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Earl Wilson
American
Athlete
About the author
Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Problems
#Snow
#Adolescence
He was so honest you could play craps with him over the phone.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Play
The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
Science may never come up with a better office communication system than the coffee break.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#May
#Science
#Coffee
#Office
#Communication
Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Art
#Death
#Being
#Courage
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Baseball
A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Vacation
A woman may race to get a man a gift but it always ends in a tie.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#May
#Man
#Woman
#Race
Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Money
#Talking
#Fool
#Nonsense
Home, nowadays, is a place where part of the family waits till the rest of the family brings the car back.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Family
#Home
#Car
#Rest
Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#May
#Man
#Money
#Electricity
Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Temptation
#Duty
#Whisper
Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Experience
#Mistake
For the parents of a Little Leaguer, a baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown into innings.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Baseball
#Parents
Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone you don't.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Gossip
He's an honest man - you could shoot craps with him over the telephone.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Man
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Will
#Tomorrow
#Yesterday
The man who didn't want his wife to work has been succeeded by the man who asks about her chances of getting a raise.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Want
#Work
#Wife
#Man
This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Love
#World
#Debt
To sell something, tell a woman it's a bargain; tell a man it's deductible.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Man
#Woman
#Bargain
Today's accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on the parents.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Today
#Youth
#May
#Parents
#Stress
You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#May
Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Success
#Failure
#Luck
If you wouldn't write it and sign it, don't say it.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
Isn't it a shame that future generations can't be here to see all the wonderful things we're doing with their money?
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Money
#Future
#Shame
#Generations
Middle Age - later than you think and sooner than you expect.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Age
#Middle age
Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else is up in the air.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Ability
#Earth
Nothing is as embarrassing as watching your boss do something you assured him couldn't be done.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Nothing
#Boss
One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Pressure
#Blood
Poise: the ability to be ill at ease inconspicuously.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Ability
If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
Earl Wilson,
American
Athlete
#Car