Roland Barthes Quote – The Appearance of Passion
“What the public wants is not passion but the appearance of passion.” – Roland Barthes
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Always see the glass as half full, not as half empty
“Always see the glass as half full, not as half empty.”
Read morePoem – Hope (By Naushena)
Hope I bring sunshine in your day, A spark in your eyes, Spread smile in your sinking heart, I fill warmth in your body I am hope, a ray – The silver lining behind the dark clouds The embers in the dying fire, I come secretly, tip toe silently You see me not but feel Like a blowing wind, For […]
Read moreMichel de Montaigne Quote – A Man of Understanding
“A man of understanding has lost nothing, if he has himself.’ – Michel de Montaigne
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Marilyn Monroe Quote – At My Best
“I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But, if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” – Marilyn Monroe
Read moreWhy Canada Won’t Join The US
Joining the U.S. would be a net loss for Canada— even if it made us Canadians richer, said Conrad Black. It’s not that the idea of a merger, currently touted by journalist Diane Francis in her book Merger of the Century, makes me “tremble with patriotic loathing”—after all, I once suggested that joining the U.S. would be preferable for English […]
Read moreCoping with rejection
Gerald and Lily Chow of Hong Kong sued Mark Zimny, a college admissions consultant and former Harvard professor, when their two sons didn’t get into an Ivy League university. The Chows say they gave Zimny more than $2 million to get their kids into elite schools by any means necessary.
Read morePoem – The Fern (By DS Maolalai)
The Fern these are days; people with nothing to do doing nothing. people with things to do doing those things. the sun out, loud and shining, like a child screaming at a dropped ice-cream, but weak enough to freeze you in a shadow. people sometimes in houses touching their hands against the clock. staring at computers. or older, looking […]
Read moreFriedrich Nietzsche Quote – Is Life Not Too Short
“Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?” – Friedrich Nietzsche
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