Optimism. It's Not Just A Mind-set, It

Nobody Ever Worked As Hard As My Father. My Father Averaged Maybe Four Hours Of Sleep At Night, And When You're A Kid, You Don't Realize That.

If Anybody Had A Reason To Become A Delinquent, To Become A Criminal, To Be Angry At The Man, To Be Angry At The White Man, To Be Angry At America, It's My Dad, But He Did Not Feel That Way At All.

A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish.

Good Motives Aside, White Condescension Does More Damage Than Good. White Condescension Says To A Black Child, 'the Rules Used By Other Ethnic Groups Don't Apply To You. Forget About Work Hard, Get An Education, Posses Good Values. No, For You, We'll Alter The Rules By Lowering The Standards And Expecting Less.' Expect Less, Get Less.

Recall That The United Nations Commissioned Arab Scholars And Analysts To Publish The Arab Human Development Report. What Causes The Backwardness, The Scholars Wondered, Of 22 Arab States, Covering Nearly 300 Million People? Their Conclusion? Of All World Regions, The Arab Countries Scored The Lowest In Freedom, Media Independence, Civil Liberties, Political Process And Political Rights.