A friend's grandfather came to America from Eastern
Europe. After being processed at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in
lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and
waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman
with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him how a cafeteria
worked.
"Start out at that end," she said.
"Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end
they'll tell you how much you have to pay."
"I soon learned that's how everything works in
America," the grandfather told a friend. "Life's a cafeteria here.
You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. You
can even get success, but you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring
it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself."
~ Brian Cavanaugh
Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.
~ Brad Henry
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