William Feather Quotes
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Brains aren't everything, but they're important.
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We all know that the nation can't divide more than the people produce, but as individuals we try to get more than our share and that's how we get ahead.
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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.
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We all find time to do what we really want to do.
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[on education] It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know, and it's knowing how to use the information once you get it.
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If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs.
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No task is so humble that it does not offer an outlet for individuality.
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Few of us get anything without working for it.
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Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.
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The way to get ahead is to start now.
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One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.
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The sweaty players in the game of life always have more fun than the supercilious spectators.
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That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
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Once you have sold a customer, make sure he is satisfied with your goods. Stay with him until the goods are used up or worn out. Your product may be of such long life that you will never sell him again, but he will sell you and your product to his friends.
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Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.
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Know and believe in yourself and what others think won't disturb you.
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Experience seems to be the only thing of any value that's widely distributed.
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Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.
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Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.
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Nothing will ruin an interesting intelligent argument more quickly than the arrival of a pretty girl.
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Do each daily task the best we can; act as though the eye of opportunity were always upon us.
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An uncontrolled sense of humor is often costly in business.
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Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.
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After saying our prayers, we ought to do something to make them come true.