When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall.
Paul HarveyRead
Oh, things always get better. Tomorrow will always be better. Just think about it . . . is there any time in history in which you'd rather live than now?
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes optimism about the future, suggesting that each day brings improvement.
Paul Harvey's quote reflects an optimistic outlook on life and the progression of time. It encourages individuals to appreciate the present moment and believe in the potential for a brighter future, implying that despite challenges, each day offers opportunities for growth and happiness. By questioning if there is a preferable time to live than the present, it challenges us to recognize the advancements and positive aspects of our current age.
In practice
In a motivational speech to uplift a team during tough times.
When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall.
We've drifted away from being fishers of men to being keepers of the aquarium.
One vote. That's a big weapon you have there, Mister. In 1948, just one additional vote in each precinct would have elected Dewey. In 1960, one vote in each precinct in Illinois would have elected Nixon. One vote.
In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.
I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.
We were poor, but we didn't know it. There were no government bureaus in those days presuming to determine where poorness begins and ends, but I don't remember ever being hungry.
I am just tired of writing about heroes that we're dragging down to our level, and I want to write about heroes that we want to be.
As far as i am concerned, i am in the knowledge that death can never extinguish the torch which i have lit in Ghana and Africa. Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
I long for a kind of quiet where I can just drift and dream. I always say getting inspiration is like fishing. If you're quiet and sitting there and you have the right bait, you're going to catch a fish eventually. Ideas are sort of like that. You never know when they're going to hit you.
From my birth I have aspired like the eagle - but unlike the eagle, my wings have failed. . . . Congratulate me then that I have found a fitting scope for my powers.
There's always constantly interesting things to do, and who knows, maybe I will be a good sculptor. I haven't decided what I am going to do next, but I am not going to quit just because I did something interesting.
We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreperably broken.
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