I don't think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present. — W. Somerset Maugham. English playwright and author (1874–1965) The Past, Time
It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.