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“You want to believe that those who work hard and sacrifice get ahead and those who are lazy and cheat do not. This, of course, is not always true. Success is often greatly influenced by when you were born, where you grew up, the socioeconomic status of your family, and random chance”
― David McRaney, You Are Not So Smart

“You are a confabulatory creature by nature. You are always explaining to yourself the motivations for your actions and the causes to the effects in your life, and you make them up without realizing it when you don't know the answers. Over time, these explanations become your idea of who you are and your place in the world. They are your self... You are a story you tell yourself.”
― David McRaney, You Are Not So Smart

“All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory” was the motto of the King’s Guard in ancient Greece.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People