Clever Insights and Witty Wisdom: Unveiling the Wit of Arnold Glasow Through Memorable Quotes

50+ Quotes attributed to Arnold Glasow:

1. "Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are."

2. "The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it."

3. "The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once."

4. "A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down."

5. "An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied."

6. "The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion."

7. "Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to."

8. "You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth."

9. "Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath."

10. "The only thing that comes to us without effort is old age."

11. "The best things in life are not things."

12. "If you want to know how your girl will treat you after marriage, just listen to her talking to her little brother."

13. "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones, but they should always wear shoes."

14. "The only way to read a book of aphorisms without being bored is to open it at random and, having found something that interests you, close the book and meditate."

15. "A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit."

16. "Some minds are like concrete—thoroughly mixed up and permanently set."

17. "A consultant is someone who saves his client almost enough to pay his fee."

18. "An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind."

19. "You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time."

20. "If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today."

21. "Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time."

22. "It's not so much what's on the table that matters, as what's on the chairs."

23. "The book you don't read won't help."

24. "A baby is born with a need to be loved—and never outgrows it."

25. "The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs... one step at a time."

26. "Feelings are much like waves; we can't stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf."

27. "If you lose your temper, you've lost the argument."

28. "A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it."

29. "Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian."

30. "Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects."

31. "The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those who got there first."

32. "A true friend is someone who thinks you're a good egg even though he knows you're slightly cracked."

33. "A consultant is someone who takes the watch off your wrist and tells you the time."

34. "No one is listening until you make a mistake."

35. "One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency."

36. "The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them."

37. "The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going."

38. "Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping."

39. "Make your life a mission—not an intermission."

40. "The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it."

41. "A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night."

42. "The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."

43. "There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all."

44. "The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it."

45. "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

46. "The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them."

47. "Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours. They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge. If you had all the money in the world, you couldn't buy an extra hour."

48. "In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later."

49. "A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation."

50. "Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses."

These quotes reflect Arnold Glasow's wit, wisdom, and unique perspective on various aspects of life.