Because in this world, there is a line: on one side are the men who cannot get things done, and on the other side are the men who can. And not one in a hundred will cross that line. Will you?

Aravind Adiga
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Not everyone can be president or a CEO. Not everyone can be a runner-up on the American Idol or win the Nobel Prize. And not everyone has to become an Olympic medalist. The truth is that there are different levels of success in the world, and not everyone will get to cross over all the lines.

It is a bit like a game of musical chairs. You may be able to make it into a seat, but you won’t be able to keep it.

Source: Last Man In Tower

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