- “I had been raised with resiliency and the ability to regroup. Whenever I suffered a setback, I put my life in perspective: I wasn’t a starving peasant in Darfur. I didn’t have cancer. Instead, I lived in the free, democratic, and prosperous United States in the most technologically advanced time in history. There is, therefore, no excuse but to keep trying to make a difference in the world.” The Agent: My 40-Year Career Making Deals and Changing the Game (Steinberg, Leigh;Arkush, Michael) – page 140