Phrasal verbs

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my fav quotation

Or abbre. LLAP e.g. We'll talk later, LLAP

It's actually a positive word. Not to be confused with shameful, which is a derogatory term. e.g. a shameless self-promoter def.: Feeling no shame; impervious to disgrace.

These all mean the same - to reserve nothing in for a penny, in for a pound （Br. E.) in for a dime, in for a dollar go all out in for an inch, in for a mile the whole nine yards empty the tank, give one's all, pull out all the stops, put pedal to the metal

Excerpt from "How to do What You Love" -They have to work on dull stuff now is so they can work on more interesting stuff later. -Unproductive pleasures pall eventually. As a lower bound, you have to like your work more than any unproductive pleasure. -What you should not do, I think, is worry about the opinion of anyone beyond your friends. You shouldn't worry about prestige. Prestige is the opinion of the rest of the world. -If you do anything well enough, you'll make it prestigious. So just do what you like, and let prestige take care of itself. -One is to try to do a good job at whatever you're doing, even if you don't like it. Then at least you'll know you're not using dissatisfaction as an excuse for being lazy. Perhaps more importantly, you'll get into the habit of doing things well. Another test you can use is: always produce.

如果你有一位意中人，你当然要努力去追求幸福，但你可能也要想一下B，这是否是最好的 timing？

So don't be picky, don't hold high expectation. Be happy w what u get.

I came across a phrase today "if you can't beat them, join them" meaning:  If your adversaries are  stronger  than yourself, it is better to join the adversaries. I think most of the Chinese today have this kind of mentality. That's why they would rather side with the evil side.

I walked into the lab with my toothbrush in my hand. He gave me this new nickname - "Avid dental hygienist"

Naming a new product after bits of male genitalia is unlikely to get customers snapping it up. But, until Greg Alger intervened, one company came close to calling its new, innovative medical device a name that sounds like “penis head” in French – and the device wasn’t even anything to do with urology. As a linguist at Lexicon, a company devoted to creating brand names, much of Mr Alger’s job involves steering multinationals away from such potential blunders. Speaking from his office near the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Bay area, the chatty 33-year-old Californian says the proposed name was changed to something harmless. However, he points out, some brands do go ahead with phrases that sound like words for male genitalia – although in those cases it is deemed acceptable because of the cultural context. “In some varieties of Arabic, ‘air’ sounds almost identical to a word meaning ‘penis’,” says Mr Alger. However, knowledge of English language among certain...

I found this from one friend's fav quote  "This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. If you don’t like something, change it. If you don’t like your job, quit. If you don’t have enough time, stop watching TV. If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love. Stop over analyzing, life is simple. All emotions are beautiful. When you eat, appreciate every last bite. Open your mind, arms, and heart to new things and people, we are united in our differences. Ask the next person you see what their passion is, and share your inspiring dream with them. Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself. Some opportunities only come once; seize them. Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating. Live your dream, and wear your passion. Life is short."