January 2011
12 posts
“The Egyptian people will take care of themselves. The Egyptian people will be...”
– Statement by Nobel laureate MOHAMMED ELBARADEI, the Egyptian opposition leader who joined in the protests in Cairo and was doused with water cannon before being placed under house arrest.
(via the New York Times)
It feels like a Sunday.
WSJ: Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior →
lenachen:
Chinese parents believe that they know what is best for their children and therefore override all of their children’s own desires and preferences. That’s why Chinese daughters can’t have boyfriends in high school and why Chinese kids can’t go to sleepaway camp. It’s also why no Chinese kid would ever dare say to their mother, “I got a part in the school play! I’m Villager Number...
“I think the payoff for me is patience. Since I started 20 years ago, I have been...”
– Javier Bardem
“I am happy for very little reason at all, as far as I or anyone else can tell,...”
– The Trephine › Misery isn’t the only thing that loves company. (via claudia)
“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche (via ageofreason)
(via woody)