Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg
Walter Hubert Annenbergwas an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat. He built up his family’s magazine business with great success, extending it into radio and TV. At Sunnylands, his grand estate near Palm Springs, California, he entertained royalty, presidents and many other celebrities. He was United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1974. A keen philanthropist, he was a trustee of the Eisenhower Fellowships, and is believed to have donated $2 billion to educational establishments and art galleries...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth13 March 1908
CountryUnited States of America
Walter Annenberg quotes about
Accomplish something every day of your life.
Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life.
I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.
Unless young blacks are brought into the mainstream of economic life, they will continue to be on the curbstone.
Only when you are moved by a painting should you buy it. Being moved is what collecting is all about.
I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened.
It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.
Be respectful to others as you grow... If we lack respect for one group, then there is a tendency for that attitude to spread. It becomes infectious and no one becomes safe from the ravages of prejudice.
Carter's done a lot more good since he's been out of the White House than when he was in it.
All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.
Few things are as essential as education.