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
caring guy care
I heard that [Clarkson] said some petty things about someone I care deeply about, so I just made some petty remarks 'cause I'm a petty guy.
age care sound
It sounds bad, but they don't care about your age if you're famous.
suicide nuts bridges
What Strauss is going through drives you nuts. If you care about your batting - which I'm sure he does - he will feel like jumping off a bridge and committing suicide
fans great-fans
I'd always been a great fan of George Orwell.
people ifs
I've always been struck by how unsuspicious people are in general, if you tell them what you're about.
book greek bed
I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans.
facts england
The fact is that I loved being in England.
class england huge
There is a huge antipathy in England between the north and the south, the working class and the owning class.
book ideas people
Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
government nuclear coal
The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.
two watches done
What's wonderful is to read the different translations - some done in 1600 and some in 1900 - of the same passage. It's fascinating to watch the same tale repeated in such a different way by two different centuries.
hero men goal
Goal achievement is hero's work.
years long age
Middle age is when you realize that you'll never live long enough to try all the recipes you spent thirty years clipping out of newspapers and magazines.
kids car choices
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.