I ran. I ran until my muscles burned and my veins pumped battery acid. Then I ran some more.
You understand, no matter what happens, you never, ever give up.
Well, they [kids] can be tenacious when they want something.
Believe while others are doubting.
Plan while others are playing.
Study while others are sleeping.
Decide while others are delaying.
Prepare while others are daydreaming.
Begin while others are procrastinating.
Work while others are wishing.
Save while others are wasting.
Listen while others are talking.
Smile while others are frowning.
Commend while others are criticizing.
Persist while others are quitting.
Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut, that held its ground.
It doesn't give up, does it? It's always there, constant like the stones in this cave. Maybe we should be like the moon's reflection, holding fast whatever happens?
Success is failing nineteen times and soaring the twentieth.
No matter how hard you work to bring yourself up, there's someone out there working just as hard, to put you down.
It's not working? Well... Fix it. Or break it. Who cares? We don't just dispose of people we love. You stay. You repair.