“Success is an absurd, erratic thing. She arrives when one least expects her and after she has come may depart again almost because of a whim.”
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In business everyone is out to grab, to fight, to win. Either you are the under or the over dog. It is up to you to be on top.
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I simply don't believe in failure. In itself, it doesn't exist. We create it. We make ourselves fail.
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