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
two kind pedestrians
There are two kinds of pedestrians... the quick and the dead.
distance convincing-evidence luxury
There is convincing evidence that the search for solitude is not a luxury but a biological need. Just as humans posses a herding instinct that keeps us close to others most of the time, we also have a conflicting drive to seek out solitude. If the distance between ourselves and others becomes too great, we experience isolation and alienation, yet if the proximity to others becomes too close, we feel smothered and trapped.
Live constructively and live optimistically.
Your thoughts are making you.
people each-day ability
The happiest and most contented people are those who each day perform to make the best of their abilities.
people democracy yemen
The US has not imposed democracy in Yemen, its people have.
upset attention four
The Four Rules of Life: 1. Show Up 2. Pay Attention 3.Tell the Truth 4. Don't be upset at the results.
beauty grace may
Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, 'tis but a hookless bait.
book school years
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.
wise book angel
The Wise (Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay; But in their books, as from their graves they rise. Angels--that, side by side, upon our way, Walk with and warn us!
book temples landmarks
All books grow homilies by time; they are Temples, at once, and Landmarks.
book past long
There is no Past, so long as Books shall live!
pain destiny evil
Know, he that foretells his own calamity, and makes events before they come, twice over, doth endure the pains of evil destiny.
fate glasses perfect
How wisely fate ordain'd for human kind Calamity! which is the perfect glass, Wherein we truly see and know ourselves.