The Little Engine That Could

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Respectfully, I disagree with you. "The Little Engine that Could" says that if you want to do something, and you try hard enough, you will succeed. That's simply wrong. I want to run 100m in 8s, but no matter how hard I try it's not going to happen. But that's not what he said. He said you have to work hard, and without hard work you're unlikely/not going to succeed. That's pretty much true, and it's certainly better than assuming you can succeed without hard work. The probability of that happening is non-zero, but small. Who was it that said "The harder I work, the luckier I get." So I'm interested in which part you disagree with. Let's see the bits I quoted: But the truth is, being successful is hard. Yup, I'd agree with that. You won’t love every subject you study. That's certainly true. You won’t click with every teacher. That's true …

You've got to be kidding. Just some re-worded pabulum from the Little Engine that Could.

"The Little Engine That Could" and "Everybody Poops"

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