“Being tame is what we're taught: ... put the crayons back, stay in line, don't talk too loud, keep your knees together, nice girls don't... As you might know, nice girls DO, and they like to feel wild and alive. Being tame feels safe, being wild, unsafe. Yet safety is an illusion anyway. We are not in control. No matter how dry and tame and nice we live, we will die. And we will suffer along the way. Living wild is its own reward.” KnowsWayFeelsMatterMightTogetherSufferingDiesGirlLinesNiceAliveTaughtSafeIllusionSafetyRewardsLoudKneesDryUnsafeCrayonNice Girl Author:Sark
“How do I speak Spanish? Not too well. Paz taught me a few words that, if people weren't nice to me, I could tell them a few things. I got to study with [chef] Thomas Keller, who we all love as a guy and Jim had a relationship with him at [his restaurant] the French Laundry.” PeopleIfsWellsGuySpeakStudyNiceTaughtRestaurantsChefLaundryFew Words Author:Adam Sandler
“I feel like anything I'm doing in life, I try to stay myself and be as honest and true as I can be, you know, and be a nice person. I've always been taught to be kind to people and have an open mind about life.” PeopleKnowsFeelsTryingMindKindPersonsI CanNiceHonestTaughtBe KindBe YouOpen MindNice Person Author:Liam Hemsworth
“We're not taught to think in terms of needs. We don't make nice dead people when we're in touch with needs. Domination structures cannot maintain themselves when citizens are educated to be alive.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTermNiceAliveTaughtCommunicationCitizensStructureEducatedDominationNonviolent CommunicationDead People Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“I haven't given it (achieving 3,000 hits) much thought. I was taught a certain approach, how to come to the ballpark. I try not to do too much thinking about things like that. In this society we measure success in different ways. Three thousand (hits) represents success over a career, not a season. It'll be nice to get to that point.” ThinkingWayTryingDifferentCertainThreeGivenCareersToo MuchNiceAchieveHavensTaughtThousandApproachSeasonsDifferent WaysBeing NiceThis SocietyMeasure Of SuccessBallparks Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.
“To me 'they lived happily ever after' means to be happy with yourself! My parents always taught me that being happy has to work without Prince Charming. My life is completed without a prince but it's nice of course to have someone who loves you and fights for you.” MeanLife IsFightingCoursesParentNiceLove YouTaughtCharmingHappily Ever AfterEver AfterHappy With YourselfBeing Happy With Yourself Author:Kristen Stewart