stock, but not a gambler because he looks only for “sure-fire things.” He imagines the stock market being like having a lifetime punch card on which you’re only allowed 20 holes. With such a restricted choice, you would make sure that the stocks you did invest in were right.
Optimistic people tend to succeed not simply because they believe that everything will turn out right, but because the expectation of success makes them work harder. If you expect little, you will not be motivated even to try.
Many of the leaders and authors covered here attribute the turning point in their lives to picking up a certain book.
“must soak and tan his mind constantly in the vats of literature.”
Catherine Ponder: “You do not have to compromise in life, if you are willing to let go of the idea of compromise.”
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