Mary Travers Rule of Thumb

All of us are subject to being passive to the social ills around us ... it's a struggle not to become, by staying silent, an accomplice.

Walter Cronkite Rule of Thumb

And that's the way it is ...

Hosta Plants Rule of Thumb

The darker the foilage, the more shade the plant can handle.

Jay Harper Rule of Thumb

When a tree is damaged in a storm, if the roots aren't out of the ground, then it's probably salvageable ... if the roots are out of the ground, I probably wouldn't bother, but cactuses and succulents such as ocotillos probably can be replanted with success even if the roots are out of the ground.

Bill Finley Rule of Thumb

In horse racing, the favorites win about 30% of the time.

National Hurricane Center Rule of Thumb

Divide the number 100 by the forward speed of a storm to estimate the inches of rain the storm will deliver.

W. C. Fields Rule of Thumb

Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.

Sidney J. Harris Rule of Thumb

A recession is when you lose your job ... a depression is when I lose mine!

Robert Orben Rule of Thumb

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States ... ask any Indian.

Seven Deadly Sins Rule of Thumb

Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth!

David Packard Rule of Thumb

Working with the Washington bureaucracy is like pushing on one end of a forty-foot rope and trying to get the other end to do what you want.

[Insert Politician Name Here] Rule of Thumb

My mind is made up, don't confuse me with facts!

Arthur Okun Rule of Thumb

For every one percent the actual unemployment rate exceeds the natural rate of unemployment, real gross domestic product will be reduced by two to three percent.

Jerey Baron Rule of Thumb

If you don't want to see trees, stay out of the forest!

Margaret Sackville Rule of Thumb

Monotony may be the best condition for creativity!

Charles Handy Rule of Thumb

New ways of thinking about familiar things can release new energies and make all manner of things possible.

J. G. Saxe Rule of Thumb

Innovation is finding new possibilities in old situations.

Samuel Clemens Rule of Thumb

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions...small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you can become great, too.

Henry Fonda Rule of Thumb

When you're up to your nose, keep your mouth shut.