Quotes by Walter Annenberg

About Walter Annenberg:

Walter Hubert Annenberg is believed to have donated $2 billion to educational establishments and art galleries. He also is remembered for his media campaigns against the Barnes Foundation and the wish to relocate its art collection.
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Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.

Walter Annenberg

Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school.

Walter Annenberg

I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.

Walter Annenberg

I didn't want to be greedy. It's a mark of bad character and I always believed that pigs go the slaughterhouse.

Walter Annenberg

I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.

Walter Annenberg

It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself.

Walter Annenberg

I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened.

Walter Annenberg

Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.

Walter Annenberg

Never buy four C-plus paintings when you can buy one A.

Walter Annenberg

It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.

Walter Annenberg

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

Walter Annenberg

TV is like theater. You can't enjoy it without a program.

Walter Annenberg

What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold.

Walter Annenberg

When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.

Walter Annenberg

You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others.

Walter Annenberg

Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.

Walter Annenberg

Author Bio

  • NameWalter Annenberg
  • DescriptionBusinessman, Ambassador
  • BornMarch 13, 1908
  • DiedOctober 1, 2002
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionArt Collector; Diplomat; Publisher
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Legion Of Honour; Knight Of The Order Of St. Gregory The Great; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; National Medal Of Arts; Presidential Medal Of Freedom