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Sanford Weill
Financier and Philanthropist
Sanford Weill: I've had a terrific life, from building one company to be the second largest company in the securities industry and merging that into American Express, and becoming president of that company. And not having a similar philosophy and leaving there, and starting all over again about ten and a half years ago. Having an opportunity to build, really from scratch, a company that's now one of the largest financial companies in the world. And at the same time, have an opportunity to do a lot of things that make our society better, and work with young people, and give them an opportunity to see what the American Dream is about. And get to feel better about themselves and teach them that education is the key that unlocks the door to their future.
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Lenny Wilkens
Basketball Hall of Fame
I grew up in a very staunch Roman Catholic family. My mother went to church every day, okay? And to Novenas on the weekends. I mean, she was there! And so, I'm probably a testament that prayer works because she was always praying for us. And, I became very close to a priest in the parish -- I was an altar boy, and he was the one that wrote to Providence College, talked to them about giving me a scholarship -- by the name of Tom Mannion. And we still stay in touch today and he would always encourage me in telling me that I could do this. I mean, I could achieve here. I mean, anything that I wanted to, I could. It was up to me, you know. And that reinforced what my mother said about not making excuses. You know, be accountable for who you are.
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Lenny Wilkens
Basketball Hall of Fame
Lenny Wilkens: The American Dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, okay? Because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than the opportunity. I want you to let me fail or succeed, okay? And the thing that I tell young people, if you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again so don't take it personally because it's like coming to a roadblock. If you can't go through it, find a way around it. Don't waste all your time banging your head against that. Move in another direction. So my philosophy becomes that I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by.
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