Archive for June, 2007

Oscar W. Firkins on Peace

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

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

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

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

- Mignon McLaughlin

John Burroughs on Age

Friday, June 29th, 2007

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

- John Burroughs

Edgar Cayce on Dreams & Dreaming

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

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

- Edgar Cayce

Harlan Miller on Marriage

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

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

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

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

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

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

- William E. Simon

Stephen Covey on Imagination

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

- Stephen Covey

Oscar Wilde on Art

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

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

- Oscar Wilde

Ted Williams on Sports

Monday, June 25th, 2007

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