Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Selfish

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"We need enthusiasm, imagination, and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones." Franklin Roosevelt






"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self confidence." Robert Frost





"When a dancer comes onstage, he is not just a blank slate that the choreographer has written on. Behind him he has all the decisions he has made in life. . . You are looking at the person he is, the person he cannot help but be. . . Exceptional dancers, in my experience, are also exceptional people, people with an attitude toward life, a kind of quest, and an internal quality. They know who they are, and they show this to you, willingly." Mikhail Baryshnikov



"The relationship that solves your problems is the relationship you have with yourself." Diane Von Furstenberg



"There's so much talk of self-improvement, living your best life, being faster, smaller, busier, more satisfied, and better rested, that the idea of celebrating what you are right now, suddenly seemed rather daring and radical. Dissembling, prevaricating, compensating and exaggerating are such a large part of modern life. Most people find the reverse - a sort of astringent openness and sincerity - either embarrassing, risky to the point of insanity, or plain unbearable. The whole experience was rather reviving."
Susie Boyt "In Praise of the Selfish Life" (Financial Times)
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19 comments:

  1. the walking manFebruary 3, 2009 at 3:18 AM

    Maturity is the loss of the need to be something other than what you are and being comfortable being mature.

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  2. claudeFebruary 3, 2009 at 3:19 AM

    I need sun, I need heat, I need summer to feel fine.
    Over here it is very cold. Yesterday we got snow a little bit but just after we got fine hail.
    Not easy to drive. I think my young palmtrees are dead. I hate winter !

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  3. Sepiru ChrisFebruary 3, 2009 at 4:59 AM

    I am intrigued by the Mikhail Baryshnikov quote and completely agree with Susie Boyt.

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  4. Dave KingFebruary 3, 2009 at 5:29 AM

    I found that a thought-provoking post.

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  5. Reader WilFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    "The relationship that solves your problems is the relationship you have with yourself." Diane Von Furstenberg

    This is the quotation I like best: it's more or less like "Love your neighbour like yourself". If you love yourself, you love the people around you, and this has nothing to do with selfishness.

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  6. Charles GramlichFebruary 3, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    I must confess to too often looking ahead instead of looking around.

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  7. AkelamaluFebruary 3, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    Definitely a post to make one think that one Cloudia!

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    I can see myself on that beachtowel, patting that dog, being radical...

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  9. Maria VerivakiFebruary 3, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    the last paragraph is particularly thought-provoking; too much focus on detail!

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  10. Raph G. NeckmannFebruary 3, 2009 at 8:24 PM

    Hello Cloudia, and thank you for your lovely comment on my blog!

    I like these quotes - I agree with what Reader Wil says too.

    My favourite quote is the last one - yes!

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  11. SandyCarlsonFebruary 3, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    I needed these thoughts exactly now, particularly Frost's thoughts on education and Boyt's on some good old selfishness. Necessary! Thanks.

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    Just yesterday my friend and I discussed about today's children who won't do anything unless 'bribed'. who taught them that?

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  13. CloudiaFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    Walking Man: You seem both comfortable and mature!

    Claude: Wish I could send you some sun!!

    Chris: Thanks.

    Dave King: Mahalo. I still can't e-mail you . . .

    Wil: Interesting view, friend!

    Charles: But your horse knows the way.

    Ake: Thanks!

    Deborah: Funny! I see you there too-

    Kiwi: yes, we miss the forest for the trees.

    Ralph: Warm aloha & Welcome!

    Sandy: So glad to contribute to your sanity ;->. Just returning the favor!

    Crafts: Hmmm. I wonder? ;->

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  14. magiceyeFebruary 3, 2009 at 11:55 PM

    brilliant pictures as usual.
    and the last quote rings so true!

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  15. Reader WilFebruary 4, 2009 at 2:58 AM

    Thank you for your information about the painter who was the first to paint Aborigines.

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  16. CloudiaFebruary 4, 2009 at 11:37 PM

    Magic Eye: Big Thanks! Namaste-

    Reader Wil: I love your new "Banner" at your blog!

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  17. JunosmomFebruary 5, 2009 at 6:42 PM

    I like this quote:
    "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self confidence." Robert Frost

    I find myself often in this postion of listening, learning without talking. I find people who are more than willing to talk unending about their point of view without listening from another. A friend asked me today if that was not "lonely". Some, yet I learn much.

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  18. FidaFebruary 6, 2009 at 1:23 AM

    I wouldn't mind - right now - to sit on that wonderful beach... ahhh!

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  19. Barbara MartinFebruary 9, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    Love that long suffering look on the dog's face. Perfect for the post.

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