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nawlinsgurl

Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 363 Location: Kanagawa and feeling Ok....
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 7:01 am Post subject: any advice for a "special quote" |
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Hey everyone! It's me again...well this has almost nothing to do with teaching abroad, but I have noticed that a lot of ya'lls postings have neat quotes at the bottom. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for a quote for my upcoming college graduation. My dad suggested "Excelsior" but I'm not even sure what that means. Surely someone out there has an idea. Thanks and sorry that this has nothing to do with teaching, but you all seem so witty. |
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basiltherat
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gugelhupf
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Nil illegitimi carborundum. |
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cimarch
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A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions.
Anonymous
A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
Lao-Tzu (570?-490? B.C.)
A student by definition doesn't know what he or she doesn't know.
Michael Gorman
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A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.
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Ludwig

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"A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success." (Robert Orben) |
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 1874 Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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Nelson Algren
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1909 - 1981
"Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own."
--Nelson Algren
"The avocation of assessing the failures of better men can be turned into a comfortable livelihood, providing you back it up with a Ph.D."
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Ailian

Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 192 Location: PRC!
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: any advice for a "special quote" |
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nawlinsgurl wrote: |
Hey everyone! It's me again...well this has almost nothing to do with teaching abroad, but I have noticed that a lot of ya'lls postings have neat quotes at the bottom. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for a quote for my upcoming college graduation. My dad suggested "Excelsior" but I'm not even sure what that means. Surely someone out there has an idea. Thanks and sorry that this has nothing to do with teaching, but you all seem so witty. |
My Dear Fellow Female New Orleanian,
"ya'lls"? What have they been teaching you in that heathen state of Georgia?! "Y'all's"! <3
Much love,
Another Female New Orleanian (Algerian, no less)
(That being said, do you have any particular topic in mind? A current favorite from William Faulkner: "And let them [ask] anything. I think that if you try to rehease the question first, it's not too good. Whether it seems frivolous to you or not, ask it. We'll take the gloves off.") |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Dear nawlinsgurl,
Here's one I've always liked:
"Because I am human, nothing human can be alien to me." - Terence (Roman playwright (185�159 BC)
And it has, I'd say, a particlar relevance to ESL/EFL teachers.
Regards y'all,
John |
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nawlinsgurl

Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 363 Location: Kanagawa and feeling Ok....
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject: thanks |
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Thanks again! You guys are the best!! There are so many to choose from but, I think I will go with something Wilde... Thanks!!!  |
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 1874 Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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humanus sum, nihil mihi alienum puto est |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 10:11 pm Post subject: Veni, vidi, vici |
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Dear khmerhit,
Show off - I just posted the English translation.
Regards,
John |
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 1874 Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hi John,
I wish I could show off correctly. It goes
Homo sum, et humani mihi a me alienum puto.
As you say, definitely a motto for EFL. The renaissance humanistsquoted it a lot, I think. They were travelling teachers too.
Latin has great mottos--(I dont pretend to know many or to know any Latin, as you can see from the flub above.)
I like this one:
Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.
Times change, and we change and are changed with them.
A good one if you are suffering any culture shock, or you cant get your head around the proliferation of the cellphone and the midriff!
all grooviest
kh |
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