Far from rejecting outright any hierarchy of success or failure, philosophy instead reconfigures the judging process, lending legitimacy to theidea that themainstream value system may unfairly consign some people to disgrace and others to respectability.

Attitude is the power of leadership. Nothing can stop a person from achieving success who has the right attitude. Our attitude cannot stop our feelings, but they can prevent our feelings from stopping us

“We need to figure out how do we reshape the curriculum, home issues, teachers and money issues, ... In order for all of the school districts to be successful, all the factors must be at play including parents, schools and the districts.”

“It's nice to see them doing good up there. They're all my friends. It's good to see that. You know that if you work hard and you're successful here then you'll get a chance to go up.”

“I hope he inspired some of our students and reminded them that coming from a small town is not a negative. Here, when somebody is successful, we all take part. And in tragedy, we all pull together.”

“The Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau has worked diligently over the past year to ensure that the conference will be a great success. With over 500 participants staying overnight and enjoying Calcasieu Parish, there will be a tremendous impact on the local economy.”

“I'm very happy to be back for a full season with Lucas, after this year testing together and only one race. This is the biggest program I've ever been involved with. The car is very nice to drive and we expect to be successful with it.”

“We had a difficult first quarter, and we spent the rest of the year catching up. But our credit quality is as solid as it's ever been, and we believe we had built a solid foundation for continued success.”

“Alicia played outstanding singles today. Her strategy combined with her execution of points played a major role in her success against both Hettinger and Bloomberg. To play for an ESD championship in flight one is quite an accomplishment.”

“The money was set aside for us, but the stipulation was that we had to hold a referendum first. If we didn't act now, we'd lose the money because the SCC would be entitled to give it to another school district with a successful referendum.”