“Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If got three more words, I'd add, all the time.”
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“When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.”
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“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. ”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
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