The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability.
WILLIAM FEATHERNot 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.
More William Feather Quotes
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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.
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When ordering lunch, the big executives are just as indecisive as the rest of us.
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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.
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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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Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
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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.
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Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.
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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.
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One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it’s such a nice change from being young.
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Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.
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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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Don’t let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand.
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An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.
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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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Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.
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