What happened to your student? I thought she was gonna stick around.
She went up to watch Benton operate. I think she got bored.
We're not here to entertain, Carter.
You know, she seemed so interested. I was supposed to inspire those students, but I don't think I did a very good job.
Inspire them? How?
Through our passion. For what we do.
Passion?
Yeah, you know what I mean.
Carter, you come here every day. Sometimes you're really cooking, and sometimes you're not. But you're here every day doing your work. And one day you'll look up and maybe 10 years will have passed. It'll be the sum total of what you've done that counts. Not the passion.
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