School Of Hard Knocks Quotes by Peter McWilliams, John Lydon, Gifford Pinchot, David Livermore, Jim “Dandy” Mangrum, Chuck D and many others.
Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks, automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.
I’m not one for like soul-searching, sour fizzy moments. I come from the school of hard knocks, “f**king get on with it”, that’s it.
By exposing yourself to risk, you’re exposing yourself to heavy-duty learning, which gets you on all levels. It becomes a very emotional experience as well as an intellectual experience. Each time you make a mistake, you’re learning from the school of hard knocks, which is the best education available.
I never expected my graduate degrees to give me all the practical how-to’s that can perhaps only be learned through the school of hard knocks.
I never went to college. I went to the school of hard knocks and paid for my education by getting ripped off. It’s been a great adventure, and I’ve outlived my adversaries.
Comin’ from the school of hard knocks,
Some perpetrate…they drink Clorox.
Attack the black, cause I know they lack exact
The cold facts, and still they try to Xerox.
Some perpetrate…they drink Clorox.
Attack the black, cause I know they lack exact
The cold facts, and still they try to Xerox.
The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
A lot is gained through experience, but experience teaches some and not others. Effectiveness and excellence, whether or not they were attained by simply having the knack or through the school of hard knocks, is really what you want to reward.
