (1987), ISBN 0-88007-161-3, ISBN 0-88007-162-1 (paperback)
* ''We've Been Through So Much Together, and Most of It Was Your Fault: More and More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1990), ISBN 0880071826, ISBN 0880071834 * ''We've Been Through So Much Together, and Most of It Was Your Fault: More and More Brilliant Thoughts'' (1990), ISBN 0-88007-182-6, ISBN 0-88007-183-4
* ''I Want to Reach Your Mind... Where Is It Currently Located?: More Incredibly Brilliant Thoughts'' (1994), ISBN 0880072032, ISBN 0880072040 (paperback) * ''I Want to Reach Your Mind... Where Is It Currently Located?: More Incredibly Brilliant Thoughts'' (1994), ISBN 0-88007-203-2, ISBN 0-88007-204-0 (paperback)
* ''I'm Just Moving Clouds Today, Tomorrow I'll Try Mountains: And Other More or Less Blissfully Brilliant Thoughts'' (1998), ISBN 0880072210 * ''I'm Just Moving Clouds Today, Tomorrow I'll Try Mountains: And Other More or Less Blissfully Brilliant Thoughts'' (1998), ISBN 0-88007-221-0


==References== ==References==
*Strickler, Dave. ''Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index.'' Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0970007701. *Strickler, Dave. ''Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index.'' Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.


==External links== ==External links==

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Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (born December 9, 1933 in London, England) is an author and syndicated cartoonist living in Santa Barbara, California. He is best known for Pot-Shots, a single-panel comic of illustrated one-liners, which began syndication in the United States in 1975.

The Wall Street Journal described him in a 1992 profile as "history's only full time, professional published epigrammatist."

In a copyright infringement suit filed by Brilliant, a U.S. federal judge has ruled that, while short phrases are not eligible for copyright, Brilliant's writings were epigrams and, therefore, copyrightable (Brilliant v. W.B. Productions Inc., 1979).

He employs a self imposed limit of 17 words per epigram.

In 1999 he authored the famed (and often-copied-without-credit) "Y1K Crisis" article which parodies the "Y2K Crisis" (Year 2000 Crisis) of 1999.

Quotations

  • I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.
  • Cheer up! The worst effects of what we're doing won't be felt until after we're all dead.
  • Be kind to unkind people; they probably need it the most.
  • Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?
  • It's human to make mistakes and some of us are more human than others
  • The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other
  • I don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem

Books

All books published by Woodbridge Press (Santa Barbara, California)

  • I May Not Be Totally Perfect, but Parts of Me Are Excellent, and Other Brilliant Thoughts (1979), ISBN 0-912800-66-6, ISBN 0-912800-67-4
  • I Have Abandoned My Search for Truth, and Am Now Looking for a Good Fantasy: More Brilliant Thoughts (1980), ISBN 0-912800-89-5, ISBN 0-912800-90-9 (paperback)
  • Appreciate Me Now, and Avoid the Rush: Yet More Brilliant Thoughts (1981), ISBN 0-912800-97-6, ISBN 0-912800-94-1 (paperback)
  • I Feel Much Better, Now That I've Given Up Hope: And Even More Brilliant Thoughts (1984), ISBN 0-88007-145-1, ISBN 0-88007-147-8 (paperback)
  • All I Want Is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power: Even More Brilliant Thoughts (1985), ISBN 0-88007-155-9, ISBN 0-88007-156-7 (paperback)
  • The Great Car Craze: How Southern California Collided with the Automobile in the 1920's (1989), ISBN 0-88007-172-9.
  • Be a Good Neighbor, and Leave Me Alone: And Other Wry and Riotous Writings (1992), ISBN 0-88007-191-5, ISBN 0-88007-192-3 (paperback)
  • I Try to Take One Day at a Time, but Sometimes Several Days Attack Me at Once: More Brilliant Thoughts Than Ever (1987), ISBN 0-88007-161-3, ISBN 0-88007-162-1 (paperback)
  • We've Been Through So Much Together, and Most of It Was Your Fault: More and More Brilliant Thoughts (1990), ISBN 0-88007-182-6, ISBN 0-88007-183-4
  • I Want to Reach Your Mind... Where Is It Currently Located?: More Incredibly Brilliant Thoughts (1994), ISBN 0-88007-203-2, ISBN 0-88007-204-0 (paperback)
  • I'm Just Moving Clouds Today, Tomorrow I'll Try Mountains: And Other More or Less Blissfully Brilliant Thoughts (1998), ISBN 0-88007-221-0

References

  • Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.

External links

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