June 2012
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People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
– Abraham Lincoln (via blua)
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Contemporary Slang Words That Might Be Older Than...
Tricked out — According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word “trick” was used in the 1500s to mean “to dress, adorn,” which would give the phrase “tricked out” pretty much the same meaning as it has today — dressed to the nines — and indeed, you see it used that way all over. Interestingly, the dictionary notes that this may have been an entirely different word (in terms of origin) than...
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Do not let a moment go by that doesn’t remind you that your heart beats 100,000...
– Anis Mojgani (via blua)
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Any job skill that you learn today will be obsolete in five years. Any job...
– American Public Media: Who Needs An English Major?
fellow english majors, gather round for our swan song.
(via dianlovesit)