Nice little tribute to a man who DID make a difference:

[Glyn]

 ON TURNING 70  "You still chase women, but only downhill".
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ON TURNING 80  "That's the time of your life when even your birthday
suit needs pressing."
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ON TURNING 90  "You know you're getting old when the candles cost more
than the cake."
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ON TURNING 100  " I don't feel old. In fact I don't feel anything until
noon. Then it's time for my nap."
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ON GIVING UP HIS EARLY CAREER, BOXING  "I ruined my hands in the ring
the referee kept stepping on them."
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ON SAILORS "They spend the first six days of each week sowing their wild
oats, then they go to church on Sunday and pray for crop failure."
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ON NEVER WINNING AN OSCAR  "Welcome to the Academy Awards or, as it's
called at my home, 'Passover'."
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ON GOLF  "Golf is my profession. Show business is just to pay the green
fees."

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ON PRESIDENTS  " I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained
only six."
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ON WHY HE CHOSE SHOWBIZ FOR HIS CAREER  " When I was born, the doctor
said to my mother, 'Congratulations.You have an eight-pound ham'."

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ON RECEIVING THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL   "I feel very humble, but I
think I have the strength of character to fight it."
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ON HIS FAMILY'S EARLY POVERTY "Four of us slept in the one bed.  When
it got cold, mother threw on another brother."
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ON HIS SIX BROTHERS  "That's how I learned to dance. Waiting for the
bathroom."
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ON HIS EARLY FAILURES  " I would not have had anything to eat if it
wasn't for the stuff the audience threw at me."
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ON GOING TO HEAVEN  "I've done benefits for ALL religions.  I'd hate to
blow the hereafter on a technicality."
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The most destructive habit........................................Worry
The greatest
Joy........................................................Giving
The greatest
loss.......................................................Loss of
self-respect

The most satisfying
work...........................................Helping
others
The ugliest personality
trait.......................................Selfishness
The most endangered species................................Dedicated
leaders

Our greatest natural resource..................................Our
youth
The greatest "shot in the
arm".................................Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.........................Fear

The most effective sleeping pill................................Peace
of
mind
The most crippling failure disease...........................Excuses
The most powerful force in life..................................Love

The most dangerous pariah......................................A
gossiper
The world's most incredible computer......................The brain
The worst thing to be without.... .................... .........Hope

The deadliest weapon...............................................The
tongue
The two most power-filled words.............................."I Can"
The greatest
asset.....................................................Faith

The most worthless
emotion.....................................Self-pity
The most beautiful
attire............................................SMILE!
The most prized possession........................... Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication........Prayer
The most contagious
spirit........................................Enthusiasm
                       
                                    BOB HOPE




 

[Glyn]