Submitted by Butterflies_Books t3_yfmrsq in GetMotivated
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call_me_jim_bobz t1_iu46m7f wrote
It’s never too late to correct your grammar either
AmongCats t1_iu4bu5f wrote
how would you write the sentence?
xCyn1cal0wlx t1_iu4crok wrote
incorrect
call_me_jim_bobz t1_iu4mx0p wrote
Whys the sentence got 2 x to (in the picture)
Steve_Austin_OSI t1_iu4ohu4 wrote
He wanted to be a train.
sidharthv1 t1_iu4u3p2 wrote
It really inspired me to put efforts to achieve my target goals
scnottaken t1_iu4w91x wrote
Ah shit it fixed itself
AmongCats t1_iu5fukh wrote
such a nitpick but okay xD
SunsetRonin t1_iu5g6x8 wrote
George Eliot was such an amazing dude. Loved that guy. He’s the man!
just_breathing_air t1_iu5g7x4 wrote
I should sleep then
Remarkable_aPe t1_iu5h1gl wrote
Switch "be" to "become"
pallasperilous t1_iu5hc0w wrote
Apocryphal quote, unfortunately! George Eliot (the pen name of English writer Mary Ann Evans) never wrote this.
VivalaTerre t1_iu5khhf wrote
If this is sarcasm I love it
sarcasm_247 t1_iu5mgvs wrote
💛💛
mistressofscience t1_iu5njm2 wrote
Well, not true. I'm running out of options to become a mom :(
thaddeus423 t1_iu5q3uv wrote
Decided after a long life of saying I’ll do it later to finally hit the gym.
The gains I’ve been seeing at even the most minimal of efforts in both my physical and mental health have been astounding.
This quote can refer to so many things, but it’s message is this;
Did you wake up today with a beat in your chest and air in your lungs? Yes?
Then today, we can try.
Utterlybored t1_iu5qdno wrote
I’m 65. Yeah, it’s too late, but it’s cool.
AmongCats t1_iu5u2zh wrote
okay interesting, so saying "to be" in this case would not be grammatically correct?
ChurchofPancake t1_iu5uphz wrote
You can be a child beauty pageant winner as a 30 year old
Trips-Over-Tail t1_iu5v3sc wrote
A young billionaire?
Refill_whore t1_iu5zuyz wrote
It was too late for me to become an Olympic gymnast or figure skater when I turned 16 or maybe even sooner because I had no training despite asking my parents since I was 5.
venuswasaflytrap t1_iu600yp wrote
I hear the drums echoing tonight…
iama_computer_person t1_iu61ane wrote
Aborted?
JackandFred t1_iu62d6t wrote
Yeah it’s interesting how often this gets attributed to her with no backing. It’s even in the cover of one of her books, but she never actually wrote it.
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/28/fact-check-george-eliot-never-late-might-have-been-quote/
Trash_This_User t1_iu64ga8 wrote
depends what you might’ve been.
KillerInfection t1_iu683lj wrote
That’s what we all will be
SandyBouattick t1_iu6gwzd wrote
Not according to this! A whole bunch of old people are also going to be college athletes now too. It's never too late!
MyCatsNameisGibson t1_iu6iauu wrote
7 years ago I was a junkie pan handling to buy heroin and meth.
Now I'm a project manager at an engineering firm.
It was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, but I changed my life.
Remarkable_aPe t1_iu6kqy8 wrote
I would say it's a better clarification of the future tense more than correct vs incorrect.
I am no grammar police but had to read this twice for the future tense to be clear for me
10before15 t1_iu6lyhm wrote
I really never had any thought about being a legitimate actor, like a stage performer. I wanted to make movies. I wanted to do television and make movies.
Sam Elliott
candu2 t1_iu6ns3x wrote
Not if your grammar is dead.
rheddiittoorr t1_iu6r7gz wrote
This is patently false
raine_theenchantress t1_iu6t3sk wrote
I mean sometimes it is too late like if your dying.
velocitiraptor t1_iu6twgq wrote
I’m 30 and I’m thinking about learning figure skating. I have no allusions that I’ll compete but I want to do it just for fun! I just learned roller skating this year so I think if I put the time in I can learn.
fetalintherain t1_iu6v8oa wrote
Easily. I'm gonna bully the shit out of those kids and my talent portion fuckin rocks.
fruit_meat t1_iu72ywx wrote
Second to none in terms of having a penis!
Sociallyawktrash78 t1_iu73lh5 wrote
Not really grammar, more of a typo.
I mean, since we’re nitpicking and all.
Maalevolent t1_iu73uq6 wrote
Max age to be an FBI agent is 37 so it is too late
Little_Shitty t1_iu78zsp wrote
I read this probably 20 years ago, and it’s stuck with me. If you want a change in your life, go out today and start working toward that path
ay_lamassu t1_iu7bwex wrote
*He wanted to to be a train.
Puppersnme t1_iu7e3ik wrote
Ms. Evans is alternately spinning in her grave and laughing her ass off. 🙄
Refill_whore t1_iu7e6os wrote
Ice skating is exhilarating and an absolute blast! I highly recommend you try it! I’m 31 now and I never go, nobody ever wants to go with me, but I should go by myself, it would be worth it.
iamyourfucker t1_iu7fuak wrote
Get ur freak on -Missy Elliot
Both are right.
A_Stunted_Snail t1_iu7ivge wrote
Good for you man
imnotjamie1 t1_iu7kmaq wrote
How did you started your journey
ZweitenMal t1_iu7lmkt wrote
I am being it. I had a bunch of other things I had to do along the way, but now I am being it.
FerrisMcFly t1_iu7og89 wrote
objectively false but okay
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Excellent_Chard_8993 t1_iu7rma8 wrote
Something to keep on repeat in my mind.
FerrisMcFly t1_iu7rzh7 wrote
also probably didn't have rich enough parents.. last Olympics I watched every time they did a bio on one of the athletes the story went "when I was 7 my parents dropped everything to move to insert insanely expensive ski resort town here so I could practice year round!!!"
imnotjamie1 t1_iu7s2af wrote
Very inspiring and happy for you. Its truly never too late to change 💪💪
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MyCatsNameisGibson t1_iu7ukwr wrote
Thanks mate I really appreciate it 😊
Kali-Casseopia t1_iu7vkqt wrote
I thought it was Tolkien?
DionysusApollo t1_iu7ze2d wrote
An early success
scrampbelledeggs t1_iu80v0p wrote
That was elegantly and poetically simple
naivemarky t1_iu83idb wrote
"It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot
call_me_jim_bobz t1_iu83wcm wrote
Read the text in the picture
DeliciousRefuse1551 t1_iu84xy1 wrote
It is though
onovoeo t1_iu88goe wrote
Thanks so much for sharing, dude! Good for you.
Ophialacria t1_iu8985m wrote
"It is never too late to be what you might have been" ~ George Eliot
tanned_pixie t1_iu8ag75 wrote
🤘🏾🤘🏾
thaddeus423 t1_iu8kw7j wrote
Words have real power, and it seems like the both of you know it.
Congrats to you two. I hope it all keeps going well.
chris_downie t1_iualwft wrote
Best wishes reaching your goals! Reaching one small goal at a time can lead to reaching your big goals.
chris_downie t1_iuampxg wrote
Great quote! Reaching one small goal at a time builds your momentum to reach amazing goals in all areas of life. And we all have the ability to be a positive force on each other.
Real_Slutty_Toddler t1_iub04lh wrote
My dream was to become the world's greatest child prodigy as a violin player that was 8 years old; you're saying I can... I can still do that? ....but... But howww?
Jk jk I found this quote waay more inspiring than the usual "if you believe in yourself hard enough , everything you want will just suddenly magically happen for you, for now reason, and if you're wealthy enough first, always, something something The Secret,' ... Something something #liveyourtruth #evenifitsobjectivelywrong #objectivityispatriarchy #blah blah ," but yes I do find this quote you dig up quite refreshing in a sea of bullshit fakeness though, tbh !! so thank you for this! :))
T_025 t1_iuc3dn7 wrote
Dot Com, do you ever read books by women?
But George Eliot was a woman
ENOUGH
kenlasalle t1_iu44uto wrote
Until you're dead, that is.