I jot notes at the end of the book. I started signing and dating the book and when I finished about a year ago. Helps me remember when I read it. I got the idea from my good friend Brian. I try to read at least one book a week, and one good book a month. I am allergic to strawberries, tomatoes, telemarketers, and socialism.
Born in the UK, our intrepid hero emigrated to the US as fast as his chubby little legs could carry him. Posing as a refugee in the late 1970's, he splashed across the Rio Grande to a better life in land of opportunity. Some of the preceding is actually true. Most isn't. The Rio Grande bit? Pure fabrication.
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." - Calvin Coolidge
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