William Feather Quotes (80 Quotes)

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.

A lot of voters always cast their ballot for the candidate who seems to them to be one of the people. That means he must have the same superstitions, the same unbalanced prejudices, and the same lack of understanding of public finances that are characteristic of the majority. A better choice would be a candidate who has a closer understanding and a better education than the majority. Too much voting is based on affability rather than on ability.

Do each daily task the best we can act as though the eye of opportunity were always upon us

Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible.

Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.

The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.

When ordering lunch, the big executives are just as indecisive as the rest of us.

The happiest people are those who are too busy to notice whether or not they are or not.

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.

When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children.

Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.

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.

He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.

An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.

It must be terrible to have to live among people and not like human nature.

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.

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.

Education is knowing where to go to find out what you need to know and it's knowing how to use the information you get.

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.

Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand.

Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is economic waste.

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.

Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.

Unless a man is kicked around a little, you can't really depend on him to amount to anything.

Deliver me from all evildoers that talk nothing but sickness and failure. Grant me the companionship of men who think success and men who work for it. Loan me associates who cheerfully face the problems of a day and try hard to overcome them. Relieve me of all cynics and critics. Give me good health and the strength to be of real service to the world, and I'll get all that's good for me, and will what's left to those who want it.

Few women are dumb enough to listen to reason.

We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job.

Beware of the person who can't be bothered by details.