January 2012
12 posts
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“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at...”
– Helen Keller, American author, political activist and lecturer
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“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the...”
– Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the United States
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“Please use your liberty to promote ours.”
– Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-Democracy leader
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“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who...”
– Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-Democracy leader
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Film review: The Lady
Luc Besson directs The Lady, a biopic about the courageous life of pro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and the political struggles Burma (Myanmar) faced.
The story begins in Ragoon, Burman in 1947 with the brutal assassination of Aung San Suu Kyi’s father, General Aung San and his colleagues by Prime Minister U Saw’s gunmen.
General Aung San was instrumental in leading...
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“We could keep trying
But things will never change
So I don’t look back...”
– Robyn, With Every Heartbeat
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“Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile. ...”
– Marc and Angel Hack Life
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“Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a...”
– Marc and Angel Hack Life
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“If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t...”
– Marc and Angel Hack Life
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“When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to...”
– Marc and Angel Hack Life
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“Creative ideas reside in people’s minds but are trapped by fear or...”
– Alex Osborn, advertising executive and author
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“The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.”
– Stephen Nachmanovitch, musician, author, educator
December 2011
13 posts
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“Angela: Karen, this is for you. It’s a dreamcatcher. It’s made by...”
– Outnumbered
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“Abraham Farlan: Be careful, doctor Reeves. In the whole Universe, nothing is...”
– A Matter of Life and Death
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“Happiness is an inside job.”
– William Arthur Ward, author
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“The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.”
– Horace Walpole, author, British politician
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“A book is a device to ignite the imagination.”
– Alan Bennett, author, actor, screenwriter, playwright
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“The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a...”
– The History Boys, Alan Bennett
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“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
– Marilyn Monroe, American actress, singer and model
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“The internet? Is that thing still around?”
– Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
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“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.”
– Martin Luther King Junior, American clergyman, Nobel Peace Prize winner, activist and leader in African-American Civil Rights Movement
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“Tom: I love you because you did the right thing, and I admire your...”
– Desperate Housewives
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“An odd thing happens when we die, our senses vanish. Taste, touch, smell and...”
– Mary Alice, Desperate Housewives
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“It is not our mistakes that define who we are; it is how we recover from those...”
– Bo Bennett, American businessman
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“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.”
– Mark Twain, American author and humourist
November 2011
4 posts
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“Waiting for you is like waiting for rain in this drought: useless and...”
– Sam Montgomery, A Cinderella Story
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“If they don’t chase you when you walk away, keep walking.”
– Anonymous
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“Love makes you do funny things. It makes you proud. It makes you sorry. That...”
– Kevin Arnold, The Wonder Years
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“Learn how to turn frustration into fascination. You will learn more being...”
– Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker
October 2011
4 posts
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“Falling in love is awfully simple, but falling out of love is simply awful.”
– Anonymous
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“If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining...”
– Brendan Francis, playwright
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“Within you I lose myself. Without you I find myself wanting to become lost...”
– Anonymous
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“And we travel, in essence,
To become young fools again -
To slow time down and...”
– Pico Iyer, essayist and author
September 2011
9 posts
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“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until...”
– Charles M. Schulz, Cartoonist
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“Belief creates the actual fact.”
– William James, philosopher
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“Love is unpredictable, you have to go with your heart and hope for the best.”
– Kevin Arnold, The Wonder Years
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“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”
– Samuel Beckett, playwright
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Film review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows...
David Yates directs the final chapter of the Harry Potter series where we bid a sad farewell to Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) in an action-packed adventure. The trio’s search for the remaining horcruxes steps up a gear as they battle against the mighty Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) for one last time.
Daniel Radcliffe takes charge and fully encompasses the role...
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“As a writer, you get to play, you get to alter time, you get to come up with the...”
– Iain Banks, author
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“Life is not a dress rehearsal. Stop practicing what you’re going to do and...”
– Marilyn Grey, educator, school psychologist and author
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“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be...”
– Elbert Hubbard, American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
– Oscar Wilde, writer and poet
August 2011
10 posts
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“Just because somebody doesn’t love you the way you want them to, it...”
– Anonymous
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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget...”
– Maya Angelou, American author and poet
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“If you love someone and you tell them, you are a fool for five minutes. If you...”
– Anonymous
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“If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.”
– Larry McMurtry, Some Can Whistle
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“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic....”
– Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
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“Marrying a man is like buying something you’ve been admiring for a long...”
– Jean Kerr, American author and playwright
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“I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with...”
– Roy Croft, poet
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“Love is friendship set on fire.”
– Jeremy Taylor, English Clergyman