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Booker T. Washington

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

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Booker T. Washington is saying that paying close attention to the ordinary, everyday details is more important for achieving success than focusing on big or rare events.

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