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My wife found this quote from Theodore Roosevelt. When I was down in the dumps at being rejected by a school I just knew I was a shoe-in; and the fact that the admissions process was winding down, without me being in...she gave it to me. It was very inspirational!! After much pondering, I realized that this was a life-time commitment. So, I was simply going to have to dust off my knees, quit feeling sorry for myself and do it again and again until I finally got my acceptance letter. Here it goes:
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the high acheivement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory or defeat."
Ladies, please feel free to alter the pro-nouns.
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'Old Man Dave'
KCOM, Class of '03
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the high acheivement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory or defeat."
Ladies, please feel free to alter the pro-nouns.
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'Old Man Dave'
KCOM, Class of '03