Whenever I felt down, ...

Whenever I felt down, whenever I started wondering what homeless shelter I would die in, [my mother] would buck me up by telling me: you know, Paul, the A students work for the B students, the C students run the companies, and the D students dedicate the buildings.
 Paul Orfalea

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My motto has always been that anybody can do it better than me.
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