Rube Waddell Quotes & Sayings

Just a week earlier, coincidentally, he had quietly terminated a little known year-and-a-half-long stint as silent co-owner of Springfield's German language newspaper. Lincoln had invested $400 in the publication in 1859 to ensure its total loyalty to the Republican party. Mission accomplished, he now turned over full ownership of the Illinois Staats-Anzeiger, presses, type, and all, to his neighbor, editor Theodore Canisius. (Later, Lincoln further rewarded Canisius with a more valuable commodity: the consulate in Vienna.) — Harold Holzer

When (Rube) Waddell
had control and some sleep, he was unbeatable. — Branch Rickey

Underground dance music - in the nicest way possible - it's amateur — Axwell

Finding happiness is not as simple as having good friends or a full social life. The crunch issue is our ability, or inability, to find within ourselves a sense of meaning or deeper purpose, something not found in everyday life. — Mark Vernon

My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was big time. — Dolly Parton

Today is a new day. Today is a day for you to begin creating a joyous, fulfilling life. Today is the day to begin to release all your limitations. Today is the day for you to learn the secrets of life. You can change your life for the better. You already have the tools within you to do so. These tools are your thoughts and your beliefs. — Louise Hay

History is that nightmare from which there is no awakening. — James Joyce

Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world. — Stefan Zweig

A half century of living should put a good deal into a person's face besides a few wrinkles and some unwelcome folds around the chin. — Frances Parkinson Keyes

No one ever stepped forward to protect me, Inspector. I wonder why I should feel any driving sense of duty to protect anyone else. Let me tell you something about love. It can be very cruel and very greedy. I've had done with it. And that has given me a freedom that I cherish. — Charles Todd

Nothing can be more violent and merciless than a group of true believers, no matter what they choose to believe. — Dee Hock

Positive action generates positive thinking, not the other way around. Positive action is a choice, one that can be challenging, especially for people who've experienced much suffering and pain in their lives - but it's still a choice. — Lauren Mackler

You are the part of rat race because you are letting them treat you like a rat. This is the modern definition of a slave. — Saurabh Sharma

Don't delay. It's getting late. — Jeffrey R. Holland

Who are you?
Just because you break hearts
doesn't make you a heartbreaker.
Just because you get straight A's
doesn't make you a success.
Just because you have a college consultant
doesn't make you college bound.
Just because you fail to act
doesn't make you cowardly.
Just because you need help,
doesn't make you weak.
Just because the world sees you as something
or as nothing
doesn't mean anything
at all. — Robin Friedman