Dr. Tom Stevens

Pro-Liberty Activist, Freethinker, Critic, Beaux Arts Society President, Rising Action Blogger, Libertarian, Attorney, Patriot. Objectivist, Adventurer, Comic

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I'd rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done. #LucilleBall

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First come, first serve. → ❌

First come, first SERVED. → ✔

👩🏻💭 Think of it as “The FIRST to COME will be the FIRST to be SERVED.”

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Ambivalent

(adj.) having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

⚠️ It does not mean ‘indifferent.’ 🙅🏻‍♀️

#Grammar

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"YOU MATTER unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light - then YOU ENERGY! #NeildeGrasseTyson

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What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone? #WinstonChurchill

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How many of you say “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”?

#Grammar

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Kvetch

[kvech]

(n.) a person who complains;
(v.) to complain

Jo’s brother *kvetched* about having too many summer assignments.

#Grammar

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Word Root: CORP (body)

Example words:

• corporal
• corpulent
• corpse ⚰
• corporate 👨‍💼
• incorporeal
• corporation 🏢

#vocabulary

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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. #WayneGretzky

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VOR, VOUR (eat) 🍲😋

Examples:

• voracious
• voracity
• devour
• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore

#vocabulary

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Boxer's Motto: I will work harder #AnimalFarm

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Avenge = when payback is motivated by a sense of justice

Revenge = when payback is driven by retaliatory hatred

#Grammar

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We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. #WinstonChurchill

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Metal = (n.) gold, silver, copper, aluminum, etc.

Mettle = (n.) grit; courage 💪

Medal = (n.) award 🏅

Meddle = (v.) interfere in

#Grammar

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The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears. #JamesMattis

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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss! - #RobertHeinlein

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https://t.co/FkDcWhuTC3 @TheSilverChords

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It is more important to be correct than to be consistent. #WillSpencer

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FLOTSAM = a ship’s wreckage that FLOaTs

JETSAM = goods JETtisoned (thrown overboard)

#Grammar

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The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside. #TenzinPalmo