Walter Annenberg Quotes

"The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Happiness, Being)

"God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: God, Strength, Fight, Surrender, Temptations)

"Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Work, Vacation)

"TV is like theater. You can't enjoy it without a program."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Theater)

"I didn't feel the Depression at all. I always had a pocketful of money."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Money, Depression)

"Unless young blacks are brought into the mainstream of economic life, they will continue to be on the curbstone."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Life, Will)

"Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Work, Money, People, Interest)

"When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Boredom, Laziness)

"What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Right)

"Your Majesty, I took the liberty because I was so desirous of visiting alone with you for a few minutes before the rest of the other peasants arrived."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Liberty, Rest)

"Accomplish something every day of your life."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Life, Day)

"Few things are as essential as education."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Education)

"Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Kids, Public, School, World)

"Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Worry)

"Carter's done a lot more good since he's been out of the White House than when he was in it."
- Walter Annenberg

"All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Deeds, Measure, Respect)

"Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Life, Time, Adversity, Testing, Tests)

"You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Will)

"I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Thought, Nixon)

"People who think about art as an investment are pathetic."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Art, People, Investment)

"I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Respect)

"I didn't want to be greedy. It's a mark of bad character and I always believed that pigs go the slaughterhouse."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Character, Want)

"I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Will)

"I'd heard he was good, and what the hell sense does it make not to hire somebody because of their color?"
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Hell, Sense)

"In the world today, a young lady who does not have a college education just is not educated."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Education, College, Lady, Today, World)

"It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Enthusiasm, Interest, Will)

"Never buy four C-plus paintings when you can buy one A."
- Walter Annenberg

"The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Character, Ability)

"Our blood will turn from red to blue, although our money is but new."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Money, Blood, Will)

"It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Financial, Cause)

"My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Success, Son, Being)

"I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Compromise, Independence)

"My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Country)

"Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Life, Participation, Play, Training, Will)

"Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round."
- Walter Annenberg
(Related: Mistake, Poor)