My father believed that you should never abandon a goal once you declare it important. He maintained that only cowards give in to hard times. He thought that you should wake up in the morning expecting to be successful. Leaders, therefore, need to be optimistic. Often we get knocked down while pursuing our destiny in life.
Most people just lie there without attempting to get back up.
My father thought that you should be like a basketball and always bounce back up. Remember, when you get knocked down, get up quickly, or you will kill the grass. Daddy disagreed with the notion that knowledge is power. Many times, he would say that our prisons are filled with people who have knowledge but, unfortunately, neglected to use their knowledge properly. Therefore, their lives are wasted, because they make no significant contributions to society.