Walter Annenberg Quotes

Few things are as essential as education.

I didn't want to be greedy. It's a mark of bad character and I always believed that pigs go the slaughterhouse.

You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others.

The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies.

My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.

Be respectful to others as you grow ... If we lack respect for one group, then there is a tendency for that attitude to spread. It becomes infectious and no one becomes safe from the ravages of prejudice.

Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life.

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.

I want to remind you that success in life is based on hard slogging. There will be periods when discouragement is great and upsetting, and the antidote for this is calmness and fortitude and a modest yet firm belief in your competence. Be sure that your priorities are in order so that you can proceed in a logical manner, and be ever mindful that nothing will take the place of persistence.

God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.

In the world today, a young lady who does not have a college education just is not educated.

Unless young blacks are brought into the mainstream of economic life, they will continue to be on the curbstone.

I didn't feel the Depression at all. I always had a pocketful of money.

I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened.

I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty.

Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.

When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.

Accomplish something every day of your life.

It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself.

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

I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.

TV is like theater. You can't enjoy it without a program.

I'd heard he was good, and what the hell sense does it make not to hire somebody because of their color?

Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.

Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work.

The greatest power is not money power, but political power.