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"When stressed out, brew up and
enjoy MyTiclass blog" blog motto
Benjamin Franklin (US politician) :
"Tell me and I forget, Teach me and I remember, Involve me and I learn".
(January 17, 1706 [January 6, 1705- April 17, 1790] was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a renowned polymath and a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
"Tell me and I forget, Teach me and I remember, Involve me and I learn".
(January 17, 1706 [January 6, 1705- April 17, 1790] was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a renowned polymath and a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
Let your anger set with the sun, and not rise again with it. (Irish proverb)
In the end, it's not the years in your life that counts, it's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA (1861- 1865: assassinated).
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA (1861- 1865: assassinated).
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
(Samuel Beckett; Irish playwright, 1906-1989) Proverbs- discretion "Birds of a feather flock together" ; "Better safe than sorry" ; "Discretion is the greater part of valor" ; "Once burned, twice shy". |
Joke.
The cartoon of the day- Aug. 10, 2014 By Rick Mckee, The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Cagle Cartoons. Back to school, after the holidays... Teacher : "Welcome back students." Later, after getting one student's writing assignment saying "WHAT I DID THIS SUMMER"... Student : "If you followed me on Twitter, you'd know". USATODAY.COM, Aug. 5, 2014 |
Sport : "Sports is human life in microcosm".
Howard Cosell :an American sports journalist, radio and TV personality (1918- 1995)
Howard Cosell :an American sports journalist, radio and TV personality (1918- 1995)
God- "God has no religion". Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi : leader of Indian nationalism in Bristish-ruled India. Used non-violent disobedience ; he led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world (1869- 1948).
Mahatma Gandhi : leader of Indian nationalism in Bristish-ruled India. Used non-violent disobedience ; he led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world (1869- 1948).
Humor : "I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens". Woody Allen
Woody Allen: a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, actor, writer,
jazz musician, comedian and playwright, born in The Bronx, New York, The United States (1935- )
Woody Allen: a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, actor, writer,
jazz musician, comedian and playwright, born in The Bronx, New York, The United States (1935- )
Love: "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none". William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (All's well that ends well):an English poet and playwright, who was born and raised in
Stradford-upon-Avon, England. Is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language (1564- 1616)...
William Shakespeare (All's well that ends well):an English poet and playwright, who was born and raised in
Stradford-upon-Avon, England. Is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language (1564- 1616)...
Success : "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts". Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill: a British politician, Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945, and 1950- 1955 (1974- 1965).
Winston Churchill: a British politician, Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945, and 1950- 1955 (1974- 1965).
Failure : "Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor". Truman Capote-
Truman Capote: an American writer of non-fiction stories (1924- 1984).
Truman Capote: an American writer of non-fiction stories (1924- 1984).
3 Chinese proverbs:
-"Failure is mother of success" ~
-"Quiet thoughts mend the body"~
-"A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush" ~
-"Failure is mother of success" ~
-"Quiet thoughts mend the body"~
-"A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush" ~
Life : "Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny"
[Bob Marley- 1945- 1981]
[Bob Marley- 1945- 1981]
Dinner :"Dinner was made for eating, not for talking."
[William Thackeray] -
William Thackeray: an English novelist (1811- 1863).
[William Thackeray] -
William Thackeray: an English novelist (1811- 1863).
Action : "I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do- the day after" [Oscar Wilde]
Oscar Wilde : born in Dublin, Ireland, was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of
numerous short stories and one novel (1854- 1900).
Oscar Wilde : born in Dublin, Ireland, was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of
numerous short stories and one novel (1854- 1900).
Self-confidence : "You're going to face many fears in your life and you need to believe because if you believe in yourself.
Paroles prononcées par le Proviseur du lycée COLUMBINE, le jour de son départ en retraite, après 18 ans de service,et après les tueries de 1999.
Paroles prononcées par le Proviseur du lycée COLUMBINE, le jour de son départ en retraite, après 18 ans de service,et après les tueries de 1999.
Perfection : "Have no fear of perfection- you'll never reach it". Salvador Dali - Salvador Dali: Spanish surrealist painter (1904- 1989)
> "The World Is Your Oyster" [William Shakespeare]
(The Merry Wives of Windsor- Act 2, Scene 2)
William Shakespeare: baptised 26th April 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, England; died 23rd April 1616,
Stratford-upon-Avon. He was fifty-two years old, a playwright (dramaturge), a poet and an actor.
[* = Le monde est à votre portée; il est précieux comme l'est la perle produite par l'huître; * an oyster: une huître].
> "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde: Irish writer, born in Dublin, on 16th October, 1954, and died on 30th November, 1900 in Paris. 1891: The Picture of Dorian Gray ; 1895: The Importance of Being Earnest.
> "Education is the most powerful weapon* which you can use to change the world". [Nelson Mandela]
Nelson Mandela: a South African statesman- (1918- 2013) - *weapon: arme
> "Forgive* your enemies, but never forget* their names".
[John F. Kennedy] - J.F. Kennedy : 1917- 1963- American President. *Forgive: pardonner - Forget: oublier.
> "We cannot command our love, but we can our actions"
[Arthur Conan Doyle]
A.C. Doyle : a Scottish physician and writer, famous for his stories with the
detective Sherlock Holmes (1859- 1930).
> "Let your anger set* with the sun, and not rise* again with it"
[Irish proverb] * set: se coucher ; rise: se lever
> "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening completely. Most people never listen completely".
[Ernest Hemingway]
E. Hemingway : American novelist (romancier): 1899- 1961. Plus... Page "Culture, People". Oeuvres: For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) (Pour qui sonne le glas) - The Old Man and the Sea (1952).
Plus... Page "Culture, People"
> Education- "Education is the passport to the future, for* tomorrow belongs to* those* who prepare for it today."
(MALCOM X)
Malcom X : an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist.
* FOR: car; BELONGS TO: appartient à; THOSE: ceux qui. (1925- 1965)
>"There have always been ideas worth fighting* for"
[The People's History Museum, Manchester]
Il y a toujours eu des idées pour lesquelles il valait la peine de se battre. *TO FIGHT FOR: se battre pour
> "When I do good, I feel* good,When I do bad, I feel bad.That's my religion". [Abraham Lincoln*]
*Abraham Lincoln : He was the 16th President of the United States between 1861 and 1865 during the
Civil War until he was assassinated in 1865; was against slavery (esclavage). (1809- 1865)- *feel: [res]sentir.
> "I have failed* over and over* and over again* in my life and that is why I succeed*"[Michael Jordan*]
(J'ai échoué plein de fois, et c'est pourquoi je réussis)
Michael Jordan : b. 1963, an American former* professional basketball player,
*former: ancien, ex-; fail: échouer; over and over: encore et encore;succeed: réussir.
> "You cannot escape* responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today" [Abraham Lincoln]
A. Lincoln: American president, assassinated in 1865, was against slavery (esclavage). (1809- 1865) *escape : échapper à, fuir.
> "Change comes about because people are activated" [Barack Obama's tweet- March 18th, 2013]
> "Success is not final, failure* is not fatal : it is the courage
to continue that counts." [Winston Churchill]
Winston Churchill_ British politician and wartime leader_1874- 1965
*success : le succès - failure : échec - count : compter.
> "Action is eloquence" [William Shakespeare*]
> "I am not bound* to please thee* with my answers"
[William Shakespeare]
(Je ne suis point contraint de te plaire par mes réponses.)
* William Shakespeare : 1564-1616, aged 52, was an English poet and playwright*,
regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worl's pre-eminent dramatist.* playwright: dramaturge; bound: lié; thee: te (vieil anglais)
> Happiness- "But what is happiness* except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads* ?" [Albert Camus]
* Albert Camus : was a French Pied-Noir, author, journalist and philosopher, known
for his philosophy of "Absurdism". (1913- 1960)- * happiness: bonheur ; between: entre; lead: mener.
> Perseverance- "Ever* tried. Ever failed*. No matter*. Try* again. Fail again*. Fail better." [Samuel Beckett]
* Samuel Beckett : (1906-1989), was an Irish avant-garde novelist (romancier) ,
playwright (dramaturge), theatre director and poet; tragicomic outlook on human
nature. A key writer in "The Theatre of the Absurd". 1969 : Nobel Prize in Literature.
"Waiting for Godot" ("a play in which nothing happens" 1953).
* ever : déjà; fail: échouer; no matter: pas grave; try : essayer; again: à nouveau.
> Character- "Character is like* a tree* and reputation is like* its shadow*. The shadow is what* we think* of it; the tree is what we really think of it". [Abraham Lincoln]
*Abraham Lincoln : (1809-1865) the 16th President of the United States, was
assassinated in 1865, was for the abolishion of slavery and ended it in 1865.
* like: comme ; tree: arbre; shadow: ombre; what: ce que; think: penser.
> Happiness- "Happiness is not something* ready* made*. It comes from* your actions." [Dalai Lama]
* Dalai Lama : (1935- ); the 14th Dalai Lama, the head monk (moine) of Tibetan
Buddhism. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
* something: quelque chose; ready made: tout prêt; come from: venir de.
> Bad- "And yet* to every* bad* there is a worse*".
[Thomas Hardy*]
* Thomas Hardy : (1840-1928), an English novelist (romancier) and poet.
"Tess of the Urbervilles" ; 1891; "Jude the Oscure" 1895;
"The Return of the Native" 1878.
* yet: pourtant; every: chaque; bad: mauvais; worse: pire, plus mauvais.
> "I will honor Christmas in my heart*, and try to keep* it all the year." [Charles Dickens]
* Charles Dickens : Happy Birthday ! Bi-centenaire 2012. (1812- 1870)
An English writer and a social critic :
Pickwick Papers" 1836; "The Adventures of Oliver Twist" 1837- 39;
"A Christmas carol*" 1843.
* heart: coeur; try: essayer; keep: garder; carol: chant, cantique de Noël.
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> "I've come to embrace* the notion that I haven't done enough* in my life. I've come to confirm that one's title, even a title like president of the United States, says very little about how well one's life has been led*. No matter* how much you've done or how successful* you've been, there's always more* to do, always more to learn, and always more to achieve*."
[Barack Obama (1961 - ), Arizona State Commencement Speech, 2009]
* embrace: adopter; haven't done enough: n'ai pas fait assez; lead (led, led):
mener; no matter how much : quoique vous ayez accompli/peu importe la quantité;
no matter how successful : quel que soit le succès que vous ayez rencontré;
always more: toujours plus; to achieve: accomplir.
Funny: "It's not true I had nothing on. I had the radio on". Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe : an American actress, model and singer, became a sex symbol between the 1950's and '60s. (1926- 1962).
Marilyn Monroe : an American actress, model and singer, became a sex symbol between the 1950's and '60s. (1926- 1962).
Friendship: "The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. you just got to find the ones worth suffering for". Bob Marley
Bob Marley: a Jamaican singer, song writer, guitarist and activist, was the frontman, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands...(1945- 1981).
Christmas quotes :
-Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling. (Edna Ferber)
-It's a fine seasoning of joy to think of those we love. (Molière)
-Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace. (Pope Francis)
-I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. (Charles Dickens)
Chinese Quotes : Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
(Confucius, Chinese philosopher)
Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself...
师傅领进门,修行在个人 [師傅領進門,修行在個人] Shī fu lǐng jìn mén, xiū xíng zài gè rén.
"You cannot say that you have no choice"(Zinedine Zidane)
Bob Marley: a Jamaican singer, song writer, guitarist and activist, was the frontman, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands...(1945- 1981).
Christmas quotes :
-Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling. (Edna Ferber)
-It's a fine seasoning of joy to think of those we love. (Molière)
-Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace. (Pope Francis)
-I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. (Charles Dickens)
Chinese Quotes : Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
(Confucius, Chinese philosopher)
Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself...
师傅领进门,修行在个人 [師傅領進門,修行在個人] Shī fu lǐng jìn mén, xiū xíng zài gè rén.
"You cannot say that you have no choice"(Zinedine Zidane)