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I love this game

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今天买了全套的滑雪板装备,看起来太专业啦哈哈。。。明天去照张照片看看樱花粉色的滑雪板在雪地里是什么效果。
 
让我热爱一项运动真是不容易呀,我自己都感觉惊讶,我这么缺乏运动细胞的人能热爱上这种高难度动作的运动?!不过感觉也很好,我想如果中了六合彩也就是差不多的感觉吧。
 
 

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December 31, 2005 at 1:29 am

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See how foreigners introduce China

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Understanding Chinafrom flyer of Foster Parents Plan
 
Life in China
 
This ancient country contains at least 5,000 years of history. It’s responsible for the invention of paper, printing, gunpowder and the compass (as I know, most foreigners don’t know Chinese invented paper and printing) – and for Confucianism (儒教) and Communism (共产主义). Then there’s the great food – eaten by the largest population in the world. Actually, the country’s history dates back more than 5,000 years: "Peking Man" (北京猿人?那也称不上 flourish 吧?!) flourished (繁荣) in China appromimately four to five million years ago.
 
These days, life is difficult for many people. Although China’s economy is booming, the majority of Chinese still live in poverty (I’m thinking this question, perhaps I should think my family as a majority Chinese family). However, children, no matter how rich or poor, still get a basic education in China, unlike many other countries in Asia (There’re still lots of poor education areas, even the educated one like in a report about a student from a small county, couldn’t answer properly the capital of China in Grade 5). More than 90 per cent of children reach grade five and about 70 per cent make it to secondary school (Hope so).
 
A typical school day is broken into three parts. Between 7:30 and 10:00 a.m., children study Chinese, Mathematics and normal behaviour. Then, most walk home for breakfast (why I never know this??). Those from richer families bike home – but they don’t ride children’s bicycles. They ride their parents’ bike by standing between the handlebars and the seat. (yes, this is true, I never understand that’s a sign of poverty, I never had a chance to try it.)
 
In northern China, where most sponsored children live, breakfast is often porridge (稀饭,粥) made from wheat kernels, served with beans, plain steamed buns and pickled vegetables or green chilies. (北方人不吃馒头稀饭吃什么呀?!of course when you have no choice but only these that’s truely a sign of poverty. I was poor without realizing it.) In this part of the country, wheat is a major crop and people eat bread and noodles instead of rice.
 
After breakfast, it’s back to school to study geography, biology, labour, art, music and physical education. Lunch is between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. (靠,都下午放学了) Every class period begins with patriotic (爱国的) songs. Each class is led by a singing "cadre" (班干部) – a child in charge of the singing. (老外没有班干部?虽然我也不愿意做“起立,老师好” 这种事,但我也没觉得有什么不好呀。)
 
In the afternoon, when the teacher enters, all students rise and shout a greeting to him or her. The deafening (震耳欲聋的) greeting can make you jump out of your skin (听起来更象跳大神儿) if you’re not ready for it. Then, the children sit down and begin studying Chinese history, which can be a bit overwhelming when you consider that they have 5,000 years to get through. (是的,是的,我也觉得是这样。)
 
Environment
 
China shares its borders with more than a dozen countries and contains a vast diversity of climates. The country stretches from the Himalayas (the highest mountains in the world), to the Gobi desert, to the gorges of the Yangtze River. In general, the northern and western parts of the country are mountainous and dry, suffering long, brutal winters. The southern and eastern parts of China have much more water and experience milder winters.
 
Culture
 
More than 90 per cent of the Chinese population is of Han descent. The other 10 per cent is made up of 55 cultural groups, some of whom claim that they’re not a part of China. Although most people understand Mandarin, each region has its own language. However, most of the languages use the same script. Letters are pronounced differently, but their meanings are consistant from group to group. In fact, 3,000-year-old examples of Chinese characters (on animal bones) have been unearthed in China.
 
Traditional holidays are calculated according to the lunar calendar.
 

The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival of the year. When asked what they did over the holiday, Chinese people usually groan, "I ate!" People also buy new clothes, clean the house and give children red packets containing money.
 
The Lantern Festival is the end of the Chinese New Year. Streets are lined with paper lanterns and people eat dumplings that symbolize reunion.
 
The Dragon Boat Festival honours the 220-BC poet Qu Yuan.
 
International Women’s Day is celebrated by giving all women a half day off work.
 
International Labour Day is celebrated on May 1st along with most countries of the world.
 
Children’s Day honours children.
 
National Day is usually on October 1st.
 
 
 
Letters From a Friend
 
One of the most rewarding experiences you can have as a sponsor is communicating with your sponsored child. Letters from sponsors make sponsored children feel special, and remind them that someone far away cares. And, as you start to receive communication in return, you’ll find that a child’s carefully crafted letters and drawings warm your heart and brighten your day!
 
The growing relationship with your sponsored child will allow you to see what you have in common. You’ll also learn how different your lives are. For example, children in China might not know what to say in a letter, or may feel that asking several questions would be impolite, so you may find that letters appear very formal until your spnsored child gets used to writing – and gets to know you better. But as you reach out across such cultural differences, you will soon see that the dialogue between you and your sponsored child is rare and precious.
 
Your own letters should be short and descriptive. Talk about the concrete things in your life: family, work, food and the weather. (Avoid messages that touch on human rights, democracy or abortion.) Describe the sports, games or hobbies you enjoy. Recount the events of a recent family gathering. Ask questions: What season is it? What was the most recent festival in the community? Which sports or games do they like best?
 
Photos of you and your family, or postcards of your city and surroundings, will be cherished by most sponsored children. However, avoid sending Christmas, Easter or other religious cards or photos. Also, you should avoid sending images that depict excessive wealth.
 
If you’re ambitious, you could write a few words in Mandarin. Here are some romanized phrases: ……
 
The exchange of letters is an excellent way for you to see the gradual changes happening in your sponsored child’s life – and to learn more about life in China.
 
Quick Facts
 
Population: 1.3 billion, of whom 67 per cent live in rural areas – the opposite of Canada, where 79 per cent live in cities.
 
Size: 9,596,960 sq km – the world’s third largest country, after Russia and Canada.
 
Life expectancy: 71 years old – compared to Canada’s average of 79 years.
 
Language: Most people speak or understand Mandarin.
 
History: 2200 BC: the first empire, the legendary Xia dynasty, thrives for 500 years until 1700 BC. A succession of dynasties follows.

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December 28, 2005 at 11:01 pm

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It’s always good to hear from an old friend like you…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
 
It was a quite busy holiday time, we went to snowboard in Blue Mountain, feel sore and exhausted all over the body. Met new friends and gathered with old friends.
 
Some friends are so nice, they wanted to confort me without over-caring like a push remembering old things, they lead thinking, they triggered further opinions with their rich experiences; Some are sweet as always there, accompany and support same as 10 years ago; Some show their caring like a family… Thank you all, I learned more, felt more, thought more, and could see more…
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Since when we thought we’re so different with our family, with their generation, we were traitor of the reality, we wanted to break all the rules and live only as we thought we should be.
 
Then we packed all we thought we owned, went to another country, began a new kind of life, began another journey. We tasted confusing, we sufferred from love, we laid our body on the cold floor, then we once realized where’s the family, where’s the blood relationships.
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To my loved one, that’s right there’s no more talk, how can I prevent such a leaving, how can I express my caring. I still learned things and thanks all the love you gave, love is all about happyness together, when I hoped a lot for the future, pushed the reality already sufferring… I was wrong, there’s never a future…
 
There’re lots of things I should know, from the first birthday cake for you made you tearing to never remembering my birthday, no matter how many nights I cried to next morning… that’s really crazy that I can’t lost this whole world anymore after I lost your love, can’t drive desperately on the highway, can’t burn my eyes bluring the whole world any more…
 
You can always leave, to enjoy your life, to enjoy other colorful whole world…………… All the best as always to you!
 

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December 28, 2005 at 6:32 pm

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Do you really want to be rich???!!!

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35岁之前摆脱贫困 早日成功的12条黄金法则
 
一:一个目标

一艘没有航行目标的船,任何方向的风都是逆风

1、你为什么是穷人,第一点就是你没有立下成为富人的目标

2、你的人生核心目标是什么?

杰出人士与平庸之辈的根本差别并不是天赋、机遇,而在于有无目标。

3、起跑领先一步,人生领先一大步:成功从选定目标开始

4、贾金斯式的人永远不会成功

为什么大多数人没有成功?真正能完成自己计划的人只有5%,大多数人不是将自己的目标舍弃,就是沦为缺乏行动的空想

5、如果你想在35岁以前成功,你一定在25至30岁之间确立好你的人生目标

6、每日、每月、每年都要问自己:我是否达到了自己定下的目标

  二:两个成功基点

站好位置,调正心态,努力冲刺,35岁以前成功

(一)人生定位

1、 人怕入错行:你的核心竞争力是什么?

2、 成功者找方法,失败者找借口

3、 从三百六十行中选择你的最爱

人人都可以创业,但却不是人人都能创业成功

4、 寻找自己的黄金宝地

(二)永恒的真理:心态决定命运,35岁以前的心态决定你一生的命运

1、 不满现状的人才能成为富翁

2、 敢于梦想,勇于梦想,这个世界永远属于追梦的人

3、 35岁以前不要怕,35岁以后不要悔

4、 出身贫民,并非一辈子是贫民,只要你永远保持那颗进取的心。中国成功人士大多来自小地方

5、 做一个积极的思维者

6、 不要败给悲观的自己

有的人比你富有一千倍,他们也会比你聪明一千倍么?不会,他们只是年轻时心气比你高一千倍。

人生的好多次失败,最后并不是败给别人,而是败给了悲观的自己。

7、 成功者不过是爬起来比倒下去多一次

8、 宁可去碰壁,也不要在家里面壁

  克服你的失败、消极的心态

(1) 找个地方喝点酒

(2) 找个迪厅跳跳舞

(3) 找帮朋友侃侃山

(4) 积极行动起来

三:三大技巧

1、管理时间:你的时间在哪里,你的成就就在哪里。

  把一小时看成60分钟的人,比看作一小时的人多60倍

2、你不理财,财不理你

3、自我管理,游刃有余

(1) 创业不怕本小,脑子一定要好

(2) 可以开家特色店

(3) 做别人不愿做的生意

四:四项安身立命的理念

35岁以前一定要形成个人风格

1、做人优于做事

做事失败可以重来,做人失败却不能重来

(1) 做人要讲义气

(2) 永不气馁

2、豁达的男人有财运,豁达的女人有帮夫运

35岁以前搞定婚姻生活

3、忠诚的原则:35岁以前你还没有建立起忠诚美誉,这一缺点将要困扰你的一生

4、把小事做细,但不要耍小聪明

中国人想做大事的人太多,而愿把小事做完美的人太少

五:五分运气

比尔·盖茨说:人生是不公平的,习惯去接受它吧

1、人生的确有很多运气的成人:谋事在人,成事在天:中国的古训说明各占一半

2、机会时常意外地降临,但属于那些不应决不放弃的人

3、抓住人生的每一次机会

机会就像一只小鸟,如果你不抓住,它就会飞得无影无踪

4、 者早一步,愚者晚一步

六:六项要求

1、智慧

(1)别人可以拿走你的一切,但拿不走你的智慧

(2)巧妙运用自己的智慧

(3)智者与愚者的区别

2、勇气

(1)勇气的力量有时会让你成为“超人”

(2)敢于放弃,敢于“舍得”

3、培养自己的“领导才能、领袖气质”

(1)激情感染别人

(2)“三·七法则”实现领袖气质

(3)拍板决断能力

(4)人格魅力

4、创造性:不要做循规蹈矩的人

25-35岁是人生最有创造性的阶段,很多成功人士也都产生在这一阶段

5、明智

(1) 知道自己的长处、短处,定向聚焦

(2) 尽量在自己的熟悉的领域努力

6、持之以恒的行动力:在你选定行业坚持十年,你一定会成为大赢家

七:七分学习

1、知识改变命运

2、35岁以前学会你行业中必要的一切知识

a) 每天淘汰你自己

b) 在商言商

3、太相信的书人,只能成为打工仔

4、思考、实践、再思考、再实践

  八:八分交际

朋友多了路好走

1、智商很重要,情商更重要:35岁以前建立起人际关系网

2、人脉即财脉:如何搞好人际关系

3、交友有原则

4、善于沟通:35岁以前要锻炼出自己的演讲才能

  九:九分习惯

习惯的力量是惊人的,35岁以前养成的习惯决定着你的成功的大小

1、积极思维的好习惯

2、养成高效工作的好习惯

(1) 办公室

(2) 生活可以不拘小节,但要把工作做细

(3) 学习聆听,不打断别人说话

3、养成锻炼身体的好习惯

4、广泛爱好的好习惯

5、快速行动的好习惯

十:十分自信

1、自信是成功的精神支柱

2、自信方能赢得别人的信任

3、把自信建立在创造价值的基础上

4、如何建立自信

(1)为自己确立目标

(2)发挥自己的长处

(3)做事要有计划

(4)做事不拖拉

(5)轻易不要放弃

(6)学会自我激励

(7)不要让自己成为别人

十一: 11个需要避开的成功陷阱

1、只有功劳,没有苦劳

2、不要“怀才不遇“,而要寻找机遇

3、不要想发横财

4、不要为钱而工作,而让钱为你工作

5、盲目跟风,人云亦云,人做我也做

6、小富即安,不思进取,知足常乐

7、承认错误而非掩饰错误

8、脚踏实地而非想入非非

9、野心太大而不是信心十足

10、反复跳槽不可取

11、眼高手低

12、不择手段

十二:十二分努力

没有人能随随便便成功

1、小不是成功,大不是成功,由小变大才是成功

2、中国社会进入微利时代:巧干+敢干+实干=成功

3、努力尝试就有成功的可能

4、做任何事情,尽最大努力

5、把事情当成事业来做

6、我看打工者

7、祝你早日掘到第一桶金

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December 20, 2005 at 5:01 pm

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世上本无永恒,艺术何能不朽?

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People pursues happiness and etenity, but most deep feelings come from suffering.
 
People worships God, respects morality, but was told to follow restrict rules and go to suffer.
 
When you have hopes, when you try to devote your true love to the reality, you got punished and only got abstract hopes…
 
If I still have hope, if there’s still another life, I wish, and I wish just to be a piece of snow, slightly floating, as pure as my soul, disappears from this air…

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December 20, 2005 at 2:32 pm

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为什么总是那首歌

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很多时候,做什么都是没有用的,直到另一个时候。。。
 
 

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December 18, 2005 at 3:27 am

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December 8, 2005 at 12:42 am

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世界500强 (51-100)

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51.富士通公司 http://www.fujitsu.co.jp
52.
东京电力公司 http://www.tepco.co.jp
53.德国电讯公司 http://www.telekom.de
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55.杜邦公司 http://www.dupont.com
56.
苏黎世金融服务公司 http://www.zurich.com
57.
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58.CGU
公司 http://www.cguplc.com
59.
标致公司 http://www.psa.fr
60.NEC公司 http://www.nec.co.jp
61.宝洁公司 http://www.pg.com
62.
法国电力公司 http://www.edf.fr
63.RWE
集团公司 http://www.rwe.de
64.
帕斯奇塞纳蒙特银行 http://www.tiaa-cref.org
65.
宝马公司 http://www.bmw.com
66.
埃尔夫阿基坦公司 http://www.elf.com
67.
美林公司 http://www.ml.com
68.
慕尼黑RE集团 http://www.munichre.com
69.
威武安迪公司 http://www.viveni.com
70.
莱昂纳斯奥克斯公司 http://www.suez-lyonnaise-eaux.com
71.
美国谨慎保险公司 http://www.prudential.com
72.ABN
阿莫罗持股公司 http://www.abnamro.com
73.
中国石油化工集团公司 http://www.SINOPEC.com.cn
74.
谨慎公司 http://www.prudentialcorporation.com
75.
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76.
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77.
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78.
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79.
奇斯曼哈顿公司 http://www.chase.com
80.
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81.
德士古公司 http://www.texaco.com
82.
大西洋贝尔公司 http://www.bellatlantic.com
83.法尼梅公司 http://www.fanniemae.com
84.
福蒂斯公司 http://www.fortis.com
85.
安隆公司 http://www.enron.com
86.
拜耳公司 http://www.bayer-ag.com
87.
康帕克计算机公司 http://www.compaq.com
88.
摩根斯坦利集团 http://www.msdw.com
89.
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90.TOMEN
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91.
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93.
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95.
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96.
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97.
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98.
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100.摩托罗拉公司 http://www.mot.com

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December 8, 2005 at 12:37 am

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世界500强 (1-50)

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1.通用汽车公司 http://www.gm.com
2.
戴姆勒克莱斯勒公司 http://www.daimlerchrysler.com
3.
福特汽车公司 http://www.ford.com
4.
沃尔马特百货公司 http://www.wal-mart.com
5.
三井公司 http://www.mitsui.co.jp
6.
伊腾忠商社 http://www.itochu.co.jp
7.
三菱公司 http://www.mitsubishi.co.jp
8.埃克森公司 http://www.exxon.com
9.
通用电气公司 http://www.ge.com
10.丰田汽车公司 http://www.toyota.co.jp
11.皇家荷兰壳牌集团 http://www,shell.com
12.MARRUBENI公司 http://www.marubeni.co.jp
13.
住友司 http://www.sumitomocorp.co.jp
14.国际商用机器公司 http://www.ibm.com
15.AXA
公司 http:/www.axa.co
16.
花旗集团 http://www.citi.com
17.
大众汽车公司 http://www.volkswagen.de
18.
日本电报电话公司 http://www.ntt.co.jp
19.BP阿莫科公司 http://www.bpamoco.com
20.日胜公司 http://www.nisshoiwai.co.jp
21.
日本人寿保险公司 http://www.nissay.co.jp
22.西门子公司 http://www.siemens.de
23.
安联保险 http://www.allianz.com
24.
日立公司 http://www.hitachi.co.jp
25.美国邮政服务公司 http://www.usps.gov
26.松下电器产业公司 http://www.panasonic.co.jp
27.菲利普 莫里斯公司
28.ING
集团公司 http://www.inggroup.com
29.
波音公司 http://www.boeing.com
30.
美国电报电话公司 http://www.att.com
31.
索尼公司 http://www.world.sony.com
32.城市持股公司 http://www.metro.de
33.日产汽车公司 http://www.nissan.co.jp
34.菲亚特公司 http://www.fiat.com
35.
美洲银行公司 http://www.bankofamerica.com
36.
雀巢公司 http://www.nestle.com
37.
瑞士信贷公司 http://www.csg.ch
38.本田汽车公司 http://www.honda.co.jp
39.通用保险股份公司 http://www.generali.com
40.
莫比尔公司 http://www.mobil.com
41.
惠普公司 http://www.hp.com
42.
德意志行 http://www.deutsche-bank.com
43.****
公司 http://www.unilever.com
44.
国家农场保险公司 http://www.statefarm.com
45.
台市互助人寿保险公司 http://www.dai-ichi-life.co.jp
46.
费巴集团公司 http://www.veba.de
47.
汇丰控股有限公司 http://www.hsbc.com
48.东芝公司 http://www.toshiba.co.jp
49.雷诺公司 http://www.renault.com
50.
西尔斯罗巴克公司 http://www.sears.com

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December 8, 2005 at 12:36 am

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加菲猫节食秘诀

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把磅秤的零点调成负5公斤。
 
不要结交家里开餐厅或糕饼店的女朋友。
 
减肥应多吃蔬菜,所以该多吃南瓜派,蔬菜饼干等。
 
冷食不宜多吃(但冰激凌除外)。
 
绝对不吃减肥糖。
 
每餐留一点儿,不要统统吃下肚——比方说,冰激凌圣代上的那颗樱桃)。
 
不要打算吃不够再来第二轮,第一次就要拿够食物。
 
多跟比你胖的人在一起。
 
今天我要做俯卧撑…..呃呀呀呀呀呀………今天先俯卧………..明天再撑………….
 
我胖我懒————可是我自豪!
 
爱情来得快去得也快,只有猪肉卷是永永的。
 
肚子大不可怕,可怕的是肚子子没有好东西。
 
有了意大利面,谁还会吃老鼠呢?
 
巧克力的麻烦是:你把它吃了,它就没了。
 
这个世界上还有很多比钱更重要的东西,比如说意大利面。
 
失败的人特点是会不断地失败。如果你想看看他的失败的话,他是不会让你失望的。

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December 7, 2005 at 12:05 am

LOVE YOUR WOMAN! DEFEND YOUR COUNTRY!

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Quotes from Troy (2004)

Hector: You come here uninvited. Go back to your ships and go home.
Agamemnon: Look around you Hector, I brought all the warriors of Greece to your shores.
Nestor: You can still save Troy young prince.
Agamemnon: I have two wishes. If you grant them, no more of your people need die. First, you must give Helen back to my brother. Second, Troy must submit to my command and fight for me whenever I call.
Hector: You want me to look on your army and tremble. Well I see them. I see 50, 000 men brought here to fight for one man’s greed.
Agamemnon: Careful boy, my mercy has limits.
Hector: And I’ve seen the limits of your mercy and I tell you now, no son of Troy will ever submit to a foreign ruler.
Agamemnon: Then every son of Troy shall die.


Priam: I’ve fought many wars in my time. Some I’ve fought for land, some for power, some for glory. I suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all the rest.


Agamemnon: A great victory was won today, but that victory was not yours. Kings do not kneel to Achilles. Kings do not pay homage to Achilles.
Achilles: Perhaps the kings were too far behind to see: the soldiers won the battle.
Agamemnon: History remembers KINGS, not soldiers! Tomorrow we’ll batter down the gates of Troy. I’ll build monuments for victory on every island of Greece. I’ll carve Agamemnon in the stones.
Achilles: Be careful King of kings. First you need the victory.


Hector: Do you know what you have done? Do you know how many years our father worked for peace?
Paris: I love her.
Hector: Ugh. It’s all a game to you isn’t it? You roam from town to town, bedding merchants’ wives and temple maids and you think you know something about love? What about your father’s love? You spat on him when you brought her onto this ship! What about the love for your country? You’d let Troy burn for this woman? I won’t let you start a war for her.
Paris: May I speak? If what you say is true. I’ve wronged you. I’ve wronged our father. If you want to take Helen back to Sparta, so be it! But I go with her.
Hector: To Sparta, they’ll kill you.
Paris: Then I’ll die fighting.
Hector: Oh, and that’s sounds heroic to you doesn’t it? To die fighting. Tell me little brother, have you ever killed a man?
Paris: No.
Hector: Ever seen a man die in combat?
Paris: No.
Hector: I’ve killed men and I’ve heard them dying and I’ve watched them dying and there’s nothing glorious about it, nothing poetic. You say you’re willing to die for love but you know nothing about dying and you know nothing about love!
Paris: All the same, I go with her. I won’t ask you to fight my war.
Hector: You already have.


Priam: Do you love her, my son?
Paris: Father, you are a great king, because you love your country so much. Every blade of grass, every grain of sand, every rock in the river… You love all of Troy. That is the way I love Helen.


Hector: You say you’re willing to die for love but you know nothing about dying and you know nothing about love!


Achilles: Before my time is done I will look down on your corpse and smile.


Hector: All of my life I have lived by a code and the code is simple: honor the gods, love your woman and defend your country. Troy is mother to us all. Fight for her!


Hector: Tell me little brother, have you ever killed a man?
Paris: No
Hector: Ever seen a man die in combat?
Paris: No
Hector: I’ve killed men and I’ve heard them dying and I’ve watched them dying and there’s nothing glorious about it.


Achilles: You’re still my enemy in the morning.
Priam: You’re still my enemy tonight. But even enemies can show respect.


Paris: Pearls from the sea of Propontus.
Helen: They’re beautiful, but I could never wear them, Menelaus would kill us both.
Paris: Don’t be afraid of him.
Helen: I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of tommorow. I’m afraid of watching you sail away and knowing you’ll never come back. Before you came to Sparta, I was a ghost. I walked and I ate and I swam in the sea… I was just a ghost.
Paris: You don’t have to fear tommorow… come with me!
Helen: Don’t play with me, don’t play.
Paris: If you come, we’ll never be safe. Men will hunt us, the gods will curse us, but I’ll love you. Until the day they burn my body, I’ll love you.


Achilles: Perhaps your brother can comfort them. I hear he’s good at charming other men’s wives.


Achilles: Is there no one else? Is there no one else?


Helen: You should not have come here tonight.
Paris: That’s what you said last night?
Helen: Last night was a mistake.
Paris: And the night before?
Helen: I have made many mistakes this week.


Achilles: You gave me peace in a lifetime of war.


Achilles: [when asked why he let Hector go] It’s too early in the day to be killing princes.


Briseis: You lost your cousin, and now you have taken mine. Where does it end?
Achilles: It never ends.


Achilles: [to his men] Myrmidons! My brothers of the sword! I would rather fight beside you than any army of thousands! Let no man forget how menacing we are, we are lions! Do you know what’s waiting beyond that beach? Immortality! Take it! It’s yours!


Achilles: [to Hector] Get up, Prince of Troy! I won’t let a stone rob me of my glory!


Nestor: This will be the greatest war the world has ever seen. We need the greatest warrior.


Priam: I loved my son from the moment he opened his eyes until the moment you closed them.


Messenger Boy: They say you can’t be killed.
Achilles: Well, I wouldn’t be bothering with the shield then, would I?


Briseis: Why did you choose this life?
Achilles: What life?
Briseis: To be a great warrior.
Achilles: I chose nothing. I was born and this is what I am.


Odysseus: [to Achilles] War is young men dying and old men talking. Ignore the politics.


Achilles: Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn’t that be a sight?
[goes to fight Boagrius]
Agamemnon: Of all the warlords loved by the gods, I hate him the most.


Hector: I thought it was you I was fighting yesterday, and I wish it *had* been you.
Achilles: You won’t have eyes tonight, you won’t have ears or a tongue. You will wander the underworld blind, deaf, and dumb, and all the dead will know, "This is Hector, the fool who thought he killed Achilles."


Agamemnon: You came here so your name would be remembered in history. But Kings are remembered – not soldiers. Kings did not surrender to Achilles. Kings did not bow to Achilles.
Achilles: Maybe kings were too far behind him to see.


Agamemnon: [on the death of Patroclus] That boy may have just saved the war for us.


Achilles: [To Priam] You are a far better king than the one leading this army.


Hector: I killed a boy today. He was young; too young.


Briseis: I thought you were a dumb brute. I could have forgiven a dumb brute.


Briseis: Stop! Too many men have died today! If killing is your only talent, that’s your curse. I don’t want anyone dying for me.


Achilles: There are no pacts between lions and men.


Achilles: [removing his helmet] Now you know who you are fighting!


Menelaus: May the Gods keep the wolves in the hills and the women in our beds.


Messenger Boy: The Thessalonian you’re fighting, he’s the biggest man I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t want to fight him.
Achilles: That is why no one will remember your name.


Paris: The weather is good, Poseidon has blessed our voyage.
Hector: Sometimes the gods will bless you in the morning and curse you in the afternoon.
Paris: Do you love me brother? Would you defend me against any enemy?
Hector: The last time you spoke to me like this you were ten years old and had just stolen father’s horse… what have you done now?
Paris: I must show you something.


Priam: I have endured what no one on earth has endured. I have kissed the hands of the man who killed my son.
Achilles: Priam?


Ajax: [to his shipmates, as they approach the Trojan beach] Row you whores! Greeks are dying!


Odysseus: It is not an insult to say a dead man is dead.


Menelaus: [to Paris] See the crows? They’ve never tasted Prince before.


Agamemnon: Peace is for women and the weak.


Andromache: [To Hector] I can’t imagine life without you.


Achilles: Let me tell you a secret, something they don’t teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be more lovely than you are now. We will never be here again.


Achilles: Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed


Achilles: Men are wretched things.


Achilles: The gods envy us… because every breath might be our last. Everything’s more beautiful that way.


Thetis: If you stay in Larissa, you will find peace. You will find a wonderful woman, and you will have sons and daughters, who will have children. And they’ll all love you and remember your name. But when your children are dead, and their children after them, your name will be forgotten… If you go to Troy, glory will be yours. They will write stories about your victories in thousands of years! And the world will remember your name. But if you go to Troy, you will never come back… for your glory walks hand-in-hand with your doom. And I shall never see you again.


Hector: Yesterday the Greeks underestimated us. We should not return the favor.


Odysseus: If they ever turn my story let them say that I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say I lived in the time of Achilles.


Achilles: It never ends.


Odysseus: Then fight for me. My wife will feel much better knowing you’re riding beside me. I’ll feel much better.


Helen: Menelaus was a brave man. He fought for honor. And every day I was with him, I wanted to walk into the sea and drown.


[about Achiles]
Nestor: That man was born to end lives.


Odysseus: We need you. Greece needs you.
Achilles: Greece got along fine before I was born. And Greece will remain Greece long after I am gone.


Odysseus: [voiceover] Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: will our actions echo across centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?


Agamemnon: Achilles is one man!
Odysseus: Hector is one man! Look what he did to us today!
Agamemnon: Hector fights for his country! Achilles fights only for himself!
Odysseus: I do not care where a man’s allegiance lies as long as he wins battles!


Briseis: Would you leave this all behind?
Achilles: Would you leave Troy?


Achilles: You were brave to fight them.
Briseis: To fight back when I’m attacked? A dog has that kind of courage.


Hector: If I die…
Andromache: No…
Hector: If I die I don’t know how much longer Troy will stand.


Agamemnon: Achilles can’t be controled!


Nestor: How many battles have we won off the edge of his sword?


Achilles: He killed my cousin!
Priam: He thought it was you. How many cousins have you killed? How many fathers and brothers and sons and husbands, how many, brave Achilles?


Achilles: At night I sometimes see them. The faces of the men I killed. They’re waiting for me on the far bank of the Styx. They say, "Welcome, brother."


Achilles: I told you how to fight but I never told you why to fight.
Patroclus: I fight for you.
Achilles: Yes, but who will you fight for when I’m gone? Soldiers fight for kings they’ve never even met. They fight when they’re told to fight, they die when they’re told to die.
Patroclus: Soldiers obey.


Briseis: Do you enjoy provoking me?


Agamemnon: I almost lost this war because of you.


Patroclus: And prince Hector; he’s as good a warrior as they say?
Odysseus: The best of all the Trojans. Some say he’s better than all the Greeks.


Achilles: Immortality is yours!

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December 5, 2005 at 11:18 pm

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