"Some people are born beautiful...they’re like flowers. They’re nice to look at, but their beauty doesn’t impress me...{because} physical beauty comes from the luck of birth, from DNA, from genetics...Lucky for them. But it’s not impressive. Except for good grooming, you can’t do a great deal about the way you look...I’m impressed by a person who gets results from their effort, not from their natural gifts. If a person succeeds in spite of disadvantages, that’s someone to celebrate. But if a person succeeds through the luck of birth, there’s nothing impressive about it."
~~from Tahoe Ghost Boat by Todd Borg