Yoda was always super high on his own bullshit

Yoda was always such a fun character in the wider universe of Star Wars, his absurd appearance clashing nicely with his deeper philosophical nature. The bit where he whips out a lightsaber and goes to work on Count Dooku in Attack of the Clones blew the fucking roof off the cinema I saw it at in 2002, and I still call the little guy in The Mandalorian Baby Yoda, because his real name never seems to stick in my head. 

All that said, his whole 'do or do not, there is no try' speech in Empire still really fucks me off.

Partly because it's one of those things that has been appropriated by the worst fucking people in the world, to demand perfection every time; and also by the laziest fucking people on the planet, who use it as an excuse for dull apathy. 

But it's mainly because the trying is the best part, you fucking muppet. The rush that comes with the completion of a task is always fleeting, while the joy of the attempt can last much, much longer. When I do a giant jigsaw puzzle, it's is always a kick to slot that last piece in, but there is more fun in the long effort to get there. 

There is always 'try'. I would think a 900-year-old green dude would be able to figure that one out.