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Hoy Ten Miedo De Mi (Song)

"Hoy procura que aquella ventana que mira a la calle en tu cuarto se tenga cerrada porque no vaya a ser yo el viento de la noche y te mida y recorra la piel con mi aliento y hasta te acaricie y te deje dormir y me meta en tu pecho y me vuelva a salir y respires de mí..."

Up Close & Personal - Feels good

Warren Justice : ... you still got a nice ass. Joanna Kennelly : But it's not this year's ass, is it? Not even last year's. I am seven years and three dozen asses back. The next time I see you... it'll be four dozen. Unless you're gonna tell me this one's different. Wait a minute. Has somebody finally got to you? Warren Justice : This is not what you think. Joanna Kennelly : Just good friends. That is novel. What's it feel like? Warren Justice : It feels ... good. (Extracte from Up Close And Personal Script - Dialogue Transcript at http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/u/up-close-and-personal-script.html )

Pretty Woman - Want

Vivian : I want the fairy tale. (From Memorable quotes for Pretty Woman (1990) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100405/quotes)

Parole, parole (Song)

"Tu es d'hier et de demain De toujours ma seule vérité. (...) Tu es pour moi la seule musique... qui fit danser les étoiles sur les dunes (...) et emporte au loin le parfum des roses."

Belle (Song for Notre Dame de Paris)

"Belle… c'est un mot qu'on dirait inventé pour elle"

I Can't Make You Love Me (song)

"Cause I can't make you love me If you don't You can't make your heart feel something it won't"

The Story of Us - Driver

Katie : I'm sick and tired of being the designated driver of this marriage!" Ben : Nobody designated you! It's a role you gave yourself!" (From the movie The Story of Us at http://www.cswap.com/1999/The_Story_of_Us/cap/tr/25fps/a/01_12)

Anna and the King - One Woman

King Mongkut : Until now, Madam Leonowens, I did not understand the supposition man could be satisfied with only one woman. (from the movie Anna and the King (1999) at hh:mm:ss 02:19:00) Love, relationships, marriage and traditions, "somethings change, and somethings never do" (Matrix). See Marriage (Veja Interview) . Carpe Diem,

On Dates (*)

I've been adding the dates when I last accessed the links I refer to. For now on, though, I will assume that the date of last access is the same as the date of the post itself, unless otherwise stated. Carpe Diem,

Beyond Borders - Purpouse

I wonder, do we know where we belong? And if we do, in our hearts, why do we so often do nothing about it ? There must be more to this life, a purpose for us all, a place to belong. You were my home. I knew from the moment I met you... (From Beyond Borders (2003) at http://blog.yam.com/chiumei/article/7441298) [on 2007-03-28]

Anna and the King - Path

Anna Leonowens : I find myself traveling from place to place wondering where it is that I belong exactly. And I find myself here. King Mongkut : Your path is as it should be. Anna Leonowens : My mind has taken me down many roads of late. All of which lead absolutely nowhere. What would Buddha say of that? King Mongkut : That roads are for journeys, not destinations . (from the movie Anna and the King (1999) at hh:mm:ss 01:27:54) Enjoy the path, not the arrival. Carpe Diem,

Meet Joe Black - Favorites

Allison : So, never mind favorites. You're allowed to have one. The point is, you've been mine. (From: Meet Joe Black Script - Dialogue Transcript at http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/meet-joe-black-script-transcript.html ) [on 2007-03-23]

Society of self-knowledge

We used to live in a society of knowledge. We now live in a society of self-knowledge (and mutual-knowledge). Thus, once you find yourself peaceful, it all comes to live, one day at a time, the best you possibly can. You find pleasure in yourself (see Saint Augustine - On Magnitude of the Soul ), trying to increase the world's wealth and participating on it, not only monetarily but in ever sense possible. Carpe Diem,

Dia Branco (song)

If you will come to whatever it takes with me I promise you the sun... If the sun shall rise Or the rain... If the the rain shall fall Freely translated from the Portuguese original: Se você vier pro que der e vier comigo Eu te prometo o sol... se hoje o sol sair Ou a chuva... se a chuva cair (From the song Dia Branco by Geraldo Azevedo/RenatoRocha at http://daniela-mercury.letras.terra.com.br/letras/865142/ ) [on 2007-03-26]

The Confessions of Saint Augustine - Weight

In Thy Gift we rest; there we enjoy Thee. Our rest is our place. Love lifts us up thither, and Thy good Spirit lifts up our lowliness from the gates of death. In Thy good pleasure is our peace. The body by its own weight strives towards its own place. Weight makes not downward only, but to his own place. Fire tends upward, a stone downward. They are urged by their own weight, they seek their own places. Oil poured below water, is raised above the water; water poured upon oil, sinks below the oil. They are urged by their own weights to seek their own places. When out of their order, they are restless; restored to order, they are at rest. My weight, is my love ; thereby am I borne, whithersoever I am borne. We are inflamed, by Thy Gift we are kindled; and are carried upwards; we glow inwardly, and go forwards. We ascend Thy ways that be in our heart, and sing a song of degrees; we glow inwardly with Thy fire, with Thy good fire, and we go; because we go upwards to the peace of...

Finding Neverland - Grown-up

J.M. Barrie : "Look at that. How magnificent. The boy is gone. Somewhere during the last 30 seconds you've become a grown-up." (Finding Neverland - hh:mm:ss 01:01:40) That's a great scene. Brilliant performance. Just like that and the innocence is gone. Carpe Diem,

Finding Neverland - Happiness

J.M. Barrie : "You find a glimmer of happiness in this world and there's always someone who wants to destroy it." (...) Friend : "Once you get a bit of notoriety, James, people watch you. And they will look for ways to drag you down." (Finding Neverland - hh:mm:ss 00:35:43) Quite true and quite sad. Indeed. But we have no choice but to keep on searching for that happiness and living it entirely! Carpe Diem,

Up Close & Personal - All about

Tally Atwater : "Panama turned out to be a big story for I.B.S. It didn't start that way. It started with one reporter... who had a hunch. He had a hunch. And he went alone. And he did all the leg-work. And, at the end of the day, he got it. Which is what [doing] this is all about. I didn't always think that. I thought if I ever stood up at something like ... that , it would be about glory or, showing people. It's different . I know that now . I'm only here for one reason. To tell the story. My husband told me that, not so long ago." (Extracte from Up Close And Personal Script - Dialogue Transcript at http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/u/up-close-and-personal-script.html ) [on 2007-03-13]

Autumn in New York - Rewards

"Life rewards the courageous few." (to be checked) Carpe Diem,

Up Close & Personal - So much

Tally Atwater : Do you [even] want to be with me? Warren Justice : So much [that] it hurts. (Extracted from Memorable quotes for Up Close & Personal (1996) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118055/quotes) [last visited on March 14th 2007] (I've just noticed that it had already been posted in Up Close & Personal - Wanna be )

Marriage (Veja Interview)

"When the marriage was invented, its role was to decide on matters of patrimony and inheritance. Only after the 20th century people started to marry for love, with the free choice of partners. Today, we get married to be happy. Shame that the expectation be disturbed by myths as the perfect partner, the permanent dialog, the absolute transparency." (Freely translated from: Veja Magazine - Interview with Lidia Aratangy - 2007-03-21) Since the new kind of wedding is that recent, it might still be overestimated. We should keep it simple. As it is. It is simply an attempt to diminish our solitude in this world and to be happy. " and from the nature of two she [the soul] makes one , in love and sociability " (From: Saint Augustine - On Magnitude of the Soul [posted on 2007-03-19]) Carpe Diem,

Blame (Veja Interview)

"Does anyone need to be blamed? There's nobody's fault. ... Blame is for omnipotent, who has the power to do what is right and doesn't do it. For us, mere mortals, this does not exist." (Freely translated from: Veja Magazine - Interview with Lidia Aratangy - 2007-03-21) When replying to "who is to be blamed when a marriage ends?". Take a look at Choices [posted on 2007-03-15]. Carpe Diem,

Marisa Monte - Eu Não Sou da Sua Rua

"I am here passing by This world is not mine This world is not yours" Freely translated from the Portuguese original: "Estou aqui de passagem. Esse mundo não é meu Esse mundo não é seu" (From the song: Eu Não Sou da Sua Rua by Marisa Monte at http://marisa-monte.letras.terra.com.br/letras/88315/)

Dave Matthews Band - Cry Freedom

The future is no place To place your better days (From: Dave Matthews Band - Cry Freedom at http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dave+matthews+band/cry+freedom_20036558.html )

Up Close & Personal - Wanna be

Tally Atwater : Do you want to be with me? Warren Justice : So much it hurts. (Extracte from Up Close And Personal Script - Dialogue Transcript at http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/u/up-close-and-personal-script.html)[on 2007-03-13]

On Stars (*)

When the title of a post has a star (*) it indicates that the entry is about the Blog as a whole. Carpe Diem,

On Frequency (*)

I once thought that one post per week would be a good average for this blog. It turned out that I have exceeded my own expectation. This last days I have enjoyed quite an unusual productivity. And since five posts a day is quite an absurd, this period tends to be regarded as an anomaly. Let's see. Also, most quotes added were collected by me throughout the years. And I believe that I ran out of them. Anyway, one post per week seems like a viable target. Especially since this blog is not about myself (as a diary would be), so that each entry demands a certain degree of inspiration. Do not be fooled, though. The blog is not about be, but it does pretty much say who I am. Carpe Diem,

Meet Joe Black - Secrets

Joe Black: But Allison loves you. How do you know? Quince: Because she knows the worst thing about me, and it's okay. Joe Black: What is it? Quince: No, it's not one thing. It's just an idea, Joe. Joe Black: It's just, um, um... Quince: It's like you know each other's secrets, your deepest, darkest secrets. Joe Black: Deepest, darkest secrets? Quince: Yeah, and then you... you're free. Joe Black: Free? Quince: You're free! You're free to I... love each other completely, totally. Just no fear. So there's nothing you don't know about each other, and it's okay. Joe Black: Hmm. (From: Meet Joe Black Script - Dialogue Transcript at http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/meet-joe-black-script-transcript.html ) [on 2007-03-23]

Sweet November - Around you

"If ever I've learned anything is that you should have the people who love you around you as long as you possibly can". (hh:mm:ss 01:40:20)

Matrix - Hope

"Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness." (From: Memorable quotes for The Matrix Reloaded (2003) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234215/quotes) [on 2007-03-23]

Matrix - Path

"sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path." (From: Memorable quotes for The Matrix (1999) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/quotes) [on 2007-03-23]

Titanic - Promise

Jack : Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me... it brought me to you. And I'm thankful for that, Rose. I'm thankful. You must do me this honor, Rose. Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise. Rose : I promise. Jack : Never let go. Rose : I'll never let go. I'll never let go, Jack. (...) Old Rose : ... And I've never spoken of him until now... Not to anyone... Not even your grandfather... A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets. But now you know there was a man named Jack Dawson and that he saved me... in every way that a person can be saved . I don't even have a picture of him. He exists now... only in my memory. (From: Memorable quotes for Titanic (1997) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/quotes) [on 2007-03-23]

On Comments (*)

I do appreciate all the emails and comments received or to be received through this blog. Nevertheless, to avoid misunderstandings, I do not guarantee to reply all of them. I do apologize in advance. Carpe Diem,

Meet Joe Black - Pictures

Jamaican Woman : [talking about life itself and death] It nice it happen to you. Like you come to the island and had a holiday. Sun didn't burn you red-red, just brown. You sleep and no mosquito eat you. But the truth is, it bound to happen if you stay long enough. So take that nice picture you got in your head home with you, but don't be fooled. We lonely here mostly too. If we lucky, maybe, we got some nice pictures to take with us. Joe Black : You got enough nice pictures? (From: Memorable quotes for Meet Joe Black (1998) at http://imdb.com/title/tt0119643/quotes ) [on 2007-03-23]

Meet Joe Black - What now

Susan : ... We know so little about each other. Joe Black : But we've got time. (...) Susan : ... What do we do now? Joe Black : It will come to us. (From: Meet Joe Black Screenplay at http://meetjoeblackscript.blogspot.com/ ) [on 2007-03-23]

Kingdom of Heaven - Religion

"Their prophet says 'submit'. Jesus says 'decide'." (From: Reviews - Kingdom of Heaven at http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/reviews/kingdomofheaven.html) [on 2007-03-22] I honestly do not know whether that difference is true or not. But it made me think about what I once read (from Nilton Bonder, I believe) that Hebrews regard the word Justice as Catholics regard the word Love . Again, I am not sure if this is correct. But anyway, all religions might be attempting to express the very same thing using different words. If I remember it correctly, it was the Dalai Lama who said that people should follow the religion of their countries. Perhaps it states that it would be easier for anyone to understand the true meaning behind a phrase when they are familiarized with the words+meaning being used. Be as it may, as we nowadays live in a world without borders or boundaries, where tribes exist uniting people from anywhere, it might make sense that any of us s...

Kingdom of Heaven - Oath

Godfrey of Ibelin : Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong. That is your oath. (From: Memorable quotes for Kingdom of Heaven (2005) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/quotes) [on 2007-03-22]

Kingdom of Heaven - Soul

King Baldwin IV : A King may move a man, a father may claim a son, but remember that even when those who move you be Kings, or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God, you cannot say, "But I was told by others to do thus." Or that, "Virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that. (From: Memorable quotes for Kingdom of Heaven (2005) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/quotes) [on 2007-03-22] Balian of Ibelin : "A king may move a man, you said. But the soul belongs to the man."

Kingdom of Heaven - World

Sybilla : What becomes of us? Balian of Ibelin : The world will decide. The world always decides. (From: Memorable quotes for Kingdom of Heaven (2005) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/quotes) [on 2007-03-22]

Braveheart - Martyr

Hamish : I don't want to be a martyr. William : Nor I. I want to live. I want a home, and children, and peace. Hamish : Do you? William : Aye, I do. I've asked God for these things. It's all for nothing if you don't have freedom. (From: Braveheart at http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Braveheart) [on 2007-03-22]

Don Juan DeMarco - Soul

"There are those that do not believe that a single soul born in heaven can split into twin spirits and shoot like falling stars to earth where over oceans and continents their magnetic forces will finally unite them back into one. How else do you explain love at first sight. We were convinced that there was no other life beneath the sky but ours. We believed that we would never die." (From: Memorable quotes for Don Juan DeMarco (1995) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112883/quotes) [on 2007-03-22] Does the word twin implies two ? If so, I would only change the phrase to include the possibility for more than two, as in: "a single soul born in heaven can split into sibling spirits". And by that, any two of the sibling spirits could be made one . It sounds better, doesn't it? See Nature of Two . Carpe Diem,

The Matrix - Understand

Neo : But if you already know, how can I make a choice? The Oracle : Because you didn't come here to make a choice, you've already made it. You're here to try to understand why you made it. (From: The Matrix Quotes - the oracle quotes at http://www.neoandtrinity.net/oracle.html) [on 2007-03-22]

Nature of Two

"When possible, she [the soul] looks for the union of sexes, and from the nature of two she makes one , in love and sociability." From: Saint Augustine - On Magnitude of the Soul [posted on 2007-03-19]

Legends of the Fall - Forever

Susannah : "I will wait for you, however long it takes. I will wait for you forever." (...) Susannah : "Forever turned out to be too long." Tristan : "[I know...]" (From: Memorable quotes for Legends of the Fall (1994) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110322/quotes and http://www.moviequotes.com/repository.cgi?pg=3&tt=98822) [on 2007-03-22] Perhaps it "turned out to be too long" cause she was too dependent on him to live her life (see Autumn in New York - Love Story and Blame (Veja Interview) ). Had she chosen to keep on living instead of just waiting, the outcome could have been different. Important it is to state that she would have a hard time living a life without a husband, specially at that time. But wouldn't it be great had she done it? Wouldn't the reward be proportional to the risk? Few people are lucky enough to have it easily. And even those who find love in that way have a great challenge ahead of them: to realize that the...

Legends of the Fall - Inner Voices

"Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." (From: Memorable quotes for Legends of the Fall (1994) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110322/quotes) [on 2007-03-22] You might want to take a look at Saint Augustine - On Magnitude of the Soul [posted on 2007-03-19]. Carpe Diem,

Patch Adams - Love

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly without complexities or pride. I love you because I know no other way then this. So close that your hand, on my chest, is my hand. So close, that when you close your eyes, I fall asleep." (From: Memorable quotes for Patch Adams (1998) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129290/quotes) [2007-03-22]

Coach Carter - Deepest Fear

- "What's your deepest fear?" (...) - "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." (From: Memorable quotes for Coach Carter (2005) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393162/quotes) [2007-03-22] You might want to take a look at Saint Augustine - On Magnitude of the Soul [posted on 2007-03-19]. Carpe Diem,

Life is...

I've just change the Life post [2007-03-18] from "Life is too short for you to waste it" to "Life is too awesome for you to waste it". I realized it has nothing to do with time. It's about Greatness. Space and time are merely human inventions intended to overcome our limited perception of reality . Carpe Diem,

Up Close & Personal - Sun

"But she was tougher than me. She was already something. She was already the sun and the moon, all by herself." (Extracte from Up Close And Personal Script - Dialogue Transcript at http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/u/up-close-and-personal-script.html)[on 2007-03-13]

Saint Augustine - On Magnitude of the Soul

[Freely translated from a Portuguese original at http://espaco-de-paz.awardspace.com/sta_poder_da_alma.html ] (For a somewhat different approach perhaps intended towards a similar meaning, take a look at: - Coach Carter [posted on 2007-03-22] and - Legends of the Fall [posted on 2007-03-22]) On Magnitude of the Soul Saint Augustine - the power of the soul over the body, over herself, and on the seven degrees of her magnitude (extracted from the book "On Magnitude of the Soul") What if we were able to ask those things to a very wise man, and that he was also eloquent, and perfect in the virtue. I imagine what he could teach us, explaining about the power of the soul over the body, over herself and in facing God, with whom she, while remaining in virtue, is very close, and in he she has all the good and the highest well being. However, lacking someone here that could teach us, I dare not to disappoint your will to know, and it is in some way an example of what the soul can b...

Autumn in New York - Love Story

"I hate to tell you this, but there's only two kinds of love stories in this world: boy loses girl, girl loses boy. That's it! Somebody always gets left behind." [hh:mm:ss 01:00:55] ... one way or another. Which reminds me of that old couple dying together - in each others arms; laying on a cozy bed - when Titanic (1997) is sinking. Quite an exception... Also, it tells us that true love should be about a desire to live together, rather than a necessity to live together (see Legends of the Fall - Forever ). Carpe Diem,

Coldplay - Fix You

"When you get what you want but not what you need". (by Coldplay - Fix You) you are gettin g it you are not getting it what you want is what you need ( ) ( ) what you want is not what you need ( ) ( ) Where do you want to be in the table above? It's all about consciousness and choice (see Education - posted on 2007-03-13 and George Bernard Shaw posted on 2007-01-17). Carpe Diem,

Meet Joe Black - Infinity

Joe Black : I don't care Bill. I love her. William Parrish : How perfect for you - to take whatever you want because it pleases you. That's not love. Joe Black : Then what is it? William Parrish : Some aimless infatuation which, for the moment, you feel like indulging - it's missing everything that matters. Joe Black : Which is what? William Parrish : Trust, responsibility, taking the weight for your choices and feelings, and spending the rest of your life living up to them. And above all, not hurting the object of your love. Joe Black : So that's what love is according to William Parrish? William Parrish : Multiply it by infinity, and take it to the depth of forever, and you will still have barely a glimpse of what I'm talking about . Joe Black : Those were my words. William Parrish : They're mine now. (Extracted from Memorable quotes for Meet Joe Black (1998) at http://imdb.com/title/tt0119643/quotes ) [last visited on March 19th 2007]

Meet Joe Black - Love (complete)

"Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I'm not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you'll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived." (Extracted from Memorable quotes for Meet Joe Black (1998) at http://imdb.com/title/tt0119643/quotes ) [last visited on March 19th 2007]

Life

Life is too awesome for you to waste it on less than great stuff. And anything can be great, from working hard to taking some time off to rest to figuring out your next move to waiting for something to happen to being in love. It's a matter of acting honestly towards yourself. If you are really committed to greatness, you will get it even if you don't. Carpe Diem,

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Love

"When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake, and then it subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the desire to mate every second of the day... For that is just being in love; which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over, when being in love has burned away. Doesn't sound very exciting, does it? ... ... But it is !" (Adapted from Memorable quotes for Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) at http://imdb.com/title/tt0238112/quotes) [last visited on March 17th 2007]

Choices

... "since the real test for any choice is having to make the same choice again, knowing full well what it might cost - I guess I feel pretty good about that choice" ... (Extracted from Matrix Revolutions - Scripts at http://www.thematrixfr.com/m3_script_vo.shtml ) [last visited on March 15th 2007] William Parrish : ... I have no regrets ... And I want you to feel that way, too ... No regrets? Susan Parrish : 'No regrets'. William Parrish : It's a good feeling, isn't it? (Extracted from Meet Joe Black Script at http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/meetjoeblack.txt ) [last visited on March 15th 2007] To regret your choices is to wish someone else were living your life. To be able to make a different choice in the future is (or should be) a human right - the Right to "exert a different opinion". Carpe Diem,

Up Close & Personal - Day

"Every day we have is one more than we deserve." (Extracted from Memorable quotes for Up Close & Personal (1996) at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118055/quotes) [last visited on March 14th 2007]

Education (Consciousness and Choice)

Argyle Wallace : Did the priest give a poetic benediction? "The Lord bless thee and keep thee..." Young William : It was in Latin. Argyle Wallace : You don't speak Latin? Well that is something we shall have to remedy, then, isn't it? (Extracted from Memorable quotes for Braveheart (1995) at http://imdb.com/title/tt0112573/quotes ) [last visited on March 13th 2007] Worldwide education (in the broadest sense possible) is something we all shall have to remedy, isn't it? Decker : What good is her education? Col. William Ludlow: She'll live a richer, fuller life, of course. (Extracted from Legends Of The Fall Script - Dialogue Transcript at http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/l/legends-of-the-fall-script.html and http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110322/ ) [last visited on March 13th 2007] Perhaps she will live a more complex and distressed life, as well. It's all about consciousness and choice. Balian of Ibelin : It is a kingdom of conscience, or nothing...

Utopia Unarmed

"The compromise between limited political will to impose reforms from above, and limited capacity to fight for reform from below, was Latin American populism." (Extracted from "Utopia Unarmed: The Latin American Left After the Cold War" by Jorge Castaneda, p. 46) Although the nuances exhibited by Latin American countries, their histories are amazingly similar. Carpe Diem,

Revolution

"Eighteen forty-eighty failed because it turned out that the decisive confrontation was not that between the old regimes and the united 'forces of progress', but between 'order' and 'social revolution' ". (Extracted from "The Age of Capital: 1848-1875" by Eric Hobsbawm, p. 17) When hardly anyone can vouch for the day after a revolution, it loses most of its supporters and enthusiasts. Most men prefer security over a soft possibility of a better life. Those intransigently on the barricades are (most likely) in a nothing to loose situation - which can be quite dangerous and unsafe . " Who should benefit from " chaos? "In 1848-9 moderate liberals therefore made two important discoveries in western Europe: that revolution was dangerous and that some of their substantial demands (especially in economic matters) could be met without it. The bourgeoisie ceased to be a revolutionary force." (idem, p. 20) Carpe Diem,

Feudalism

"For the old traditional system, inefficient and oppressive as it had been, was also a system of considerable social certainty and, at a most miserable level, of some economic security; not to mention that it was hallowed by custom and tradition." (Extracted from "The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848" by Eric Hobsbawm, p. 158) Perhaps the peasantry were better off before the Revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries. Capitalism tends to break-down traditions while generating a need for constant change at an ever-faster pace. Who should benefit from that? Carpe Diem,

Meet Joe Black - Love

"Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without... the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived." (Complete dialog at http://imdb.com/title/tt0119643/quotes ) [last visited on March 5th 2007]