Archive for June, 2007

Oscar W. Firkins on Peace

All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations’s professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own.

- Oscar W. Firkins

Mignon McLaughlin on Humor

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

- Mignon McLaughlin

John Burroughs on Age

To me – old age is always ten years older than I am.

- John Burroughs

Edgar Cayce on Dreams & Dreaming

Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions.

- Edgar Cayce

Harlan Miller on Marriage

Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid.

- Harlan Miller

Lee Iacocca on Business

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I’d say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.

- Lee Iacocca

William E. Simon on Politics

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don’t vote.

- William E. Simon

Stephen Covey on Imagination

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

- Stephen Covey

Oscar Wilde on Art

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

- Oscar Wilde

Ted Williams on Sports

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

- Ted Williams