Growth Grappler Gifts

Pinocchio's Second Realization

The Jeopardy of Progress

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'feel-good' factor.

"I like going to school...and I like coming home from school. It's all the stuff in the middle that gives me trouble."

'I think we'd be more confident about meeting our targets if we could work out what they were!'

'I got an alleged C on my criminal law test.'

Secretive Weigh In.

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

"God works in mysterious ways."

'I'm not sure what I want out of life, but I want a lot of it.'

"I just feel like I'm constantly disappointing parents everytime I appear on report cards."

Bad times to sneeze

Grim Reapers sitting their 'Finals'.

Teacher boxing book: 'As I told you, today we're gonna really hit the books!'

"I think she marked yours in blue pen because she used up all her red on mine."

We learn by doing

'Today I invested in some Chinese stocks, but I felt greedy again in an hour.'

"How learning curves feel... Before: Holy hell During: I'm not gonna make it! After: That wasn't so bad! The next time: Again?!!"

"On the one hand, we'll burn in hell; on the other, that's a lot of money."

'So, Bob, I hear you've branched out!'

Man crushing grapes with flippers.

'Sorry professor, my mind was some other place.'

'I would've done better in geography, but the test on Australia boomeranged.'

'I think I caught one of those fish showing on the graph.'

"Marriage and water, I find, don't mix."

Holding the moral high ground

"Look, I got a good grade because I worked hard. It's like riding a bike...stay in your seat, keep moving forward and you'll reach your goal. Unless you hit a lipstick case dropped in the middle of the road."

How's the writer's block?

"Those image resolutions are crystal clear, but it's my New Year's resolutions that are getting pretty fuzzy."

'If I had Doppler, it would be predicting a storm when my parents see this grade on my meteorology test.'

'Mum, Dad, I've downgraded my academic forecast.'

"Don't worry, Mom and Dad. I promise to only make mistakes you never made."

"One man's apocalypse is another man's mandate."