1:40:02
Might keep you from jumping
out of any more windows.
1:40:10
"Blue letter from the desk
of Waring Hudsucker...
1:40:14
"...to Sidney J. Mussburger,
regarding my demise.
1:40:17
"Dear Sid:
1:40:19
"By the time you read this, I will have
joined the organization upstairs...
1:40:22
"...an exciting new beginning.
I will retain fond--"
1:40:26
Memories.
1:40:27
"Of the years you and I have spent--"
1:40:30
Standard resignation boilerplate.
Go down to the second paragraph.
1:40:39
"You will no doubt be wondering
why I've decided...
1:40:42
"...to end my tenure both at Hudsucker
and here on earth.
1:40:45
"From the standpoint of our balance sheet
and financials...
1:40:48
"...sure, we're doing fine.
1:40:50
"But in my personal life,
I have made grave errors.
1:40:53
"I let my success become my identity.
1:40:56
"I have foolishly played the great man...
1:40:58
"...and watched my life become more
and more empty as a result.
1:41:02
"My vanity drove away she...
1:41:05
"...who could've saved me.
1:41:07
"Yes, I loved a woman once, Sid,
as you well know.
1:41:11
"A beautiful, vibrant lady...
1:41:12
"...and angel who, in her wisdom,
saw fit to choose you instead of I."
1:41:24
Skip this part.
1:41:28
Next page. Next page!
1:41:40
"This brings me to our company, Sid,
and its future.
1:41:43
"Our next president must have the liberty
I have had as owner...
1:41:46
"...to experiment and even fall..."
1:41:48
Fail.
1:41:49
"...without fear of the whims
of the stockholders or an impatient board.
1:41:53
- "The new president must be free to fall..."
- Fail!
1:41:56
"...and learn to fail..."
1:41:58
Fall!
1:41:58
"...and rise again by applying...