Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man’s training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly.
Thomas H. Huxley (1825 – 1895)
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February 7, 2009
I like this quote. To add something further, it seems as though we have learned the disgusting habit of acting only when told to act. I entirely blame school for this.
February 7, 2009
And then there are those who can't even do that.
February 7, 2009
I've made it one of my missions in life to create my own motivation.
February 7, 2009
And that, Colin, is why you are awesome
February 7, 2009
I've made it one of my missions in life to create my own motivation.
February 7, 2009
And that, Colin, is why you are awesome
February 8, 2009
I've made it one of my missions in life to create my own motivation.
February 8, 2009
And that, Colin, is why you are awesome
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