All you have to do is ask.

All you have to do is ask.

Most people wait until everything is just right before they do anything. They refuse to go out on a limb because they don't understand that the fruit is always out on the limb. They refuse to bet on themselves. For them, the ball game of life is already over, and they've lost it. Their epitaph could well read, "Born 1942, died 1974, buried 1997," or whenever the heart finally stops beating.