"It has always seemed strange to me," said Doc. "The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second."
from "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
451-84-7134 I believe that men are generally still a litte afraid of the dark, though the witches are all hung, and christianity and candles have been introduced. -Thoreau
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every minute you spend angry you lose 60 seconds of happiness. R.W.Emerson
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It is often ignored, and considerable evidence indicates, that social situations can strongly affect behavior (i.e., fundamental attribution error). People, not the situation, have perceptual salience for us; we pay attention to them, and we tend to think that they alone cause their behavior. Just as we notice other people’s behavior more than their situation, we notice our own situations more than our own behavior.
lol yeah man its the new thing now, and yeah that sounds like a plane. i just got me a place up here at cedar ridge apartments. what have you been up to?
Hi Brandon, how are things going? I haven't talk to you in a while. Grandma said you're going to be visiting soon. Let me know when. You can always stay at my house. Call me or email me sometime. Its always good to hear from you. Love you and miss you.
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Thanks Brandon!!! I hope school is going well for you. I understand the feeling of wanting winter break!!! Its almost here!;-)You heard right I did pass my exam!!!! WooHoo!!! Take care and keep in touch stranger. Love you and miss you.
"It's no use trying, we slide, we skid, we fall back into the alcohol that perserves the living and the dead, we get nowhere." Céline
"It has always seemed strange to me," said Doc. "The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second."
