motivation.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

quotes = [
  'Do your work.', 
  'Get to work, doofus.', 
  'Quit goofing off.', 
  'Focus.', 
  'Are you studying?', 
  'How many words?',
  "Confront the difficult\nwhile it is still easy.", # Tao Te Ching 63
  "Accomplish the great task\nby a series of small acts.", # Tao Te Ching 63
  "Lasciate ogne speranza,\nvoi ch'intrate.", # Inferno III:9
  "See that ye refrain from idleness.", # Alma 38:12
  "Thou shalt not idle away thy time.", # D&C 60:13
  "Write when inspired;\nrest when tired.",
]

print quotes[rand(quotes.size)]