Quotes

 The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is
any reaction, both are transformed. (Carl Jung - psychiatrist)
 “The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
(Yves Saint-Laurent – fashion designer)
 “You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than
your dreams.” (Dr. Seuss - writer)
 “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's
indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life
is not death, it's indifference.” (E. Wiesel - writer)
 “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” (Dr. Seuss - writer)

What they do not teach you at school

Bill Gates gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in
school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids
with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish
something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for
burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from
them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way
from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought
you were.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some
schools, they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to
get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are
interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and
go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.
If you can read this – Thank a teacher.
 Grateful Husband
A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by
his bedside every single day. When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer.
As she sat by him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times.
When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I
got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you gave me support. When my health
started failing, you were still by my side... You know what?"
"What dear?" She asked gently.
"I think you bring me bad luck.
Franz Kafka
At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, walked through the park
in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and
Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully. Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they
would come back to look for her.
The next day, when they had not yet found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter "written" by the
doll saying "please don't cry. I took a trip to see the world. I will write to you about my
adventures."
Thus began a story which continued until the end of Kafka's life.
During their meetings, Kafka read the letters of the doll carefully written with adventures and
conversations that the girl found adorable. Finally, Kafka brought back the doll (she bought one)
that had returned to Berlin.
"It doesn't look like my doll at all," said the girl.
Kafka handed her another letter in which the doll wrote: "my travels have changed me." the little
girl hugged the new doll and brought her happy home.
A year later Kafka died. Many years later, the now-adult girl found a letter inside the doll. In the
tiny letter signed by Kafka it was written:
"Everything you love will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way."