Walter Annenberg's Quotes

My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.

My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.

Never buy four C-plus paintings when you can buy one A.

Our blood will turn from red to blue, although our money is but new.

People who think about art as an investment are pathetic.

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

The greatest power is not money power, but political power.

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

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

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

Your Majesty, I took the liberty because I was so desirous of visiting alone with you for a few minutes before the rest of the other peasants arrived.

I didn't want to be greedy. It's a mark of bad character and I always believed that pigs go the slaughterhouse.

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

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

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

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

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

All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.

Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.

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

Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.

Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life.

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

Accomplish something every day of your life.

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

I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.