Mr President, one does not need help going down, only going up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Going down (failing or declining) requires no help, but going up (succeeding) requires assistance.
- In plain terms
- Success needs help; failure happens on its own.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek help to improve, not to avoid decline.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you need help to go up?
Another view
Sometimes decline also requires external help to prevent.
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