
"Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure."
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Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, commonly known as S. I. Hayakawa, was a distinguished linguist, educator, and politician born on July 18, 1906, in Vancouver, Canada. Renowned for his work in semantics and the philosophy of language, Hayakawa gained prominence as a professor at San Francisco State University and authored the influential book "Language in Thought and Action." His legacy extends beyond academia, as he served as a U.S. Senator from California, championing educational and civil rights issues until his passing in 1992.
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"Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure."
S. I. Hayakawa