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The Last Lecture: Lessons in Living
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bookshelves: favorites, 2012, self-help, english, owned-books, intellectual
Jun 24, 2012
bookshelves: favorites, 2012, self-help, english, owned-books, intellectual
"so many will get the chance to say goodbye,BUT It's never too late to think of the value of your life " Randy was trying to tell us that , and he did it in a great way !
It was more than a lecture ! and it's not fair to write a review about this great work .. Actually it was an every day's lecture ..
I was completely in , I cried with him and laughed with him, I was amazed by his courage, faith and pride , I liked how he decided to help his wife in raising the kids after his death .
he was a great father , husband and partner when he wrote
" I was trying to put my self in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach of my children . If I were a painter, I would have painted for them , But I'm a lecturer , so I lectured "
I do agree that he was arrogant in some way or other , but I got the most beautiful life lessons ever .
The part of his childhood is the one I loved the most , it reminded me of mine !
Me too, I was raised in a family that need the dictionary to get through dinner :P ,and I was allowed to paint my room and create my own colorful world :D
and I was the one to break the rules in every possible way !
I liked this book , and I recommend it to everybody !
It was more than a lecture ! and it's not fair to write a review about this great work .. Actually it was an every day's lecture ..
I was completely in , I cried with him and laughed with him, I was amazed by his courage, faith and pride , I liked how he decided to help his wife in raising the kids after his death .
he was a great father , husband and partner when he wrote
" I was trying to put my self in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach of my children . If I were a painter, I would have painted for them , But I'm a lecturer , so I lectured "
I do agree that he was arrogant in some way or other , but I got the most beautiful life lessons ever .
The part of his childhood is the one I loved the most , it reminded me of mine !
Me too, I was raised in a family that need the dictionary to get through dinner :P ,and I was allowed to paint my room and create my own colorful world :D
and I was the one to break the rules in every possible way !
I liked this book , and I recommend it to everybody !
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“Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
Reading Progress
June 24, 2012
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June 24, 2012
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June 25, 2012
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34.95%
"when you are screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore , that means they've given up on you"
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72
June 30, 2012
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61.17%
"my parents had raised me to recognize that automobiles are there to get you from point A to point B . they are utilitarian devices, not expressions of social status ."
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June 30, 2012
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July 1, 2012
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63.11%
"through the whole ordeal, I don't think we ever said to each other : " this isn't fair."We just kept going. We recognized that there were things we could do that might help the outcome in positive ways... and we did them. Without saying it in words, our attitude was, " Let's saddle up and ride "
What a beautiful mind !
I can quote it all !"
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What a beautiful mind !
I can quote it all !"
July 2, 2012
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63.11%
"the brick walls are there for a reason. they're not there to keep us out . the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.."
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July 3, 2012
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84.47%
""that's what amazes me about lying. Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it ... when in fact, they don't !!"
Oh Randy, this amazes me too!"
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Oh Randy, this amazes me too!"
July 6, 2012
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Finished Reading
January 4, 2013
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2012
March 25, 2013
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self-help
April 3, 2015
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July 11, 2015
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November 22, 2015
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Jul 06, 2012 05:55AM
“Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people"
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oh ! thanks for paying attention :OI was asking you about this quotation , but u ignored me :D
SORRY ! I didn't. I commented on that
Sorry doctora , but I couldn't find it last time ! thanks for replying :D
sorry for judgement
btw , I disagree with you as you get older u will see a lot of cheap people in your life
I think honesty is a great thing , the more you give , the more you get !
not exactly , I had a lot of probs with my colleagues at uni cos I was honest and frank !
what about toughness?
sometimes we call ourselves "honest" only because we are telling the truth ! while as I've learned lately to be honest is to be aware of others feelings and sensitive to others' needs ..I do feel regret about the times I was telling the truth in a rough way ,feel like it would be better to hold a knife than doing that , sort of "humanistic cheapness "
why to feel regret ? if the people were "Honest" enough so they will forgive you !according to your theory of cross-honesty
yeah , they might bless me and forgive me but according to my second theory "" for (self awareness) more than for ( judging people ) ""
I will feel bad about me _the human , not about them !
I appreciate this but can you (honestly) tell me , why you deleted me from your friends' list on FB and Goodreads ?
Honestly , because you -unintentionally- were bothering me
anyways , you desreve all the best I'll alaways be around for help
will you block me this time if I asked , what did you draw in your own room ?!!
no :)I drew a family of white rabbits sitting in the shade of something I used to call " Love mushroom" , a Big green and pink mushroom has the shape of inverted heart..
and other childish stuffs
I just finished it and althought the book faces death I never feel so full of life!
Florentina wrote: "I just finished it and althought the book faces death I never feel so full of life!"You are right. One of the most inspirational writings ever!
