Those Who Talk Loudly Are Rarely Listened

Several Weeks Of Summer Vacation In The Thirties I Spent Working At $15 A Week In The Forbes Office.... I Worked In The Mail Cage, Where Envelopes Were Slit And Subscription Payments Extracted. Dad Used To Come Pounding Down The Office Aisle And Pause Long Enough To Ask, How Much Today? Inevitably The Answer Was Inadequate-except Once. That Day The Controller Said Excitedly, Mr. Forbes, The Ledger Shows A Slight Profit This Month! ... My Father Turned To Him And Said, Young Man, I Don't Give A Damn What Your Books Show. Do We Have Any Money In The Bank?

Keeping Score Of Old Scores And Scars, Getting Even And One-upping, Always Makes You Less Than You Are.

One's Real Worth Is Never A Quantifiable Thing.

If You Expect Nothing, You're Apt To Be Surprised. You'll Get It.

Living And Dreaming Are Two Different Things - But You Can't Do One Without The Other.