Some over-educated intellectual snob asked me (very sarcastically) if "popular culture" could ever edify and transform people as "great literature" could.
I pointed to the example of Heartbreak Ridge, and how that simple quote had become the foundation of my success.
I noted that even the shallowest action-adventure pulp novel teaches us that we are the masters or mistresses of our own destinies, no matter what challenges or problems come our way, but only if we have the courage to act and the willingness to accept the consequences of our actions.
The effete little snob didn't get either of my points.