#com

He asked my girlfriend if we could come over and sing some of the songs that we had written, which we did. After he heard the songs, he said that he knew someone in the record business by the name of Bob Shad. ↗

— Phil Harris

#asked #bob #business #come #could

Let us tackle the big issues with bold ideas that transform Iowa to accomplish our shared mission to grow Iowa, and realize our shared vision of Iowa as the best place to live, work and raise a family. ↗

— Thomas Vilsack

#best #big #bold #family #grow

When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?' ↗

— Sydney Harris

#am #ask #compared #hard #hear

It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#determined #ever #feelings #go #how

When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#directly #directly proportional #disagreeable #feel #himself

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else? ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#anyone #cent #comes #complete #else

The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#different #different things #getting #giving #information

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#each #lovers #other #over #period

If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three. ↗

— Townsend Harris

#asia #commercial #countries #england #fifty

Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand. ↗

— Townsend Harris

#countries #distant #hand #invention #like