July 2011
When 5th graders have facebook:
June 2011
“I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for.”
– Practical Magic
“Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is...”
– The Princess Diaries
“The thing about courage is it’s something that we have to learn and relearn our...”
– Gerard Butler (Nim’s Island)
“Sometimes we don’t see certain things until we’re ready to see them...”
– Keeping the Faith
“Things will happen in your life that you can’t stop. But that’s no...”
– Now and Then
“Religion divides people, belief in something unites them.”
– The Flight of the Phoenix
“Working hard is important but there’s something that matters even more,...”
– Daniel Radcliffe
“Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.”
– Vanilla Sky
“Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives...”
– Evan Almighty
“’What’ and ‘if’ are two words as non-threatening as words can be, but put them...”
– Letters to Juliet
“As humans, everyday we go about our business. And all that time, we know the...”
– Little Children
“Instead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan...”
– Dan in Real Life
“What makes life mean something is purpose – a goal, a battle, a struggle.”
– Frost-Nixon
“Most people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.”
– Leap Year
“This is part of growing up—a little rebellion and a little adventure. This is...”
– Tangled
“I’ve been waiting my whole life, I just don’t know what the hell for.”
– The Terminal
“Tell you what? You can have all that stuff back AND we’ll throw in White...”
– Mis Jenkins on Is being white racist? (via darkjez)
This is the most perfect of perfect things I have come upon! Bless this post!
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“We don’t always have a choice how we get to know one another. Sometimes, people...”
– John Irving
“I found every single successful person I’ve ever spoken to had a turning point....”
– Brian Tracy
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at...”
– Dalai Lama
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Take someone bowling.
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage.
Be tough minded but tenderhearted.
Use seat belts.
Be punctual and insist on it in others.
Avoid negative people.
Be original.
Be neat.
Give people a second chance, but not a third.
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WatchFreedom Riders (Full film/ 1:53:00)
FREEDOM RIDERS is the powerful harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives—and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment—for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South....
“The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we...”
– David Duchovny (via ruineshumaines)
If you say you're cooler than me, doesn't that...
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When somebody says, "Don't look"
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“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is...”
– John Keating, Dead Poet’s Society (via supprosetry)
“You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by...”
– Audrey Hepburn (via kari-shma)
“You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains. You say...”
– William Shakespeare (via 36974)
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“I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria,...”
– Tennessee Williams (via 36974)
“There are only two worlds - your world, which is the real world, and other...”
– Neil Gaiman, The Books of Magic (via misswallflower)
“You get to choose the people you like, not the people you love.”
– Unknown
“What is love? Don’t ask a person who loves someone. Ask a person who has lost...”
– (via eletheowl)
“Even when the whole world turns their back on you, you will always have...”
– Lady Gaga (via gardengrove-)
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What is your opinion on mental illnesses?
What do you think of people who have Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, etc? Do you know someone who has a mental illness? How do you (or would you) treat someone with a mental illness? Do you think there is a stigma towards mental illnesses? Should people be more informed about them?
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