Herbert Bayward Swope Analysis

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Herbert Bayward Swope once said, "I cannot give you the secret for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is--try to please everyone." Swope is completely accurate with his statement. Trying to please other people all the time will acquire some brownie points but overall, will end with disappointment. There is not a single person alive who does not enjoy getting his/her way. It is obviously important to compromise, but if someone never gets his/her way entirely the what he/she wants it, then he/she might get bitter or upset. In order to acquire what is desired, pleasing others is not the way to go about it but instead to embrace selfishness and go after it alone. When my family and I are deciding what to eat for a family

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