There is no need to engage in a mental dialogue about the merits and demerits of the fish, emotionally react to the fish, or jump into the water to try to catch the fish. Once the fish is out of sight, it should also be out of mind.
BILL VAUGHANI retire to make way for an abler man. In my four years as attorney general I have aged about ten years, but when I have get back to the practice of law, I hope to show those lawyers that I still have some vitality left.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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Contraries are cured by contraries.
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The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won’t take it, but somebody always does.
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Your thoughts are making you.
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Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, ’tis but a hookless bait.
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The eyes are the amulets of the mind.
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Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one’s balance.
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Keep strong if possible; in any case, keep cool.
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Do not believe a thing because you read it in a book! Do not believe a thing because another has said it so! Find out the truth for yourself.
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I’ve still got a lot to learn about Washington. Thursday, I accidentally spent some of my own money.
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It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.
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The easiest books are generally the best; for, whatever author is obscure and difficult in his own language, certainly does not think clearly.
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It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.
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Deep in the sea are riches beyond compare, But if you seek safety, it is on the shore.
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The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
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Iraq may get peace and stability through restoring it’s sovereignty under participation of all Iraqi factions and sectarian groups, who must rebuild a new democratic, free and independent Iraq.
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