I 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.
BILL VAUGHANWhat they’ll do is eat their body weight in marshmallow fluff, walk away, they’ll vomit, and they’ll come back and eat their body weight again. And they’ll vomit. And they’ll do that for as long as there is marshmallow fluff out there. They love marshmallow fluff.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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There’s something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of butter and eggs.
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Nothing is more irritating than not being invited to a party you wouldn”t be seen dead at
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Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, ’tis but a hookless bait.
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Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career.
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Walk in awe, wonder, and humility. Walk at all times of day. In the early morning when the world is just waking up. Late at night under the stars. Along a busy city street at noontime.
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The United States grants the favors of the second, third, or fifty-seventh chance, and its citizens remain free to invent for themselves whatever character draws a crowd or pays the rent.
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Nor all America can claim him now: Forevermore he is Mankind’s and God’s.
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There are two kinds of pedestrians… the quick and the dead.
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The real process of making decisions, of gathering support, of developing opinions, happens before the meeting or after.
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The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.
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Do not expect too much of the end of the world.
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A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.
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God wants us along for the victory, but it is His fight.
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The great soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry.
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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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