And that is why I succeed. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Confidence is contagious.
So is lack of confidence. The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or ever murderous obsession. You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it. I've never worked so hard for anything in life.