Robert G. Moscatelli
THE TROUBLE WITH QUOTE BOOKS, to paraphrase something Napoleon once said about books in general, is that in them one has to read so many bad quotes to find some that are really good. Most authors of quote books include in their pages numerous forgettable quotes among the few that are really worth remembering. Not so with this quote book.
This book is an unpadded collection of carefully selected quotes. Each quote is guaranteed to cause the reader to think, learn, grow or, in some cases, laugh.
Open this book to any page and you will find selected gems of the spoken and written word that you will use again and again. It is a comprehensive resource that will give you an appropriate quote for almost any subject you want to address in your speaking or writing.
Bob Moscatelli is a 1958 graduate of West Point. He accumulated the quotes in this book over a fifty-year period which included twenty-six years as a career Army officer, eight as a financial programmer and four in politics. He is also the author of Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart, a book on the fundamentals of personal finance.
This book is an ideal gift for readers of all ages. Buy a copy for yourself and for everyone you care about who will appreciate a useful gift that will have a beneficial influence on his or her life for years to come.
Bob Moscatelli received his undergraduate degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He spent 26 years on active duty as an Army officer retiring as a colonel in 1984.
He holds a masters degree in public administration from Shippensburg State University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. He is also a graduate of the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
After retiring from the Army in 1984, Bob worked as a financial programmer for eight years in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He and his wife, Bonnie, now live in Frisco, Colorado, where Bob is a former mayor.
Work
“I am a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
Thomas Jefferson
U. S. President
“Cream doesn’t rise to the top. It works its way up.”
Unknown
“Pray for a good harvest, but keep on plowing.”
Unknown
“The best plan on earth will not work unless you do.”
Unknown
“The man who is rowing the boat has no time to rock it.”
Unknown
“It’s always been and always will be the same in the world: the horse does the work and the coachman is tipped.”
Anonymous
“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.”
James Barrie
Scottish Writer
“You cannot plow the field by turning it over in your mind.”
Unknown
“People who want milk shouldn’t sit on a stool in the middle of a field in the hopes that a cow will back up to them.”
Curtis Grant
Author
“Hard work is the best investment a man can make.”
Charles Schwab
Founder, Discount Brokerage
“If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.”
Olin Miller
Author
“Work spares us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.”
Voltaire
French Statesman, Dramatist
“Candide”
“As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.”
Thomas Edison
Inventor
“So many people like golf because it’s the only endeavor that rewards you for a performance that’s under par.”
Unknown
“Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.”
Robert Half
Motivational Speaker
