It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to correct them eventually.
Abraham MaslowAbout author
- Author's profession: Psychologist
- Nationality: american
- Born: April 1, 1908
- Died: June 8, 1970
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