Words That Shaped Our World Volume Two

Introductions, 15; Chapter 1 “It is my observations that most people get ahead during the time others waste time.” —Henry Ford, 19; Chapter 2 “For every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.”—Sir Isaac Newton, 26; Chapter 3 “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”—John Lennon, 31; Chapter 4 “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.”—John Wayne, 40; Chapter 5 “I came, I saw, I conquered.” —Julius Caesar, 47; Chapter 6 “I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you cannot see from the center.” —Kurt Vonnegut, 53; Chapter 7 “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”—Leo Tolstoy, 61; Chapter 8 “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” —Lucille Ball, 70; Chapter 9 “Power is like being a lady…if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” —Margaret Thatcher, 79; Chapter 10 “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”—Marilyn Monroe, 86; Chapter 11 “Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.”—Mel Brooks, 94; Chapter 12 “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” —Michael Jordan, 104; Chapter 13 “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”—Neil Armstrong, 112; Chapter 14 “I think more important than law is the hearts of people.”—Louis Gossett Jr, 126; Chapter 15 “Once you get rid of the idea that you must please other people before you please yourself, and you begin to follow your own instincts—only then can you be successful.” —Raquel Welch, 135; Chapter 16 “I was not naturally talented. I didn’t sing, dance, or act, though working around that minor detail made me inventive.”—Steve Martin, 143; Chapter 17 “The greatest discoveries all start with the question, ‘Why?’”—Robert Ballard, 154; Chapter 18 “I’ve been a survivor my whole life.” —Chuck Wepner, 161; Chapter 19 “The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure.” —Norman Rockwell, 171; Chapter 20 “My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved.” —Dolly Parton, 180; Chapter 21 “I’ve done just about everything I’ve ever thought or even didn’t think I would do. Making people laugh is all I care about.” —Bob Newhart, 192; Chapter 22 “Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.” —Andy Rooney, 208; About Jim Stovall, 217; About Kathy Johnson, 219