Work hard. Be strong. Don't complain. I was climbing in the desert with a friend once, and we headed out to a Thai restaurant in a small town for dinner afterw

Work hard. Be strong. Don't complain. I was climbing in the desert with a friend once, and we headed out to a Thai restaurant in a small town for dinner afterwards. He reached for his wallet after dinner and a small paper with those words on it fell onto the table. I asked him about it, and he said that was the advice his grandfather always gave him. Those words are now posted on my classroom door.