通常成功者與失敗者的不同，不是前者擁有較好的能力或想法，而是敢於測試自己的想法，冒計算過的險 – 並且行動。“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one’s ideas, to take a calculated risk – and to act.”

“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one’s ideas, to take a calculated risk – and to act.”
– Maxwell Maltz, Cosmetic Surgeon
「通常成功者與失敗者的不同，不是前者擁有較好的能力或想法，而是敢於測試自己的想法，冒計算過的險 – 並且行動。」– 麥斯威爾‧瑪爾茲 (整形外科醫師)
麥斯威爾‧瑪爾茲 (1899-1975) 為美國整形外科醫師，著有 Psycho-Cybernetics (心理傳導)，他在書中列出如何改進自我形象，進而獲得成功快樂的人生，此書影響美國許多心靈成長作者，也被視為個人成長書籍的先驅。