William Feather Quotes

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.

Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend

We all find time to do what we really want to do.

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

Politeness is an inexpensive way of making friends.

If we don't discipline ourselves, the world will do it for us.

That they may have a little peace even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.

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

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

Unless a man has been kicked around a little you can't really depend upon him to amount to anything.

Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.

Indifference and inaction must always pay a penalty.

If you're naturally kind you attract a lot of people you don't like.

If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like.

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

The way to get ahead is to start now.

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

Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age.

The big things that come our way are ... the fruit of seeds planted in the daily routine of our work.

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

Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity. ... Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay.

Success seems to be largely a matterof hanging on after others have let go.

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

Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing.

A man of fifty looks as old as Santa Claus to a girl of twenty.

Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity. ... Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay.

Beware the person who won't be bothered with details.

Work is the best method devised for killing time.