Our best moral stories don’t tell us what is right or wrong in every situation, but they show us what one character did in one situation at one time. Readers, viewers, and listeners are supposed to extrapolate the moral meaning from the story. We�...
If you don't feel you have any choice in a situation, self-esteem and confidence plummet. But once you understand that you do have a choice, self-esteem will improve. You aren't a helpless victim anymore. You decide how you deal with a situation. You...
On Alex Rodriguez's difficulty performing in clutch situations, Joe Torre writes, "In key situations, he can't get himself to concern himself with getting the job done instead of how it looks. There's a certain freefall you go through when you commit...
Enjoy life, even in the most chaotic, hectic moments. Take time to breathe. Take time to consider what is important versus what is rubbish. Those are the times where slowing down is healthiest. Those are the times where it really counts. And, if you ...
Marwood: Right, now we're going to have to approach this scientifically. First thing we've got to do is get this fire alight, then we split into two fact-finding groups. I'll deal with the water and other plumbings, you can check the fuel and wood si...
Why is contemporary China short of works that speak directly? Because we writers cannot speak directly, or rather we can only speak in an indirect way. Why does contemporary China lack good works that critique our current situation? Because our curre...
A good lie finds more believers than a bad truth.
There are no bad beers; some kinds are better than others.
A man is often a bad adviser to himself and a good adviser to another.
God save me from a bad neighbor and a beginner on the fiddle.
Of what does not concern you say nothing good or bad.
Those who are once found to be bad are presumed so forever.
Envy can breed swans from bad duck eggs.
In a choice between bad company and loneliness -- the second is preferable.
One bad experience is worth more than a thousand threats.
You cannot forge a good sword from bad iron.
He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
So it was good for me to play a likable person and it was just an amazing situation to be in.
My view of life is colored by humor and looking at the best in any situation.
I always try to adjust to the situation.
Light is everything in photographs and has to be considered in all situations.
