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Do you see the consequences of the way we have chosen to think about success? Because we so profoundly personalize success, we miss opportunities to lift others onto the top rung...We are too much in awe of those who succeed and far too dismissive of those who fail. And most of all, we become much too passive. We overlook just how large a role we all play—and by we I mean
society
—in determining who makes it and who doesn't.
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What does it say about a
society
that it devotes more care and patience to the selection of those who handle its money than of those who handle its children?
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We overlook just how large a role we all play — and by 'we' I mean
society
— in determining who makes it and who doesn't.
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We cling to the idea that success is a simple function of individual merit and that the world in which we all grow up and the rules we choose to write as a
society
don't matter at all.
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To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success — the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history — with a
society
that provides opportunities for all.
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Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.
Marcus Garvey
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September 3, 1963
(age 61)
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