A stiff apology is a second insult… The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.–
Gilbert K. Chesterton (via dailydoseofsarcasmandsass)
Eloquently put.
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- dream
Ich hatte einen netten Traum. - I had a nice dream.
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This is great.
Interesting…
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9 Deadly Words used by Women
Hahaha, awesome.
Fuck it!
Write your favorite word.
Written with Sharpie pen then inverted. HANDWRITING MEME 1) Tumblr name 2) Right-handed, left-handed, or ambidextrous? 3) Favorite letters to write 4) Least favorite letters to write 5) Write a sentence containing all letters of the english alphabet. 6) Write the following words in capital letters: - crab - humor - kaleidoscope - pajamas - gazillion 7) Write your favorite song or poem lyric.
New York Times 50 fancy words.
Words like…
Inchoate
Profligate
Opprobrium
Soporific
Anyone looking to take the GRE should make notecards from this list!
bailiwick \ BAY-luh-wik \ , noun;
1.A person’s specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work.
2.The office or district of a bailiff.
Don’t be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no…–
But saying yes begins things. Saying yes is how things grow. Saying yes leads to knowledge. ‘Yes’ is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes.
Stephen Colbert (via ravenwantsyou)
-This is awesome. I agree. Why are people so worried about being wrong? What is so bad about it? You’re wrong, you admit it and you get to learn something!
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