January 2010
29 posts
“In business, people negotiate to win. They negotiate to get what they want....”
– Morrie Schwartz
“If you’re trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will...”
– Morrie Schwartz
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Trust
On this day, Morrie says he has an exercise for us to try. We are to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, relying on another student to catch us. Most of us are uncomfortable with this, and we cannot let go for more than a few inches before stopping ourselves. We laugh in embarassment.
Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl whom I notice almost always wears...
Cross Off Things You've Done in Your Life.
Graduated High School.
Kissed someone.
Smoked cigarettes.
Got so drunk you passed out.
Rode every ride at an amusement park.
Collected something really stupid.
Gone to a rock concert.
Helped someone.
Gone fishing.
Watched four movies in one night.
Gone long periods of time without sleep.
Lied to somebody.
Been dumped.
Snorted cocaine.
Smoked weed.
Dealt drugs.
Taken a college...
12 Signs You Are in Love
12 signs that you are in love:
TWELVE :
You walk really slowly when you are with them.
ELEVEN:
You feel shy whenever they are around.
TEN:
You smile when you hear their voice.
NINE:
When you look at them, you can’t see the other people around you, you just see him/her.
SEVEN:
They are all you think about.
SIX:
You realize you are always smiling when you are looking at them.
...
As You Grow Up
人长大了, 就会有越来越多的没有, 有越来越多没有可能办到的事. 长大后, 也有越来越多没有办法回你的话. 长大后, 有越来越多没有人照顾的时候. 长大后, 有越来越多没有理由的爱情挫折. 你长大后, 真的有好多的没有. 但是让人长大的, 也是这些没有. After we’ve grown up, There will be more and more things that we’ll lose, More and more things we cannot accomplish. After we’ve grown up, We also have more and more things we don’t know how to respond to. After we’ve grown up, We have more and...
“So often we don’t say ‘I love you’ because we fear losing someone, but more...”
– Unknown (submitted by itumbleon) (via quote-book)
The Tension of Opposites
Morrie : Have I told you about the tension of opposites?
Mitch : The tension of opposites?
Morrie : Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn't. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted. A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle.
Mitch : Sounds like a wrestling match...
Morrie : A wrestling match (laughs). Yes, you could describe life that way.
Mitch : So which side win?
Morrie : (Smiles) Love wins. Love always wins.
--Tuesdays with Morrie page 40 by Mitch Albom
“Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrow keeps you Human,...”
– arthur ashe 1943-1993 (via fadhillanuansa)
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The Pebble
Today, while we were walking around the lake, along that strange road to Santiago, the man who was with me—a painter, with a life completely different from mine—threw a pebble into the water. Small circles appeared where the pebble fell, which grew and grew until they touched a duck that happened to be passing and which had nothing to do with the pebble. Instead of being afraid of that...
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Relationships
Denny: She dumped you?
Alan: Well, I think we're looking for different things.
Denny: What are you looking for? A serious relationship?
Alan: Don't be silly. I'm already involved with you.
Denny: You're damn right.
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Sleepover
Denny: I feel better now. Thank you. Sleepover?
Alan: Not tonight.
Denny: Tease.
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Two Things
Alan : Let me tell you two things about myself. I too am a lawyer, I can be terribly vindictive, and I do not play fair.
Lester : That's three things.
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Flamingos
Alan: Denny Crane.
Denny: Alan Shore.
Alan: Flamingos.
Denny: Till death do us part.
Alan: Let no man tear us under.
“When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe...”
– Maria’s Diary (Eleven Minutes page 9 by Paulo Coelho)
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The Roller Coaster
I spent today outside a funfair. I stood for a long time by the roller coaster, and I noticed most of the people get on it in search of excitement, but that once it starts, they are terrified and want the cars to stop.
What do they expect? Having chosen adventure, shouldn’t they be prepared to go the whole way? Or do they think that the intelligent thing to do would be to avoid the ups and...
10 Things About Elaine Tan =P
01. WANT IT ALL
My weakness is that I want to do everything. I have interests in many different areas. I am learning to focus my energy and concentrate on one skill at a time. Tough. I know that every human has their own limitations.
02. IBC
I am Indonesian Born Chinese and I speak Hokkian / Teo Chew (with my family).
03. ME LOUD
Whether it’s apparent or not, I am a very loud person.
04....
“People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway.
If you...”
– Mother Teresa (via littlemiss) (via cafe)
“Sometimes you have to be apart from the people you love… But it doesn’t mean you...”
– The Last Song (via kidlovesdoodles) (via shutup-andkissme) (via withh) (via takodil)
“Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to...”
– Aristotle (via kari-shma)
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“Lessons in new year: (1) expectation is the double edge sword, leading u into...”
– Stevenlie
Girl in The Mirror
Song By : Britney...