As I regularly tell my kids, few people learn from success. A worthwhile professional life is built over a boneyard of failures. Early failures, as opposed to successes, are instructive. The trick is to keep them minor. And to figure out
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“The world wasn't lined up the right way for you.”
― Straight White Male
― Straight White Male
“I don't know if our paths will ever cross again. But, my God, I'm glad they crossed at all.”
― Villa America
― Villa America
“Quite a place to be, that. When there's no one to tell you not to have another drink.”
― Straight White Male
― Straight White Male
“For Kennedy the urge was to say "Can I go again?”
― Straight White Male
― Straight White Male
Madeleine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Madeleine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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