Frank W. Woolworth once told me that the turning-point in his career did not come until he was thrown flat on his back by illness. He was sure that his business would go to pieces during his long, enforced absence. Instead, he discovered that he had in his employ men who could overcome difficulties when given power to exercise initiative. After that Woolworth left many problems and difficulties to be solved by subordinates and turned his attention to big things.
B. C. ForbesNo man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage, determination, resolution.
B. C. ForbesLife is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement, the less perfect our success.
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