| The definition of friend that I like best is: "One before whom one can think out loud." For that reason, this is a choice opportunity. You see, Bill Marriott is my best friend. I challenge any man to know another better than I know "Montana" Marriott. I saddled him with this nick- name when we were horseback riding twenty years ago-- in self-defense he calls me "Wyoming." What makes this ridiculous is that the roots of both of us sprang from a valley in the majestic Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah where our fathers once herded sheep. Knowing "Montana s" faults as well as his virtues is both a help and a hindrance in writing objectively a foreword to this brilliant account of his productive life. The late Bing Crosby once answered the question re- garding his success, saying, "The average guy hears me sing and feels he can do as well." To know Bill" Marriott" and realize his immense success makes the average personi~.~. feel he could have done as well under similar circum-[ "~i~! tg ~~ai yn:!nrf~g!nt~ei~t: ! !i~!!eSr Veet!~~ eP~~iiie~e i[: too can succeed by emulating the life and principles of~< :this twentieth century Horatio Alger.~ Evidencing that he is also very human, Bill is a bundle~:~of contradictions--both gentle and tough; devoutly re-~!igious, and yet fun-loving; demanding, yet tolerant; half~simistic, half optimistic; penurious, yet philanthropic. iAll he wants of family, employes, and friends is perfec- tion. Though he is a worrier, he knows no fear. He has no e for laziness, dirtiness, dishonesty, social climbing, orF~wasting time. |
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