OXIMORONS

OXIMORA
A fine mess; absolutely unsure, accidentaly on purpose, advanced beginner, an authentic phony (describing Ronald Reagan), act naturally, agree to disagree, almost done / ready / totally, approximately equal, artificial intelligence, astronomically small, awfully good / nice / pretty, bad luck, calculated risk / error/ spontaneity, certalinly unsure, Civil war, clearly misunderstood, deeply superficial, definite maybe, dry humor / wine / beer, educated guess, educational televisión,
exact estimate, extremely neutral, eyes wide shut,

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

Oximoron Quotes

(As) Likely as not (very probably), the child you can do the least with will do the most to make you proud. 

 A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Dying is a part of life.

Don't ask what your country can do for you. Ask instead what you can do for your country.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we givehowever, makes a life. 

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

I am deeply superficial. (Ava Gardner)

I don’t drink. I don’t like it. It makes me feel good.

I find nothing more depressing than optimism.

I had to give up masochism — I was enjoying it too much.

I love mankind — it’s people I can’t stand.

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

I was never less alone than when by myself.

If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.

If you can't find somethin' to live for, you'd better find somethin' to die for.' 

If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse.

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.
get through (sth): insepinformal (ordeal: survive)superar.

get through to so: Make understand (hacer ver, abrir los ojos)

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.

Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put and end to mankind. - John F. Kennedy

Many would be cowards if they dared.


Promiscuity is like never reading past the first page.
Monogamy is like reading the same book over and over.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they leave.

What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Women always worry about the things that men forget; men always worry about the things women remember
 

No hay comentarios:

Publicar un comentario