Quotemeal: Jun. 23rd, 1954

Wednesday, June 23, 1954

"The reason that most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first."
— Robert J. McKain

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"Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures."
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Illustration of Robert J. McKain — "The reason that most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first."

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