These movie stars and the roles they play represent an
America that no longer exists, yet remains fundamental to America's
self-conception as a nation of strength and individualism. When a way of
life dies, we grasp for the thing that looks like it: its afterimage,
its hollow simulacra, its projection onscreen. Long live the working-class hunk.
One of the things my upbringing did not prepare me for was the complete
lack of civility that some people have. I didn't think of myself as
having been sheltered from evil as a child, but I did not learn that
some people have absolutely no regard for the welfare of anyone but
themselves, and lash out at anyone who tries to make them aware they are
not the only people on the planet.
Some people said, 'I'm not paying that much for a hamburger.' And then
we'll say, 'OK, don't pay for it, just take it then.' And you know, in
the 25 years we've done that, every single customer's come back and paid
it plus a big tip.
She admitted to town administrators that her self-restoration would
probably not be too well-received. Even the note she left to accompany
her free labor alluded to her rush job: “This is the result of two hours
of work.”
Taking a 10 minute break after reading something enhances your recall. In fact, even seven days later, people who'd taken a 10 minute break were as good as those trying to recall
the story just 15-30 minutes later, but without the break.
Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work.
The average worker
spends an estimated 28 percent of the workweek managing e-mail and
nearly 20 percent looking for internal information or tracking down
colleagues who can help with specific tasks.
Passwords have never been weaker and crackers have never been stronger. The average web user maintains 25 separate accounts but uses just 6.5
passwords to protect them.
This is why people like country stars. No single group keeps it more
real than they do. They drink hard, connect with the fans and
apparently, tease each other without mercy.
In their arrogance and myopia, the digital theocrats cannot accept a
successful social media marketing program without asserting that it is
proof that everything else is dead.
It's not 'selling out', it's 'buying in'.
Beyond their obvious loyalty, they also both share the most important of
all creative traits: generosity. Generosity in spirit. Generosity in
achievement and opportunity. And a sincere belief in nurturing and
inspiring those around them.
They are the least productive congress since 1947. We have a lot of challenges, and yet just 61 bills have become law to date in
2012 out of 3,914 bills that have been introduced by lawmakers, or less
than 2% of all proposed laws.
Only parts of us will ever touch parts of others.
It is as if there are two wolves inside me. One is good and does no
harm. He lives in harmony with all around him, and does not take offense
when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do
so, and in the right way. But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The littlest thing
will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for
no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It
is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing. Sometimes, it is
hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to
dominate my spirit." The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?" The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."
Count von Count's farvorite number? 36,969. He said it was "a square root thing." Why remains a bit of a mystery.