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"Murphy was an optimist!"

Of Grasshoppers September 13, 2007 3:50 pm

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Student: COFFEE!
Master: Procrastinator!

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Of Grasshoppers September 13, 2007 2:28 pm

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Student: I feel terribly beat up.
Master: Those who take up the fight, feel the punches.

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Of Grasshoppers September 12, 2007 10:19 pm

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Student: Why do they not help me?
Master: They are helping themselves.

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Of Grasshoppers September 3, 2007 10:08 pm

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Student: I’m making myself ill.
Master: Well that won’t help!

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Of Grasshoppers September 3, 2007 6:57 pm

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Student: I prove myself by taking the hard path.
Master: The easy path does not imply the lazy path. It does ensure greater opportunity for success.

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Of Grasshoppers August 28, 2007 6:54 pm

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Student: Destiny?
Master: Puppet show.

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Of Grasshoppers August 26, 2007 5:11 pm

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Student: The walls are closing in!
Master: Get rid of some stuff!

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Of Grasshoppers August 15, 2007 4:29 pm

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Student: What’s that under my butt?!
Master: I call it fire.

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Of Grasshoppers August 3, 2007 12:24 pm

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Student: What to do when someone else’s problem becomes yours?
Master: Own it! Embrace it! And maybe you can solve two people’s problems at once.

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Of Grasshoppers August 1, 2007 2:13 pm

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Student: I’ve forgotten.
Master: What?

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Of Grasshoppers August 1, 2007 11:39 am

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Student: Patience being tried!
Master: Perhaps you should exercise more.

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Of Grasshoppers July 30, 2007 3:47 pm

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Student: I am so capable.
Master: A stone at the top of a hill is capable but does nothing until pushed.

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Of Grasshoppers July 26, 2007 8:01 pm

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Student: Being a father is a guaranteed way to regularly feel like a cad.
Master: Being a father is a guaranteed way to regularly feel like a superhero.

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Of Grasshoppers July 24, 2007 8:49 pm

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Student: Words.
Master: Sharper than knives.

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Of Grasshoppers July 23, 2007 10:06 am

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Student: I will not be overwhelmed!
Master: One cannot accomplish a single task when thinking about all other tasks.

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