[...] To the medicine cabinet's mirror in the home's bathroom, for instance, where he could not help but reread and internalize them as he tended to personal grooming, were taped inspiration mxims such as:

'NO BIRD SOARS TOO HIGH, IF HE SOARS WITH HIS OWN WINGS--BLAKE'

'IF WE ABDICATE OUR INITIATIVE, WE BECOME PASSIVE--RECEPTIVE VICTIMS OF ON-COMING CIRCUMSTANCES--BEECHER FOUNDATION'

'DARE TO ACHIEVE!--NAPOLEON HILL'