I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to stardom. What I was on my way to, by any mathematical standards known to man, was oblivion, by way of obscurity.
“But in the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers.”
“I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.”