Truer Words

“You know that feeling you get after vacation when you’re just so happy to get back to reality? Me neither.ˮ

  —Anonymous

“Isn’t it interesting that people feel best about themselves right before they go on vacation? They’ve cleared up all of their to-do piles, closed up transactions, renewed old promises with themselves. My most basic suggestion is that people should do that more than just once a year.ˮ 

— David Allen (b. 1945, American author and productivity consultant)

“The essence of America, that which really unites us, is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion. It is an idea, and what an idea it is—that you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.ˮ 

— Condoleezza Rice (b. 1954, American political scientist, former secretary of state)

“News is the first rough draft of history.ˮ — Philip Graham (1915–1963, American newspaperman)

“Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.ˮ — Samuel Johnson (1709–1784, English poet, playwright, and essayist)

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.ˮ — Albert Einstein (1879–1955, German-born theoretical physicist)

“A ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that ‘individuality’ is the key to success.ˮ — Robert Orben (1927–2023, American comedy writer)

“We can't all be heroes, for someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.ˮ — Will Rogers (1879–1935, American actor and humorist)

“Income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf.ˮ — Will Rogers (1879–1935, American actor and humorist)

“History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces.ˮ — Tim Pawlenty (b. 1960, former governor of Minnesota)