Quotes by Herbert V. Prochnow
“A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“The man who is waiting for something to turn up might start with his own shirt sleeves.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“He who has a thing to sell and goes and whispers in a well, is not so apt to get the dollars as he who climbs a tree and hollers.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“A committee is a group of the unwilling, chosen from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“A flatterer is a person who says things to your face that he wouldn't say behind your back.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“The fellow who says he'll meet you halfway usually thinks he's standing on the dividing line.”— Herbert V. Prochnow
“You can't do much about the length of your life, but you can do a lot about its depth and width.”— Herbert V. Prochnow