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Quotes by William Feather

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they arent enjoying todays sunshine.

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

Work is the best method devised for killing time.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

Concentrate on your job and you will forget your other troubles.

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didnt stop to enjoy it.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can.

Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.

Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.