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.
WILLIAM FEATHERNext to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
More William Feather Quotes
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If you’re naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don’t like.
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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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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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Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help.
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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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Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.
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When ordering lunch, the big executives are just as indecisive as the rest of us.
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Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.
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Few of us get anything without working for it.
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Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.
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Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
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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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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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Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.
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Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.
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