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“Türkiye'de beklemek istemeyen ya da beklemeyi beceremeyen kişi, ne denli yetenekli olursa olsun, hiç bir şey başaramaz ve sinirlerini yıpratmaktan başka bir şey elde edemez; gücünü hızla tüketir, son dostlarını ve koruyucularını da yitirir ve en sonunda kimseye hiç bir yarar sağlamadan, aptalca ölüp gider. Buna karşılık akılsız ve değersiz, ama beklemeyi bilen biri, başka bir deyişle bir hayvan gibi edilgen kalabilecek, sinsice tek gözü açık uyuyabilecek kıpırtısızlığa sahip biri hemen her zaman amacına ulaşır; her durumda şansı, bu vasfa sahip olmayan yetenekli ve girişimci insanlardan daha fazladır.”

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