Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
Sam Ewing

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.
Sam Ewing

Nobody ever asks a father how he manages to combine marriage and a career.
Sam Ewing

Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
Sam Ewing

Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said couldn't be done.
Sam Ewing

On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died.
Sam Ewing

Parents who wonder where the younger generation is going should remember where it came from.
Sam Ewing

Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.
Sam Ewing

The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists.
Sam Ewing

The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect.
Sam Ewing


We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.
Sam Ewing

When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood.
Sam Ewing