Author Topic: Quotes from work (Read 180906 times)

Porter · « **Reply #75 on:** January 19, 2007, 08:30:02 AM »

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The whole idea of a self-help guru is an odd one. If the idea is to help myself, why do I need to buy your book?
Don't get me started . . .

Especially since many of them have pretty sucky track records when it comes to their own personal lives. Not Covey particularly. But a certain divorced-his-wife-of-25-years-and-married-his-assistant-who-was-half-his-age person comes to mind.

It looks to me like he helped himself to whatever he wanted. How appropriate for a self-help guru.

Porter · « **Reply #76 on:** January 19, 2007, 09:16:59 AM »

I wonder if self-help gurus really like eating at buffets.

Also, how do they deal with it when they have to buy gas in Oregon or New Jersey?

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #77 on:** January 19, 2007, 10:09:32 AM »

Easy! They just shift their paradigms!

Duh!

Porter · « **Reply #78 on:** January 19, 2007, 10:28:47 AM »

The pervs.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #79 on:** January 19, 2007, 10:42:21 AM »

::nods sagely::

Jonathon · « **Reply #80 on:** January 23, 2007, 08:31:38 AM »

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Love is a value that is actualized through action. So, is love a verb or a feeling? The proactive mind subordinates feelings to values. Pssst . . . make love a verb!

*wallbash*

action != verb

Porter · « **Reply #81 on:** January 23, 2007, 08:58:02 AM »

I would disagree, but I can't figure out how to do that in a purely action-oriented manner, thus making my sentence incomplete.

Jonathon · « **Reply #82 on:** January 23, 2007, 10:03:02 AM »

To clarify, there are lots of verbs that do not name actions, and there are lots of things that could be called actions that are not predicative parts of speech. For more examples of the annoying "x is a verb" trend, see here, here, and here.

Porter · « **Reply #83 on:** January 23, 2007, 10:42:23 AM »

Honestly, that doesn't bother me. Saying "X is a verb", while not being techincally correct, communicates an idea very effectively.

Although it does seem kinda dumb to actually start using X as a verb, like in your third link.

Jonathon · « **Reply #84 on:** January 23, 2007, 11:02:11 AM »

I see it more as a quick and easy alternative to communicating clearly, precisely, and accurately.

Porter · « **Reply #85 on:** January 23, 2007, 11:14:05 AM »

I'll agree on the accurately, but to me at least, it commicates very clearly and precisely.

pooka · « **Reply #86 on:** January 24, 2007, 08:33:58 AM »

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Really, really tall guy. Featured in Shallow Hal.

Now I'm going to have to see Shallow Hal out of morbid curiosity. Was it actually him or someone based on him?

JT · « **Reply #87 on:** January 24, 2007, 10:38:13 AM »

The real deal Holyfield.

pooka · « **Reply #88 on:** January 24, 2007, 12:06:03 PM »

Oh, I checked on IMdB and it wasn't who I thought. There was another guy, the original founder of Franklin Quest did that too. Then Stephen Covey's company merged with it, and tried to clean up the image a bit. It is good to remember Korihor*, who taught that everyone fared "according to the management of the creature" and that every man prospered according to his strength, and whatever man did was no sin.

Still, I do keep a calendar and week-at-a-glance now.

* a bad guy in the book of Mormon

Jonathon · « **Reply #89 on:** January 24, 2007, 05:50:55 PM »

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I'll agree on the accurately, but to me at least, it commicates very clearly and precisely.

"Love is an action" is just as clear and precise, with the added bonus of not making you look like you flunked English class.

Porter · « **Reply #90 on:** January 24, 2007, 05:52:34 PM »

Good point. I think you're right.

imogen · « **Reply #91 on:** January 27, 2007, 09:49:39 AM »

Nothing to do with the topic, I just wanted to say I wholly appreciate rivka's sig (and porter's words.).

Jonathon · « **Reply #92 on:** January 31, 2007, 08:08:20 AM »

Here's a great misread quote:

“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

The first time I missed the "on" at the end.

Porter · « **Reply #93 on:** January 31, 2007, 08:31:11 AM »

That does change the meaning quite a bit.

Brinestone · « **Reply #94 on:** January 31, 2007, 08:31:24 AM »

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #95 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:14:00 PM »

Perhaps someone would rather tie a knot and hang than end a sentence in a preposition.

Jonathon · « **Reply #96 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:46:05 PM »

Except that it's really an adverb.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #97 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:53:47 PM »

::hangs head::

Jonathon · « **Reply #98 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:56:16 PM »

It's okay; we all make mistakes, after all.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #99 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:21:22 PM »

Yeah, just give me enough rope...