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We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job. (William Feather)
Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend. View quote
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Women lie about their age; men lie about their income. View quote
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A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. View quote
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Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it. View quote
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The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can. View quote
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When ordering lunch, the big executives are just as indecisive as the rest of us. View quote
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Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it. View quote
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Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it. View quote
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Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work. View quote
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Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. (William Feather)
The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men - the man he is and the man he wants to be. View quote
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Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you. View quote
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Few of us get anything without working for it. View quote
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Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke. View quote
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Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can. View quote
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An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court. View quote
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That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally. View quote
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An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work. View quote
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The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon. View quote
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Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers. (William Feather)
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know, and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it. View quote
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If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs. View quote
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Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand. View quote
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He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities. View quote
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