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If all you ever do is all you've ever done, then all you'll ever get is all you've ever got.

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Margaret Spellings

Montgomery College Commencement 2006, 2006

The Story Behind This Quote

Spellings shared this as one of her 'Margaretisms' — sayings she developed alongside her mother's famous 'Pegisms' like 'You need loving most when you're most unlovable.' She urged the graduates not to get caught up in life's routine, to get off the beaten path and explore detours. She told the story of Fred Smith, the college student who got a C on his final paper because his idea for an overnight delivery service was deemed 'implausible' — he went on to found FedEx.

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