Paul Harvey Quotes

United States, Broadcaster
September 4, 1918 – February, 28, 2009.

Paul Harvey Aurandt, better known as Paul Harvey, was an American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks. He broadcast News and Comment on weekday mornings and mid-days and at noon on Saturdays, as well as his famous The Rest of the Story segments. From 1952 through 2008, his programs reached as many as 24 million people a week. Paul Harvey News was carried on 1,200 radio stations, 400 American Forces Network stations, and 300 newspapers.

Self-government won't work without self-discipline.

Paul Harvey
Government has to be cut back like asparagus... every day... or it gets away and goes to seed. Ours did. When there's too much of it, the flower becomes a weed.

Paul Harvey
- Government
- Weed
- Seed

A policeman must know everything - and not tell. He must know where all the sin is and not partake.

Paul Harvey
- Sin
- Policeman
- Partake
If there is a 50-50 chance that something can go wrong, then 9 times out of ten it will.

Paul Harvey
- Chance
- Wrong
- Times
When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall.

Paul Harvey
- Income
- Downfall
- Outgoing
In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.

Paul Harvey
- Always
- Times
- Recall
Golf is a game in which you yell 'fore,' shoot six, and write down five.

Paul Harvey
- Write
- Golf
- Shoot
If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?

Paul Harvey
- Progress
- Opposite

Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people.

Paul Harvey
Like what you do. If you don't like it, do something else.

Paul Harvey
- Like
- Something
- You Do