--- title: "7 Guinness Book Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Guinness Book quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Guinness Book sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/russell-smith-9877_about_i-was-given-a-thick-paperback-copy-of-th_243490.jpg" --- > [I was given a thick paperback copy of the 'Guinness Book of Records' when I was 11 years old, and I read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-smith/i-was-given-a-thick-paperback-copy-of-the-guinness-book-of-records/) [Russell Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/russell-smith-9877_about_i-was-given-a-thick-paperback-copy-of-th_243490.jpg) > [You must wanna be in the Guinness Book of World Records as the dumbest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/puff-daddy/you-must-wanna-be-in-the-guinness-book-of-world-records-as-the-dumbest/) [Puff Daddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/puff-daddy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/puff-daddy-15000_book_you-must-wanna-be-in-the-guinness-book-o_637368.png) > [Back in '75 I had five albums in the top 10. Simultaneously. And among them the number one album and the number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demis-roussos/back-in-75-i-had-five-albums-in-the-top-10-simultaneously-and-among/) [Demis Roussos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demis-roussos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e6/demis-roussos-14013_back_back-in-75-i-had-five-albums-in-the-top_1030248.jpg) > [“Perhaps I should call the Guinness Book people. I wondered what the world record was for not being sure whether you committed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lindsay/perhaps-i-should-call-the-guinness-book-people-i-wondered-what-the/) [Jeff Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lindsay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/jeff-lindsay-1259_books_perhaps-i-should-call-the-guinness-book_1150686.png) > [The Guinness book is a very elitist organization. There's nothing scientific about what they do. They just have an office full of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-guinness-book-is-a-very-elitist-organization-there-s-nothing/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/jack-white-1911_about_the-guinness-book-is-a-very-elitist-orga_1283536.jpg) > [I have a Guinness Book of World Records entry as the most-watched person on television; now I have a new entry as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hasselhoff/i-have-a-guinness-book-of-world-records-entry-as-the-most-watched/) [David Hasselhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hasselhoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/david-hasselhoff-10655_after_i-have-a-guinness-book-of-world-records_2025979.jpg) > [“Dear God, if I made it through this alive and conscious, my name deserved to be added to some X-rated category in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-wade/dear-god-if-i-made-it-through-this-alive-and-conscious-my-name/) [Rachael Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-wade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e57/rachael-wade-10323_books_dear-god-if-i-made-it-through-this-alive_2752389.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guinness-book/#itemlist", "name": "Guinness Book Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was given a thick paperback copy of the 'Guinness Book of Records' when I was 11 years old, and I read it gluttonously, cover to cover, paying special lip-smacking attention to all the incredibly gruesome chapters about the violence of human history.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Russell Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-smith/i-was-given-a-thick-paperback-copy-of-the-guinness-book-of-records/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/russell-smith-9877_about_i-was-given-a-thick-paperback-copy-of-th_243490.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/russell-smith-9877_about_i-was-given-a-thick-paperback-copy-of-th_243490.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/russell-smith-9877_about_i-was-given-a-thick-paperback-copy-of-th_243490.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was given a thick paperback copy of the 'Guinness Book of Records' when I was 11 years old, and I read it…” — Russell Smith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You must wanna be in the Guinness Book of World Records as the dumbest.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Puff Daddy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/puff-daddy/you-must-wanna-be-in-the-guinness-book-of-world-records-as-the-dumbest/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/puff-daddy-15000_book_you-must-wanna-be-in-the-guinness-book-o_637368.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/puff-daddy-15000_book_you-must-wanna-be-in-the-guinness-book-o_637368.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/puff-daddy-15000_book_you-must-wanna-be-in-the-guinness-book-o_637368.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You must wanna be in the Guinness Book of World Records as the dumbest.” — Puff Daddy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Back in '75 I had five albums in the top 10. 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