Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
You never know what motivates you.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Never complain and never explain.
Know or listen to those who know.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was.