Bill Vaughan
Bill Vaughan
William E.Vaughanwas an American columnist and author. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, he wrote a syndicated column for the Kansas City Star from 1946 until his death in 1977. He was published in Reader's Digest and Better Homes and Gardens under the pseudonym Burton Hillis. He attended Washington University in St. Louis...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth8 October 1915
CountryUnited States of America
school names political
A statesman is any politician it's considered safe to name a school after.
safe chance nostalgia
It's never safe to be nostalgic about something until you're absolutely certain there's no chance of its coming back
atheist
Perhaps God chose me to be an atheist?
adversity pleasure knows
He knows not the value of a day of pleasure who has not seen adversity.
uniqueness
No one can bring to God what you can.
worship instinct
There must be some great truth underlying the instinct for worship.
talking action
Doing leads more surely to talking than talking to doing.
book reading age
In the electronic age, books, words and reading are not likely to remain sufficiently authoritative and central to knowledge to justify literature.
christianity convincing
The Christianity which is shared is the Christianity which is convincing.
struggle animal law
Mutual aid is as much a law of animal life as mutual struggle.
hero murder villain
One murder makes a villain, millions often a hero.
imagination inspire fuel
A mission could be defined as an image of a desired state that you want to get to. Once fully seen, it will inspire you to act, fuel your imagination and determine your behavior.
heart men mistress
Since I am a man, my heart is three or four times less sensitive, because I have three or four times as much power of reason and experience of the world -- a thing which you women call hard-heartedness. As a man, I can take refuge in having mistresses. The more of them I have, and the greater the scandal, the more I acquire reputation and brilliance in society.
years warning addresses
Many years ago Rudyard Kipling gave an address at McGill University in Montreal. He said one striking thing which deserves to be remembered. Warning the students against an over-concern for money, or position, or glory, he said