He raised an eyebrow. "The Jedi have exacting standards, to be sure, but if what you're saying is true, then why have apprenticeships at all? We could all be told what to do at an early age, be made Masters and sent on our way.
"Anakin, being a Jedi requires a lifetime of daily training. 'Do or do not' doesn't mean you must never make a mistake, it means you must never attempt something without committing to it. Saying 'I'll try' is creating an out for failure before you've even started. It's a lack of confidence. You enter every situation with the full intention to do, but that doesn't mean you will never fail or that failure is unforgiveable. Much of the Code is about mindset more than it is a set of literal rules. Perception creates all things. If you start something believing you will succeed, your chances of doing so are far greater. Do you understand that?"