Disguise

"We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Who I Was

"I wished I had some way of showing them who I was, or who I was convinced I was. I was the surge, the being, the radical absence of non-being, the river in flood, the dispenser of existence, the power to be beseeched." - The Life of Hunger, Amélie Nothomb (Belgian author)

Trauma

"Trauma always leaves a scar. It follows us home. It changes our lives. Trauma messes everybody up. But may be that's the point. All the pain and the fear and the crap. May be going through all that is what keeps us moving forward. It's what pushes us. May be we have to get a little messed up, before we can step up." - Grey's Anatomy

Wealth is Work

"When are we going to realize in this country that our wealth is work? That we are workers and by selling this idea of “Hey, man i'll teach you how to be rich.” How's that different from infomercials?” - Jon Stewart commenting on CNBC while interviewing Jim Cramer.

Best Things vs Best Life

"Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life."

—Oprah

Two Beliefs for Success

Most successful people begin with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

—David Brooks

Greatest Happiness

"The greatest happiness that you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness." - William Sarovan

Standing Tall

You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. --Harriet Woods

Seeking Happiness

"Don't seek happiness. If you seek it, you won't find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. "

—Eckhart Tolle

This Moment's Best

"My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."

—Oprah

Effort

Each new effort brings you closer to the one that might really work. - Bob Greene

For Evil to Prevail

A quote that speaks right through me at the right moment:

All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
- Edmund Burke

Quotes Rush

It's been a while since I updated this site ... and finally I am updating it because if not, I'll be someone else's lunch! Argh ... yes, a friend of mine - Guy, has been "pushing" me to update my blogs and I've been doing my best in ... procrastinating it! But this weekend, it's now or never ... hence this post, will be the compilation of the quotes I've been sharing through my Facebook. Hope you like them.

All men are created equal. No matter how hard you try, you can never erase those words. - Harvey Milk

Fear is a friend who's misunderstood. But I know the heart of life is good - John Mayer's song - The Heart of Life

We just get the one life, you know. Just one. You can't live someone else's or think it's more important just because it's more dramatic. What happens matters. May be only to us, but it matters. - Ghost Town (Movie)

and one of the longest quote that I've just needed to share, from the movie Adaptation:

"Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head. Maybe if I were happier, my hair wouldn't be falling out. Life is short. I need to make the most of it. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I'm a walking cliché. ... If I stop putting things off, I would be happier. All I do is sit on my fat ass. If my ass wasn't fat I would be happier. I wouldn't have to wear these shirts with the tails out all the time. Like that's fooling anyone. Fat ass. I should start jogging again. Five miles a day. Really do it this time. Maybe rock climbing. I need to turn my life around. What do I need to do? I need to fall in love. I need to have a girlfriend. I need to read more, improve myself. What if I learned Russian or something? Or took up an instrument? I could speak Chinese. I'd be the screenwriter who speaks Chinese and plays the oboe. That would be cool. I should get my hair cut short. Stop trying to fool myself and everyone else into thinking I have a full head of hair. How pathetic is that? Just be real. Confident. Isn't that what women are attracted to? Men don't have to be attractive. But that's not true. Especially these days. Almost as much pressure on men as there is on women these days. Why should I be made to feel I have to apologize for my existence? Maybe it's my brain chemistry. Maybe that's what's wrong with me. Bad chemistry. All my problems and anxiety can be reduced to a chemical imbalance or some kind of misfiring synapses. I need to get help for that. But I'll still be ugly though. Nothing's gonna change that." - Charlie Kaufman, Adaptation (Movie)