Very early in life I became ...

Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words.
Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words.
 Gwendolyn Brooks

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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.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Quotes from the same author

We don't ask a flower any special reason for its existence. We just look at it and are able to accept it as being something different from ourselves.
 Gwendolyn Brooks
Abortions will not let you forget. You remember the children you got that you did not get.
 Gwendolyn Brooks
Words can do wonderful things. They pound, purr. They can urge, they can wheedle, whip, whine. They can sing, sass, singe. They can churn, check, channelize. They can be a "Hup two three four." They can forge a fiery army of a hundred languid men.
 Gwendolyn Brooks
It is brave to be involved
 Gwendolyn Brooks