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Blog Assignment: Select either #2, #7, or #12 from page 16 of your textbook and post your response.
My Response:
The quotations listed below are among my favorites. They come from the "Quotation Bank" at the end of the textbook.
- "He who does not hope to win has already lost." Jose Joaquin de Olmedo
- "The first duty of love is to listen." Paul Tillich
- "Your children need your presence more than your presents." Jesse Jackson
- "A smile is the shortest distance between two people." Victor Borge
- "If you can't change your fate, change your attitude." Amy Tan
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Below are my favorite quotes from the“Quotation Bank” in the back of the text book. I enjoyed the first quote because I have incorporated this belief into my life style. Persistence, a hardworking attitude,and dedication will pay off in any situation. I am a firm believer of that quote because it has helped me accomplish my goals this far in my life.
ReplyDelete1. “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” - Gary Player
2. “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” - Mignon McLaughlin
3. “A smile is the shortest distance between two people.” - Victor Borge
4. “One who wants a rose must respect the thorn.” - Persian Proverb
5. “Your children need your presence more than your presents.” - Jesse Jackson
After reading through the "Quotation Bank" I chose my top 5 quotes that spoke to me and reflected my ongoing journey in life. I really enjoy the quotes that are short but contain a long message if given thought.
ReplyDelete1. "All glory comes from daring to begin."
-Anonymous
2. "A smile is the shortest distance between two people."
-Victor Borge
3. "This thing called "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down." -Mary Pickford
4. "If you want to be loved, be lovable."
-Ovid
5. "Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations."
- Faith Baldwin
Through all my trials and tribulations in the past year, and what a year it has been, these are the ones that spoke to me from the "Quotation Bank."
ReplyDelete1. "Everyone is ignorant,only on different subjects." -Will Rogers.
2. "I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning." -Peter De Vries
3. "The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost." -G.K.Chesterton
4. "Friendship with oneself is all important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world." -Eleanor Roosevelt
5. "If you can't change your fate, change your attitude." -Amy Tan
These are my five favorite quotes from the Quotation bank at the end of the text book. Since I value education and family I found these quotes to be very appealing.
ReplyDelete1. “A mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions.” –Olive Wendell Holmes, Jr.
2. “This thing called “failure” is not the falling down, but the staying down.” –Mary Pickford
3. “We learn something by doing it. There is no other way.” –John Holt
4.“Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.” –Harold S. Hulbert
5. “The first duty of love is to listen.” –Paul Tillich
The five quotes that I've had chose from the "Quotation Bank" in the back of the textbook, are ones that have the most effect on my life.
ReplyDelete1."We learn somthing by doing it.There is no other way."-John Holt
2."Nice guys finish last."-Leo Durocher
3."The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost."-G.K Chesterton
4."You do not know who is your friend and who is your enemy until the ice breaks"-Eskimo proverb
5."If you can't change your fate,change your attitude."-Amy Tan
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ReplyDeleteSometime we need an encouraging word to propel us in the right direction. The Quotation Bank in the back of the book did just that. I will apply my favorite five quotes listed below to my life.
ReplyDelete1. "This thing called "failure" is not the
falling down, but the staying down". -Mary
Pickford
2. "We learn something by doing it. There is
no other way". -John Holt
3. "Should you not fine the pearl after one
or two diving, don't blame the ocean!
Blame your diving! You are not going deep
enough". -P. Yagananda
4. "The way to love anything is to realize
that it might be lost". -G.K. Chesterton
5. "Friendship with oneself is all important
because without it one cannot be friends
with anyone else in this world". -Eleanor
Roosevelt
My five favorite quotations
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing when an individual can find favorite quotes that are inspiring. These are quotes that inspire and motivate me to always strive for excellence.
1. “Knowledge is power.” Francis Bacon.
2. “Tell me what you pay attention to, and I will tell you who you are.” Jose Ortega y Gasset.
3. “Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.” Lorraine Hansberry.
4. “The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.” G. K. Chesterton.
5. “When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.” Ethiopian proverb.
Here are 5 things I'd like to do even if they seem CRAZY!
ReplyDelete1-Hitch-hick across America with or without company, visiting the most amazing, breath taking locations, natural and man made this country has.
2-Hike the Appellation Trail and find out how far goes my endurance, get healthier as in lose some weight, and get in touch with nature.
3-Live as a homeless for a week and feel first hand the discrimination and compassion of passer by.
4-Sky dive. I like to experience free fall for real, as oppose to the way it happens in my dreams: when I have to wake up, before I splash around, as an egg when it falls from the counter top onto the ground.
5-Pass this class considering how long I stayed away from school, my other class (Math),the amount of work from both and my schedule. :-)
1-knowledge is power 2-show me a person who is has never made a mistake, and l'll show you a person who has never achieved much. 3-the frist duty in love is to listen. 4-to live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.5- l"m not afriad to die. i just dont want to be there when it happens
ReplyDeleteThe following is a list of things that I would love to do if it didn’t seem crazy:
ReplyDelete1.To be able to jump from building to building on a motorcycle just like Evil Kenevil. The adrenaline would be intense and it would be marked off of my bucket list.
2.I would go deep sea diving with sperm whales just so I can see this massive creatures swiftly swimming through their environment as I brush against their skin.
3.Sky diving is something I have already done but to be able to jump out of a perfectly good airplane in just a wing suit is a daring activity I would enjoy to do.
4.Though the fishing sport of Noodling is not highly looked upon, to us middle and lower class with a thirst for adventure and a challenge welcome it. The sport is simple, in the dark murky waters of Louisiana there are cat fish that can reach the size of 130lbs. They hide under rocks, trees and dirt and the only thing that you need to do is wiggle your arm under that tree like a noodle until one swallows your arm. Next thing you know its dinner time.
5.Saving the best for last, I would follow the brave hiker’s history and attempt to climb the beautiful Mt. Everest at the very top. I figured if a 13 year old boy can do it I can too.