hardcoded list

src/sample/Main.java

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public class Main extends Application {
         Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("sample.fxml"));
         primaryStage.setTitle("Hurl your thoughts");
         primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(root, 700, 498));
+        ThoughtManager tm = new ThoughtManager();
+        tm.makeList();
         primaryStage.show();
     }
 

src/sample/Thought.java

 package sample;
 
 public class Thought {
-    private String thoughtText;
+    public String thoughtText;
 
 
 }

src/sample/ThoughtManager.java

@@ -3,5 +3,24 @@ package sample;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class ThoughtManager {
-    private List<Thought> thoughts;
+    public List<Thought> thoughts;
+
+    public void makeList()
+    {
+        Thought t = new Thought();
+        t.thoughtText = "yeet";
+        Thought t2 = new Thought();
+        t2.thoughtText = "yeet1";
+        Thought t3 = new Thought();
+        t3.thoughtText = "yeet2";
+        Thought t4 = new Thought();
+        t4.thoughtText = "yeet3";
+        Thought t5 = new Thought();
+        t5.thoughtText = "yeet4";
+        this.thoughts.add(t);
+        this.thoughts.add(t2);
+        this.thoughts.add(t3);
+        this.thoughts.add(t4);
+        this.thoughts.add(t5);
+    }
 }