Every generation of Americans has benefited from the generosity, talents, efforts and contributions of their fellow citizens.
The prospectus for the 1999 stock offering noted that "Martha Stewart's talents, efforts, personality and leadership have been, and continue to be, critical to our success," and adds, "our business would be adversely affected if: Martha Stewart's public image or reputation were to be tarnished".
Success requires a happy coincidence of talent, effort and fortune, so if you try to do anything of any ambition, the possibility of failure is ever present.
But after finishing it, I wondered why so much talent, effort and expense was devoted to the story of a few elite athletes in a luxury sport who knowingly and needlessly took risks that turned out so badly.
But then neither would I want to live in a society where it was impossible for someone with enough talent, effort and luck to make a fortune, especially as a society like that could probably not afford much in the way of public services.
The next Friday the shop was in chaos as some members of the crew discovered -- after comparing their pay stubs -- that they were paid less than others who they judged as equal in talent, effort and productivity.
Still, the question remains, "Who pays for it all?" While skilled, generous surgeons and cardiologists, Dell Children's Medical Center and dozens of other professionals and volunteers donate their time, talent, effort and resources to save these children, there are still many expenses.
Despite their talents and efforts, they are still forced to watch women die due to lack of blood and medication.
"It's a combination of so many wills and talents and efforts, and from some point the dancers start to shape it themselves.
We have every indication, however, that where people in medicine combine their talents and efforts to design organized service to patients and local communities, extraordinary change can result.
Learn to appreciate your own talents and efforts.
