Optimism, unaccompanied by personal effort, is merely a state of mind and not fruitful.
Bill VaughanThese are days you'll remember. If you recall nothing else from your graduation ceremony, remember you heard the New Jersey Governor quote from 10,000 Maniacs.
Bill VaughanMy forces are not enfeebled, I find no decay in my strength; my provisions are not cut off, I find no abhorring in mine appetite; my counsels are not corrupted nor infatuated, I find no false apprehensions to work upon mine understanding; and yet they see that invisibly, and I feel that insensibly, the disease prevails.
Bill VaughanAdolescence is society's permission slip for combining physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility.
Bill VaughanThe process could be likened to relaxing on a riverbank and watching a fish leap out of the water, sparkle for a moment in the sunlight, then dive back in a graceful arc. There is no need to engage in a mental dialogue about the merits and demerits of the fish, emotionally react to the fish, or jump into the water to try to catch the fish. Once the fish is out of sight, it should also be out of mind.
Bill VaughanIf you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.
Bill VaughanYouth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
Bill VaughanIt is a game of chess with this city. We'll have to see how it is going to play out. The city goes back and forth trying to figure out what programs to cut and what they have funding for. What I would love to see is for the city to step up and run the rink 10 months out of the year so kids can play in the summer and we can have camps here in Glenwood.
Bill VaughanImproving efficiency on the farm is not only a risk-reduction strategy, it's a profitability strategy.
Bill VaughanWe 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.
Bill VaughanLook for strength in people, not weakness; for good, not evil. Most of us find what we search for.
Bill VaughanMuch of the rest of the world has already learned some English. They pretty much understand the American way of doing things, because our culture has been ubiquitous and has been the 500-pound gorilla in the global economy. But the world is far more interrelated than ever before, and no one culture can thrive without the knowledge of how to function in other cultures.
Bill Vaughan