Quotes from Walter Annenberg

I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened.

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.

Unless young blacks are brought into the mainstream of economic life, they will continue to be on the curbstone.

TV is like theater. You can't enjoy it without a program.

I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty.

When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.

I'd heard he was good, and what the hell sense does it make not to hire somebody because of their color?

Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.

I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.

The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies.

It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself.

In the world today, a young lady who does not have a college education just is not educated.

My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.

It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.

What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold.

Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school.

You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others.

Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.

Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work.

People who think about art as an investment are pathetic.

Few things are as essential as education.