Wilbur Wright, tinkerer of gliders, failing businessman, in a June 1901 letter to his sister-in-law Lulu on her son, Herbert:
"... business is a form of warfare (...) no man has ever been successful in business who was not aggressive, self assertive and even a bit selfish."
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And the kicker:
"I entirely agree that the boys of the Wright family are all lacking in determination and push. (...) That is why our success has been only moderate. We ought not to have been businessmen."
Gosh, if only he knew his glider side project was going to go places!🙃
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Special thanks to , who linked to this wonderful letter in the Commonplace members forum.
And he's right, of course. Even the great ones struggle.