My mother said to me, 'If you ...

My mother said to me, \'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.\' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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 Robert Schuller
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