American - Publisher | August 19, 1919 - February 24, 1990
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
Malcolm Forbes
ResponsibilityEnjoyLoseAuthority
To measure the man, measure his heart.
HeartManMeasureHis
Anyone who says businessmen deal in facts, not fiction, has never read old five-year projections.
FactsNeverOldFictionDealWho
By the time we've made it, we've had it.
TimeMadeHadBy The Time
It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history.
HistoryManMePrisonHarvardHire
Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are.
YouScarsOldAlwaysScoreEven
It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
FunMoreConclusionJustifyThan
People who never get carried away should be.
PeopleNeverAwayGetWhoShould
If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it.
YouNothingExpectGetSurprised
If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route.
ColleaguesDoubtYouDeskKnowPass
Let your children go if you want to keep them.
ChildrenYouGoWantKeepYour
Elected leaders who forget how they got there won't the next time.
TimeForgetNextGotNext TimeWho
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