A wonderful quality about America is that we love redemption stories. We're quick to lash out and assign blame, but we also draw from deep reservoirs of forgiveness.

Everyone's quick to blame the alien

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep for, not the dead

Rightfully given near-deity status in the early days of industrial America, the J.P. Morgans, Rockefellers, Carnegies, and Vanderbilts of the world not only ran our country, they were also revered - and often despised - as larger-than-life personalities who could perform feats mere mortals could only dream of.

Everyone's quick to blame the alien.

The ambition and focus that propel you to success can also be your downfall.