Bill Vaughan Quotes & Sayings

Bottom is bottom, even if it is turned upside down. — Bill Vaughan

He knows not the value of a day of pleasure who has not seen adversity. — Bill Vaughan

We've found some things that are suspicious in nature, and we're going to err on the side of caution. — Bill Vaughan

People who have little to do are excessive talkers. — Bill Vaughan

The Democratic leadership has expressed great concern for the incarceration rate in the commonwealth in the last few years. Now they want to fill the prisons up with people who would violate the merit law, a law that's been proven to be ambiguous at best and impossible to understand at worst. — Bill Vaughan

Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices. — Bill Vaughan

Sometimes the devil tempts me to believe in God. — Bill Vaughan

The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears. — Bill Vaughan

It's not what's going to happen, but who's coming. — Bill Vaughan

Look in the face of the person to whom you are speaking if you wish to know his real sentiments, for he can command his words more easily than his countenance. — Bill Vaughan

The wise individual doesn't get too attached to any of life's pleasures, knowing that wonderful science is hard at work proving it's bad for him. — Bill Vaughan

The finger of God never leaves identical fingerprints. — Bill Vaughan

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day. — Bill Vaughan

Great power constitutes its own argument, and it never has much trouble drumming up friends, applause, sympathetic exegesis, and a band. — Bill Vaughan

On the neck of a giraffe a flea begins to believe in immortality. — Bill Vaughan

The easiest books are generally the best; for, whatever author is obscure and difficult in his own language, certainly does not think clearly. — Bill Vaughan

When it is not necessary to amend the Constitution, it is necessary not to amend the Constitution. — Bill Vaughan

Let dull critics feed upon the carcases of plays; give me the taste and the dressing. — Bill Vaughan

By the age of twenty, any young man should know whether or not he is to be a specialist and just where his tastes lie. By postponing the question we have set on immaturity a premium which controls most American personality to its deathbed. — Bill Vaughan

In my view there are basically two types of weddings. There is the wedding that is based on law, and there is the wedding that is based on Christ and based on grace. We felt that those who have been married by the law, they would like to have that special privilege and benefit by being married by the church. — Bill Vaughan

Three or four plays cause the momentum to shift. We turned it over and gave Baylor a cheap score. — Bill Vaughan

Usually we trust that nature has a master plan. But what was it she expected us to do with tobacco?. — Bill Vaughan

I think I can say without fear of contradiction that we could generate sorties at an extremely high level and bring very, very effective air power to bear in support of our troops. — Bill Vaughan

Christmas turns things tail-end foremost. The day and the spirit of Christmas rearrange the world parade. As the world arranges it, usually there come first in importance
leading the parade with a big blare of a band
the Big Shots. Frequently they are also the Stuffed Shirts. That's the first of the parade. Then at the tail end, as of little importance, trudge the weary, the poor, the lame, the halt, and the blind. But in the Christmas spirit, the procession is turned around. Those at the tail end are put first in the arrangement of the Child of Christmas. — Bill Vaughan

Scores are absurdly important, One hundred points could easily make or break a kid. — Bill Vaughan

The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does. — Bill Vaughan

Perhaps you say, Why are the wicked joyous? Why do they live in luxury? Why do they not toil with me? It is because they who have not put down their names to strive for the crown are not bound to undergo the labors of the contest. They who have not gone down into the race-course do not annoint themselves with oil nor get covered with dust. For those whom glory awaits trouble is at hand. The perfumed spectators are wont to look on, not to join in the struggle, nor to endure the sun, the heat, the dust, and the showers ... — Bill Vaughan

The magnificence of mountains, the serenity of nature-nothing is safe from the idiot marks of man's passing. — Bill Vaughan

Where would the gardener be if there were no more weeds? — Bill Vaughan

Goal achievement is hero's work. — Bill Vaughan

God, who prepares His work through ages, accomplishes it when the hour is come, with the feeblest instruments. — Bill Vaughan

I got shot in the head by my own guys in my foxhole. And they didn't even give me an honorable death. — Bill Vaughan

There is no right by the federal or state constitution to manual recounts. There is no law that says that you must count dimpled ballots, constitutional or otherwise. — Bill Vaughan

Let no one expect anything of certainty from astronomy, lest if anyone take as true that which has been constructed for another use, he go away ... a bigger fool than when he came to it. — Bill Vaughan

The nations which have put mankind and posterity most in their debt have been small states Israel, Athens, Florence, Elizabethan England. — Bill Vaughan

There are some communities that feel you shouldn't give them the publicity, because it's just going to make people curious. There are communities who feel we need to fight them tooth and nail. What we have seen, though, is that ignoring them does not make them go away. If we sit back and let them have free reign, we lose members of our community. — Bill Vaughan

The surest way of making a dupe is to let your victim suppose you are his. — Bill Vaughan

The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition. — Bill Vaughan

Life is about balance too much excess is chaos. — Bill Vaughan

When a woman talks, she just wants to be heard. — Bill Vaughan

That game gave us a lot of confidence and the fans something to cheer for. — Bill Vaughan

Earlier research has shown that poor blood flow can damage these parts of the brain. So one theory is that exercise may prevent damage and might even help repair these areas by increasing blood flow. — Bill Vaughan

It doesn't set off any alarm bells. As is typical with T. Rowe, no transition comes about abruptly; they tend to be planned pretty well. — Bill Vaughan

Never seem wiser or more learned than the people you are with. — Bill Vaughan

In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans and even Democrats who are afraid of being seen as preventing the president from protecting the nation. — Bill Vaughan

The same sun that melts butter hardens clay. — Bill Vaughan

Historical investigation and literary criticism have taken the magic out of the Bible and have made it a composite human book, written by many hands in different ages. — Bill Vaughan

Rarely has a people paid the lavish compliment and taken the subtle revenge of turning its oppressor's speech into sorcery. — Bill Vaughan

It's always been my belief that the victory of Islam will never take place until a Muslim state is established.. in the heart of the Islamic world. — Bill Vaughan

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. — Bill Vaughan

Economics is the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses. — Bill Vaughan

Have love for your friend up to a limit for it is possible he may turn into your enemy some day; and hate your enemy up to a limit for it is possible he may turn into your friend some day. — Bill Vaughan

Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable, however much we may despise the flatterer. — Bill Vaughan

The eyes are the amulets of the mind. — Bill Vaughan

SAP is becoming the standard for business software. Oracle is in a state of chaos. — Bill Vaughan

Every woman is infallibly to be gained by every sort of flattery, and every man by one sort or other. — Bill Vaughan

A lot of Americans have some view of the Constitution as just this thing that was handed down [intact]. But it really was the result of months and months of wrangling and disputation and ultimately compromise. That's where the brilliance of the American system is
it's always been built on compromise. — Bill Vaughan

The Universe knows itself and expands itself through me. — Bill Vaughan

I fear the financial crisis of 1998 may become the trade crisis of 1999. — Bill Vaughan

The cold war was an aberration. Note how quickly the Europeans turned on America once 400 hostile divisions were no longer on their borders. — Bill Vaughan

Men are more like the time they live in than they are like their fathers. — Bill Vaughan

The voters of Brookhaven Town made a clear choice to turn away from the corruption and problems of the past, .. I will end corruption in Town Hall once and for all. I've been fighting for this all my life. — Bill Vaughan

Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with the hand of a despot. — Bill Vaughan

Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income - which he then spends sending his son to college. — Bill Vaughan

Meditating means bringing the mind back to something again and again. Thus, we all meditate, but unless we direct it in some way, we meditate on ourselves and on our own problems, reinforcing our self-clinging. — Bill Vaughan

The effect of boredom on a large scale in history is underestimated. It is a main cause of revolutions. — Bill Vaughan

In today's retail environment, competition comes from every conceivable retail format. To succeed, we have to operate more efficiently and compete more effectively against players at all levels of the retail demographic. There is no question that this is a bold and exciting move, and one I believe will have a positive impact on competitive retailing for American consumers in the longer term. — Bill Vaughan

Every time I see a bluebird, I say, well, hey, all this hard work is all worth while. — Bill Vaughan

Perhaps the crime situation would be improved if we could get more cops off television and onto the streets. — Bill Vaughan

The great soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry. — Bill Vaughan

All of us must act selfishly to Iearn charity, must lie to learn honor, must betray and be betrayed to learn to value trust and commitment. — Bill Vaughan

Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person; if her face is so shocking that she must in some degree be conscious of it, her figure and her air, she trusts, make ample amends for it. — Bill Vaughan

NATO will not become involved in partitioning that country, .. We're not going to engage in an operation that will fix demarcation lines. This is one country, and it will remain one country. — Bill Vaughan

The best that can be said of you is that you got saved. — Bill Vaughan

Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand, then ... pick out his brains. — Bill Vaughan

In order to get around the $500 cap, it's common knowledge that either potential candidates or public officials simply create these organizations, accumulate large sums of money which are then used in support of their campaign or to contribute to their campaign. They were trying to close that loophole. — Bill Vaughan

The nature of our constitution makes eloquence more useful and more necessary in this country than in any other in Europe. — Bill Vaughan

The lioness giveth birth to cubs which remain three days without life. Then cometh the lion, breatheth upon them, and bringeth them to life. — Bill Vaughan

There is a mighty big difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good. — Bill Vaughan

The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects. — Bill Vaughan

Abroad is unutterably bloody and foreigners are fiends. — Bill Vaughan

The message was, the choices you make can have bad consequences. Everyone has the power of choice. Just like this kid had the power of choice to steal my car. — Bill Vaughan

A learned man is a tank; a wiser man is a spring. — Bill Vaughan

The press exerts the pressure of dissent on officials otherwise inclined to rest content with the congratulations of their retainers. — Bill Vaughan

Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom. — Bill Vaughan

I like computers. It's the first time that I am endorsing a computer brand. I am very computer savvy, so this is certainly up my ally. — Bill Vaughan

KFC is not black owned, but it sure knows to market heavily to African Americans - obviously hoping we won-t care about what they do the underdog, or in this case, the underchicken - So, if KFC wants to take our money and use it to pay for sloppy practices that hurt animals?I say we send them a message that this is not going to happen. I-m calling on people to boycott KFC until they adopt animal welfare systems recommended by PETA and until they stop the worst abuses of the birds they raise for their restaurants. — Bill Vaughan

Without this balance, a body's immune system will not have the desired response when faced with infection. These findings could aid the development and production of vaccines and lead to further research on how the body fights specific infections, such as HIV. — Bill Vaughan

My father asserted that there was no better place to bring up a family than in a rural environment ... There's something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of butter and eggs. — Bill Vaughan

The more human beings proceed by plan the more effectively they may be hit by accident — Bill Vaughan

It has been preached in every country, taught everywhere, but only believed in by a few, because until we get the experience ourselves, we cannot believe in it. — Bill Vaughan

Maybe the answer to Selective Service is to start everyone off in the army and draft them for civilian life as needed. — Bill Vaughan

What is my proudest accomplishment? I went through some pretty difficult times, and I kept my sanity. — Bill Vaughan

Can an author with reason complain that he is cramped and shackled if he is not at liberty to publish blasphemy, bawdry, or sedition?; all of which are equally prohibited in the freest governments, if they are wise and well-regulated ones. — Bill Vaughan

Evil is only of this world. In the other world there is neither good nor evil; all there is, is beaut). — Bill Vaughan

We may put too high a premium on speech from platform and pulpit, at the bar and in the legislative hall, and pay dear for the whistle of our endless harangues. England and especially Germany, are less loquacious, and attend more to business. We let the eagle, and perhaps too often the peacock, scream. — Bill Vaughan

My forces are not enfeebled, I find no decay in my strength; my provisions are not cut off, I find no abhorring in mine appetite; my counsels are not corrupted nor infatuated, I find no false apprehensions to work upon mine understanding; and yet they see that invisibly, and I feel that insensibly, the disease prevails. — Bill Vaughan

Tachyon OPC+ is a natural extension of our market-winning Tachyon platform, giving customers a clear path to minimizing the OPC error budget and producing better-performing circuits sooner and faster. Until now, customers have had to deal with a delicate balance of compromises when producing advanced OPC-enabled circuits, including trading accuracy for speed. Tachyon OPC+ breaks free from these compromises. — Bill Vaughan

We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics. — Bill Vaughan

We buy them (books) as our budget allows. But eighth grade has four trade books (individual-title books), and you have time to do more than that during the school year. — Bill Vaughan