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The Amazing Thing About The Winners Is That None Of Them Really Felt That They Were Doing Anything Special. They Just Felt Like It Was The Right Thing To Do.

It Is Not Easy To Stand Up Against Your Constituents Or Your Friends Or Colleagues Or Your Community And Take A Tough Stand For Something You Believe Is Right. Because You Always Want To Keep Working And Live To Fight Another Battle And It Might Cost You Your Career.

Well I've Been Writing Books. So That, By Its Nature, Is Kind Of A Solitary Occupation. And From Time To Time I Have Research Help, But Mostly I've Done Those Completely On My Own.

Sometimes It Takes A While To Recognize That Someone Has A Special Ability To Get Us To Believe In Ourselves, To Tie That Belief To Our Highest Ideals And Imagine That Together We Can Do Great Things. In Those Rare Moments, When Such A Person Comes Along, We Need To Put Aside Our Plans And Reach For What We Know Is Possible.

Education Was The Most Important Value In Our Home When I Was Growing Up.