Sunday, June 30, 2013

Wizard, Alex and Justin Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place (2011)


Justin: [looking and holding one of Rosie's feathers]
Alex: [enters the lair from the portal] Justin. What are you doing up? It's late.
Justin: I stayed up because I owed you something. [gives Alex her wand] Found it in Washington Square Park. A two headed dog had it. Pretty sure he didn't start out that way.
Alex: [laughs] Thank you. What about your wand?
Justin: [takes out his wand which is bonded together with duct tape] I, uh, will find a spell to fix it. And I owed you something else. [hugs Alex] Thank you for saving me.
Alex: It's for all the times you saved me when I wasn't good. And a couple of more times in the future so we're even.
Justin: No we're not. [sits next to Alex] You saved the world today.
Alex: You gave up a girl to protect it. Why do we have to keep dealing with stuff like this?
Justin: We're wizards. I don't think we have a choice. [nudges Alex]
Alex: [smiles and lays her head on Justin's shoulder]

- Selena Gomez as Alex Russo and David Henrie as Justin Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place, Wizards vs. Angels (2011) #4.09/10

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Study, Confucius (孔子)


君子欲訥於言而敏於行。

The superior man is modest in his speech, but excels in his actions.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Writing·Reading, Lord Acton


Learn as much by writing as by reading.

- Lord Acton

읽는 것 만큼 쓰는 것을 통해서도 많이 배운다.

- 액톤 경

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Modesty, Confucius (孔子)


Humankind differs from the animals only by a little, and most people throw that away.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Failure, Confucius (孔子)


不而不改 是謂過矣。

- 孔子

A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Friend, Supergirl from Supergirl (1984)


Supergirl: You have no friends, Selena. You treat everyone as if they were put on this Earth to serve you.
Selena: More or less, I think they were. You included.

- Helen Slater as Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) and Faye Dunaway as Selena from Supergirl (1984)

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Happiness, Confucius (孔子)


君子坦蕩湯 小人長戚戚 [君子坦荡荡、小人长戚戚。]

- 孔子, 論語 述而

The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Endeavor, English Proverb


Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

- English Proverb

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Superhero, Supergirl from Supergirl (1984)


Supergirl: Who are you?
Selena: I am Selena, Diodenes of Catania, Priestess of Sekhnet. I am the Ultimate Siren of Endor. And you, little lady, are trespassing on private property.
Selena: [points at Ethan] She means him.
Supergirl: I am Kara of Argo City, daughter of Alura and Zor-El, and I don't scare easily.

- Helen Slater as Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) from Supergirl (1984)

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Attitude, Confucius (孔子)


民可使由之 不可使知之。

- 孔子

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Lily Collins as Karen Murphy from Abduction (2011)


[last lines]
Karen: Hmmm... So I had to wait four years for you to ask me out?
Nathan: Yeah... But you got to admit, it was one pretty exciting first date.
Karen: [giggles] Definitely.

- Lily Collins as Karen Murphy from Abduction (2011)

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Virtue, Confucius (孔子)


仁遠乎哉 我欲仁斯仁至矣。

- 孔子 (551 BC–479 BC)

Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

- Confucius (孔子, 551 BC–479 BC)

Time, English Proverb



Time flies like an arrow.

- English Proverb

Monday, June 10, 2013

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Kiss, Lily Collins as Karen Murphy from Abduction (2011)


[they kiss]
Karen: W-w-wow.
Nathan: What?
Karen: That's better than middle school.
[they kiss again]
Nathan: That's 'cause I know what I'm doing now.
[they kiss and embrace]
Karen: Ha... and no braces either.
[she giggles]

- Lily Collins as Karen Murphy from Abduction (2011)

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Attitude, Confucius (孔子)


先行其言而後從之。

- 孔子

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Reading, Selena Gomez as Alex Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place


Harper: Everyone knows those books. How could you not know about them? They're about wizards, like you guys.
Alex: Here's how. I don't read.
Justin: Not even menus. She points at the pictures.

- Selena Gomez as Alex Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place, 2.11 Make It Happen (2008/2009)

Monday, June 3, 2013

How Shinzo Abe could win the Nobel Peace Prize

June 3, 2013 5:50 pm
How Shinzo Abe could win the Nobel Peace Prize
By James Clad and Robert Manning

A grand gesture will endear Japan to its neighbours, say James Clad and Robert Manning

Shinzo Abe has summoned the ghosts of nationalism in the Pacific. Neighbouring countries are worried by the Japanese prime minister’s revisionism concerning the historical behaviour of his country. The impact of this on Sino-Japanese relations tends to receive most attention in the western media. But there is also an increasingly fractious relationship between Japan and South Korea. Here, though, Mr Abe can and should make a bold move to dramatically improve his standing and transform the region.

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d22d9bb2-cc2e-11e2-bb22-00144feab7de.html#axzz2VI5rN4LG

Achievement, Michelangelo


The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

- Michelangelo

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Love, Barbarella from Barbarella (1968)


Barbarella: Make love? But no one's done that for hundreds of centuries!

- Jane Fonda as Barbarella from Barbarella (1968)

Saturday, June 1, 2013