Quotemeal: Dec. 16th, 1955

Friday, December 16, 1955

"Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can."
— Willis Whitney

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Illustration of Willis Whitney — "Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can."

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