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Old 04-20-2008, 02:43 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nuttyjoe View Post
I agree, FX. There are far too many people in the ghettos nowadays who have fallen victim to "acceptance". I have given lectures on this at my former high school many times.
Many Blacks stay in poor nieghborhoods simply because their minds tell them that this is the way (and place) that Blacks are supposed to live in. That's what I mean by acceptance.
Absolutely right Joe. When people lose their dreams and aspirations and stop believing in themselves they are condemning themselves to a lifetime of struggle. You have to be prepared to fail 99 times to be successful once! Hopefully it will happen long before the 99th attempt.

We can't all be Bill Gates but we can always improve our lot if we really want to.

And if you can't make it in the USA you can't make it anywhere (to paraphrase Sinatra!).
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Doggone it darn right you betcha bless your heart maverick