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
ghost speak spokes
Because, as we are told—a sad old joke, too— Ghosts, like the ladies, never speak till spoke to.
revolving strongly
We strongly think it's a problem. It contributes to the revolving door.
shake system
So, we've been here before. This will get better and the system will shake out.
nice thinking feelings
I think second place is always the most difficult one. It's not a nice feeling.
nice thinking class
If any writer thinks the world is full of middle class people of nice sensibilities, then he is out of his mind.
humility embroidery chiefs
Humility is the embroidery of chiefs.
owl palaces spiders
The spider is the chamberlain in the Palace of the Caesars The owl is the trumpeter on the battlements of Afrasiyah.
honesty mistake responsibility
Because democratic institutions do not renew themselves as effortlessly as flowering trees, they demand the ceaseless tinkering of people who possess both the courage and the honesty to admit their mistakes and accept responsibility for even the most inglorious acts.
democracy aristocracy poverty
The faith in reason insists that the poverty of democracy offers a greater hope for mankind than the prosperity that attaches itself to aristocracy or despotism.
end-of-the-world too-much world
Do not expect too much of the end of the world.
generosity giving charity
You only get to keep what you give away.
motivational christmas new-year
Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
differences sound reason
There is a mighty big difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good.
movie stars thinking
I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.