William A. Feather (August 25, 1889 - January 7, 1981) was an American publisher and author, based in Cleveland, Ohio.
The happiest people are those who are too busy to notice whether they are or not.
The big things that come our way are. . . the fruit of seeds planted in the daily routine of our work.
Deliver me from all evildoers that talk nothing but sickness and failure. Grant me the companionship of men who think success and men who work for it. Loan me associates who cheerfully face the problems of a day and try hard to overcome them. Relieve me of all cynics and critics. Give me good health and the strength to be of real service to the world, and I'll get all that's good for me, and will what's left to those who want it.
BUSINESS and LIFE are like a bank account-you can't take out more than you put in.
Avoid letting temper block progress-keep cool.
A determination to succeed is the only way to succeed that I know anything about.
Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is economic waste.
We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job.
The superiority of the American system is eloquently proved by the pressure of people who want to crash our borders.
Work is the best method devised for killing time.
Wealth flows from energy and ideas.
Pure and simple, any person who is enjoying life is a success.
The rule for every worthwhile man is that no serious job ever shall receive less than his best thought and effort.
Everybody loves to find fault, it gives a feeling of superiority.
Successful salesmen, authors, executives and workmen of every sort need patience. The great liability of youth is not inexperience but impatience.
When ordering lunch, the big executives are just as indecisive as the rest of us.
The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. 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.
The determination of life insurance salesmen to succeed has made life pretty soft for widows.
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