Philosofitting

If you do everything I ask, you get a C.

If you want a better grade, do more.

–Hilary’s Teacher

What is the pain you want to sustain?

–Mark Manson

i.e., Do you want the reward but not the struggle? Want the results but not the process of getting them? What values are worth the effort?

“Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.”

―Miles Davis

Do, or do not. There is no failure, only feedback. –Yoda Robert Allen

“A tiny acorn grows into a magnificent oak tree, and it never goes: ‘I have to improve myself.’”

Discover, not improve

“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi

“The hurt from getting beaten only lasts a little while, but the hurt from giving up without a fight never goes away.” – John Taylor Gatto