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Eternity in Elysium Who would fight me? Are you afraid? I think you've been afraid all your life. My name is Maximus. These crops are all I got. Imagine where you will be three weeks from now. If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be Troubled, for you are in Elysium. You're already dead… for eternity…. For what we do now echoes in eternity
Why did you do all this for me?'. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life anyway! We're born, we live a little while and then we die. My life has been nothing but a mess and by helping you, I could give it some kind of a meaning, and that itself is the most precious thing in the world. (INSPIRED BY
These autumn days will shorten and grow cold. The leaves will shake loose from the trees and fall. Christmas will come, then the snows of winter. The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. You will live to enjoy the beauty of the frozen world, for you mean a great deal to me and I will not harm you, ever. Wilbur — this lovely world, these precious days…all yours … (INSPIRED BY
Do you ever look at someone and wonder…what's going on inside their head? Anxiety, anger, fear, frustration, sadness, joy… where do all those thoughts come from?… It's like I'm having a breakdown again… I feel awful, I feel useless, I feel annoying.. Is everything falling apart? Why do I feel like crying? Sadness takes over, but where is the joy? ‘Who's your friend who likes to play?' But hang on… when I was feeling blue, when I was out of sorts, that's when my friend came to help and that's when my family came to help. So maybe all those tears, all that sadness would bring joy…eventually… I promise…(INSPIRED BY
‘Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business. I wish I could help you Ebenezer… ‘ ‘Jacob, tell me no more, speak comfort to me Jacob' ‘ I have none to give. I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link and yard by yard. Do you recognize its patter? Ebenezer, life passes you by, don't squander it. Choose forgiveness. Free yourself from the chain. Give and you shall receive. Wake up Ebenezer!' (With EXCERPTS FROM A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have a new friend, they never ask you about essential matters. They never say 'what does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?' Instead they demand 'How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much does his father earn?' Only from these figures do they think they have learned about that person. If you were to say to the grown-ups: 'I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof', they would not be able to get any idea of the house at all. You must say: I saw a house that cost twenty thousand dollars.' Then they would exclaim 'Oh, what a pretty house that is !' Just so, you might say to them: 'The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming, that he laughed, and that he was looking for a sheep. If anybody wants a sheep, that's the proof that he exists
I'm sorry if I'm getting through to you a little late. It's all a journey. Life is a journey through Atlantic Ocean. You might either make it or end up at the bottom. Either way, we cannot give up. That's not an option. We've got to fight through it. Every step of it. And they say ‘you're where you're supposed to be' and I'm not sure. But one thing I know, we're gonna have to bite the bullet. We won't give up and we won't founder
“ I wish I had stayed too. I wish I had done a lot of things. I wish I had stayed. I do. I walked out I walked out the door I don't know. I felt like a scared little kid. It was above my head I don't know I thought you knew that about me. I ran back to the bonfire, trying to outrun my humiliation.”
I'm walking down the boulevard The traffic light! I reach this crosswalk How annoying is a long-haul traffic light! I walk on. It's still red but I walk on Knowing my life is hanging by a thread now, it could end any minute. But will it? You run towards me Cars are honking I keep going, hoping for my salvation I somehow end up unharmed Maybe that is my salvation My life was hanging by a thread But you held me up Grabbed a hold of me and held me up And that's what I am, making constant mistakes and you helping me up And I thank you
SHOOT THE BREEZE = to spend time talking about things that are not important:
we've all got to go some time, right? Well Beethoven went on a Monday — March the 27th 1827. He'd been sick for a while, complaining of stomach pains and bloating. Since the previous Christmas, he'd been so ill he hadn't got out of bed, and his friends knew that that would be the end. He was just 56. There have always been rumours about what caused Beethoven's death. Was is syphilis? Was it cirrhosis of the liver from too many nights on the sauce? He did enjoy a drop. It's most likely that the actual cause of his death was lead poisoning. As I mentioned, Beethoven was fond of drinking quite a range of wine, but a favourite was a type of wine you could get in those days that was fortified with lead. So his liver packed in, a fact that was confirmed at his autopsy. Having said that, it might have his doctor who actually saw him off. Dr Andreas Wawruch would ease Beethoven's suffering by draining fluid from his stomach and plugging up the hole with — guess what — lead. What a claim to fame — being the person who helped the world's greatest composer shuffle off the mortal coil... The circumstances of Beethoven's death are one thing. What I really find fascinating, though, is the mythology and mystery that surrounds it. For a start, that Monday afternoon had some suitably dramatic weather. Vienna was ravaged by a vicious thunderstorm and, as Beethoven's friends waited silently around his bed, it would have been to the sound of rain drumming the window. We're not sure exactly how many of these friends were in the room. Beethoven's closest friend, Anselm Hüttenbrenner, was probably one of them, as was his sister in law. And Beethoven's brother Johann and his secretary Karl Holz were around too. Which probably accounts for how many different versions there are of Beethoven's last words. One story is that he said, “Applaud, my friends, the comedy is over!” Another is that, talking about his deafness, he said “I shall hear in heaven!” Or that he shook his fist in anger at the heavens in the moments before death. It's most likely that his last words were a lot less showy, less dramatic. A friend brought a case of wine for him, and he is recorded having said “Pity, pity... too late.” I wonder if it was that lead stuff he liked drinking.
“Where are the people?” resumed the little prince at last. “It's a little lonely in the desert…” “It is lonely when you're among people, too,” said the snake.” I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn't much improved my opinion of them. “‘What makes the desert beautiful,' said the little prince, ‘is that somewhere it hides a well…'”
Peckish (slightly hungry) • By noon, I was feeling peckish although I had had a large breakfast Starving (extremely hungry) • Let's grab some lunch. I'm starving could eat a horse (extremely hungry) • I haven't eaten the whole day and now I could eat a horse Hangry (so hungry that you're getting angry) • Where's the waiter? I'm getting hangry Growl (because of indigestion or hunger) • My stomach growled in the middle of the exam Full/stuffed (can't have another bite, have eaten so much) • No more cake for me. I'm full Bloated (feeling too full after eating too much) • I felt bloated after eating too much for lunch A foodie (someone who's interested in different kinds of foods, restaurants and cooking) • I'm a foodie. I love going to restaurants
Baby • Don't be such a baby. It didn't hurt that much Newborn • Newborns are given hearing tests Infant • This illness can affect infants Toddler • Parents should encourage their toddlers to walk more Child/kid • As a child, I didn't eat vegetables • I'm off to pick up the kids from school Teenager/adolescent • Parents should try to understand the emotional problems of adolescents The awkward/difficult age • He's a very quiet boy. He's at that awkward age. He'll soon grow out of it Underage • We should stop underage drinking Adult • Some children find it difficult to talk to adults Middle-aged • The company is run by middle-aged men Senior/elderly • The government should provide more facilities for senior citizens
Cheapskate (negative) • My dad is such a cheapskate that he cuts his hair himself Frugal (positive) • As a student, he needs to be frugal, so he hardly ever goes to fancy restaurants. Generous (positive) • That's very generous of you to lend me money this month
A ballpark figure (an estimate, a guess) • How many people were at the concert? Give me a ballpark figure • I think Apple co. makes 100 million dollars a gray. That's just a ballpark figure, of course. Out of left filed (unexpected, sudden) • His comment came out of left field • He offered me the job out of left field • He proposed to her out of left field Hit a home run (to succeed) • I think I hit a home run on my math test yesterday • I really hit a home run at my job interview • That presentation was amazing. You hit a home run!
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