"you don't drown by falling in water. you drown by staying there."

~ via pam gamboa

"a teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, touches a heart, and shapes the future."

"it’s ironic that to find the courage to lead an authentic life you will have to go into the dark rooms of your most inauthentic self."

~ debbie ford

“never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. make it your strength. then it can never be your weakness. armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”

~ tyrion lannister, in g.r.r. martin's "a game of thrones"

played futbol again today; the last time was almost 17 weeks ago. so this is what it feels to be fat and slow. (".)

"in our rush to the top, we fell from the high pedestal of our ancestors and we grovel in the muck without knowing or caring how low we have fallen. we traded honor for favor, integrity for position, truth for fame. and in the process, we demolished delicadeza."

~ conchita razon, philippine daily inquirer, 22 august 2009

"some people see things that are and ask, 'why?' some people dream of things that never were and ask, 'why not?' some people have to go to work and don't have the time for all that."

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