"You must completely dedicate yourselves to it. To do less will be to let down your country, your state, your parents, your teachers, and ultimately, yourselves. Remember this: The only good citizen is the well-educated citizen."
"Not much comes easy in this world, Sonny. If it does, it's best to be suspicious of it. It's probably not worth much."
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Source: Homer Hickam (1999). “Rocket Boys”, p.173, Dell
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