CUT DOWN TO SIZE Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill tells about walking into the Denver Airport and being approached by a man who said, “Hi, Tip. How are you?” O’Neill […]
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ARROGANCE Alcibiades was telling Pericles, forty years his senior, how best to govern Athens. This did not amuse Pericles. He said, “Alcibiades, when I was your age, I talked just
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PROPHETIC BOASTING A friend was really tired of hearing Muhammad Ali boast about his physical prowess. His constant claiming “I am the best” was wearing thin.” So a colleague asked
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JOIN THE CROWD John Kenneth Galbraith is one of the better known economists of our day due to his frequent appearance on television. He is well-known for his teaching at
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ADMITTING MISTAKES Nikita Khrushchev and President Kennedy were having a vigorous exchange of strong opinions. Finally, Kennedy asked Khrushchev, “Do you ever admit a mistake?” The Soviet Premier responded, “Certainly
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QUICK RESPONSE The well-known newspaper giver-of-advice, Ann Landers, was reported to be at an embassy reception and was approached by a pompous, arrogant senator. He said to her, “So you’re
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THE SELF-MADE MAN “Hubris” is a very important Biblical word denoting an exaggerated self- confidence akin to arrogance. In the Garden of Eden story, all Adam and Eve had to
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THE PROFIT IN SERMONS “I never heard a sermon but what I got some good out of it. However, I had some mighty close calls.” Dr. Pierce Harris, as
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THAT’S THE ONLY PROBLEM A young man had finished his first semester in college and was spending the weekend at home. Somewhat bored with the old place, he was regaling
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT One Saturday night a pastor threw up his hands and said to himself, “No way I can face that congregation tomorrow. I’m going golfing.” So, he phoned
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ADMISSION The Chinese have a story based on three or four thousand years of civilization. Two Chinese coolies were arguing heatedly in the midst of a crowd. A stranger expressed
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YOU, ME AND WE John Berger, the principal, encountered a ninth grade boy walking out of room 209 with a dour expression on his face. The concerned principal asked the
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SEEING THE FUTURE Isn’t it strange? The same people who laugh at gypsy fortunetellers take economists seriously. Cincinnati Enquirer
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PERSPECTIV E. Three people were visiting and viewing the Grand Canyon — an artist, a pastor and a cowboy. As they stood on the edge of that massive abyss, each
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POISE That ability to keep talking while someone else picks up the check. Land O’ Lakes Mirror
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POWERFUL COMMUNICATION Sign seen in Chicago: “Warning! Guard Dog on Duty — survivors will be prosecuted!” From Top Performance, by Zig Ziglar
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GROWING UP When the children stop asking where they came from and start refusing to tell you where they are going, you know they’re growing up. Cornerstones
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WHO’S SHARING WHAT WITH WHOM? A woman was out shopping one day and decided to stop for a cup of coffee. She bought a bag of cookies, put them into
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH It had been a hard winter in the Appalachian area. The snow had piled up deeper and deeper, the mercury dropped, rivers froze, people suffered. The Red
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING The time is early Dec. A family of four drives to a suburban mall to do some Christmas shopping. They decide to shop separately so that the presents
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