Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg
Walter Hubert Annenbergwas an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat. He built up his family’s magazine business with great success, extending it into radio and TV. At Sunnylands, his grand estate near Palm Springs, California, he entertained royalty, presidents and many other celebrities. He was United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1974. A keen philanthropist, he was a trustee of the Eisenhower Fellowships, and is believed to have donated $2 billion to educational establishments and art galleries...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth13 March 1908
CountryUnited States of America
Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life.
The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.
I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.
Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.
Accomplish something every day of your life.
In the world today, a young lady who does not have a college education just is not educated.
Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school.
The greatest power is not money power, but political power.
Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way 'round.
I want to remind you that success in life is based on hard slogging. There will be periods when discouragement is great and upsetting, and the antidote for this is calmness and fortitude and a modest yet firm belief in your competence. Be sure that your priorities are in order so that you can proceed in a logical manner, and be ever mindful that nothing will take the place of persistence.
Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.
Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.