"Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club -the community of speakers of that language."

-- Frank Smith

#Learning Quotes #Community Quotes #Clubs Quotes

“You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you've come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt.”

Source : "How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are". TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2014.
“I think the human race made a big mistake at the beginning of the industrial revolution, we leaped for the mechanical things, people need the use of their hands to feel creative.”
“Walking around with less than ten thousand dollars is completely unacceptable. It's a necessity of life. It gives you freedom. The most important thing in life is a sense of possibility, and you simply can't have it with less than ten thousand dollars in your pocket.”
“Attachment is the root of all suffering.”
“It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus on what needs to be done instead.”
“I love cold, rainy weather.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I've felt depressed many times in my life, so I can draw on those times in my life when I need to.”
“With all the technology we're inventing and what they're coming up with scientifically, people are having longer lifetimes. It's scary, but in the same sense it's also very exciting.”

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