You need to learn a practical lesson. Grit alone is not going to save you from sinking.

Instead of the weight that sinks us, consequences are often the life preserver that saves us.

Four years at West Point and plenty of books and schooling will learn a man a great deal, It won't learn him the river.

No lesson learned at no cost.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

Talent alone gets you nowhere. You really have to have the grit, and you gotta have a love for people.