December 2010
51 posts
“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a...”
– The History of Love, Nicole Krauss (via kari-shma)
One of my best friends, Heather, bought me the cutest calendar for Christmas. It’s called “Women’s Wit” and every month has a quotation from a famous woman. I put the calendar up today and turned it to Januray, because it is just about here anyway, and I absolutely LOVED the first quotation.
It says “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent” by...
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”
– William Arthur Ward (via kari-shma)
“Life is too short to spend it with people who don’t inspire you or otherwise...”
– Colin Wright (via jesssica)
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For freakin reals!
“Rejoice, despite the fact this world will hurt you.
Rejoice, despite the fact...”
– Andrew Jackson Jihad, Rejoice (via existtheblog)
“Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you’ll find yourself, and that, and...”
– Pablo Neruda (via justbesplendid)
“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.”
– Jane Austen (via kari-shma)
“Tears are words the heart can’t express.”
– Unknown (via kari-shma)
“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead.”
– Marilyn Monroe (via kari-shma)
“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.”
– Oscar Wilde (via justbesplendid)
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via justbesplendid)
“If we’re going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, we have to...”
– Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
(watch it here)
“Our dreams will break the boundaries of our fears….”
– Facebook
“True commitment takes effort and sacrifice.”
– Grey’s Anatomy (via kari-shma)
“I want relations which are not purely personal, based on purely personal...”
– D. H. Lawrence (via justbesplendid)
“Big dreams create the magic that stir men’s souls to greatness.”
– Bill McCartney (via justbesplendid)
“We were meant to lose people we love. How else would we know how important they...”
– The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (via kari-shma)
“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help women.”
– Madeleine Albright speaking to an auditorium full of women at TEDWomen in Washington on Wednesday. You go, former Secretary of State. (via washingtonpoststyle)
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I think that this may be a tad harsh. But I do think it is incredibly important that we take care of each other.
“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.”
– Charlie Chaplin (via kari-shma)
“Oh, so I’m supposed to take care of everyone and everything? No. Can’t. Won’t.”
– I need an adult! - Oh, so I’m supposed to take care of everyone and everything? No. Can’t. Won’t.
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Haha yeah.
“Class distinction has no part in the invitation of our Savior to come to Him and...”
– Carl Jacobsen, my grandfather and ordinary radical, Casting Your Cares (via existtheblog)
“Knock, knock. Who’s there? Whom or. Whom or who? Who.”
– A knock-knock joke to help you know whether to use who or whom - 22 Words
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Well done.
“I get the chance to connect, celebrate, laugh, and daydream about the new year...”
– 772: Long December « love moderately
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EXACTLY the same reason why I LOVE CHRISTMAS and the holiday season. Thank you David for putting it SO PERFECTLY!
Lykke Li: Possibility
Listening to this lovely song. Thinking of Twilight and the scene where this song is played. Feeling a sense of longing and waiting. I want my dreams to be reality. And I am in the works to make that happen. This song makes me feel good inside, deep down inside. Even though the lyrics are sad and the movie scene is devastating. I still love it.
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
– Helen Keller (via kari-shma)