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A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.
 David Brinkley

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Once you get the nod, your mentality totally changes. It's like a heavyweight fighter-you win the title and that's it, you don't want to look back and you don't want to change. That's the way I feel and I'm looking to keep the job.?
 Mark Sanchez
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
 Sebastian Coe

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A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
 David Brinkley
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.
 David Brinkley
The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if it were.
 David Brinkley