Rising to the Occasion The Best Toasts for Any Celebration

Paul Dickson's Rising to the Occasion is the ideal pocket reference for any moment when one might need to raise a glass. Organized by category, it contains sayings famous and profound, suitable and sentimental, created by the likes of Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, and Willard Scott alongside equally engaging anonymous toasts. Covering births, weddings, graduations, holidays, and many other events both major and minor, Paul Dickson also provides advice on how to give the best possible toast, and warnings about what one should never do.

Paul Dickson is the author of more than fifty books, including The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, Baseball's Greatest Quotations, Words from the White House, and Labels for Locals. Dickson’s specialties include Americana and language. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.