Sometimes Quitting Is The Best Thing You Can Do!

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Sometimes Quitting Is The Best Thing You Can Do!

Quitters never win? Au contraire
The old school adage is that quitters never win. Unfortunately, that trite saying is too simplistic. Sometimes quitters are the only ones who win. Consider these examples:

• In an auction, the one who doesn’t quit often ends up with an overpriced item.
• The boy who doesn’t quit pursuing an uninterested girl often wastes a lot of time, burns bridges, misses out on other opportunities, and alienates the girl and her friends in the
  process.
• In Vegas, the woman who quits while she is ahead is rare indeed. Usually people win and then squander most or all of their winnings trying to hit the jackpot again.

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