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.
WILLIAM FEATHERAny 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.
More William Feather Quotes
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The good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.
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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.
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Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.
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Beware of the person who can’t be bothered by details.
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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.
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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.
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Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is economic waste.
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No man is a failure who is enjoying life.
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Don’t let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand.
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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.
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A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
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Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
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Wealth flows from energy and ideas.
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The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.
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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.
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