It was a big deal to leave home and my culture and my language. But I believed that in America, I could truly reap what I sowed and that the measure of a man was his ability and determination to succeed. This was the land of boundless opportunity.
タグ: determination, culture, home, man

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My mother had various jobs, from where she was regularly fired as politically undesirable. I often saw her crying and mumbling that we'll starve to death.
タグ: where, she, mother, death
I had an extremely boring time doing 20 to 30 trades a day while everyone was talking about baseball or basketball. So I stood there fantasizing about a device that could do the same thing I was doing.
タグ: doing, boring, day, time
Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it's a slippery slope.
タグ: bend, rules, never, you
Self-discipline is what separates the winners and the losers.
タグ: separates, losers, winners
America's wealth comes from the efforts of people striving for success. Take away their incentive with badmouthing success and you take away the wealth that helps us take care of the needy.
タグ: wealth, people, you, success
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