The smartest thing i think Madonna ever did was singing:

If you want it
You’ve already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want

Because it’s courage that helps us onwards.

You might think that you want it and are waiting for it.
But real courage comes from really realizing i want it, i will make a 100 % effort for it.

We just think this is what we might want and we dont obtain it by a might so we start thinking even lower.
The children have most chances in life because they still have a fresh imagination and the world hasn’t made them yet insecure.