Despite all the news about Google Book Search formerly known as Google Print, I hadn’t bothered to check it out until mentioned it. Out of curiosity, I keyed in some thoughts that had been running around in my head these last few days (and my own name, but that turned up nothing). Based on these results, I think Google Book Search could be a success because I found a couple of books I’d be interested in buying.

“impatience is a virtue”

For me, impatience is a virtue, and patience a vice, since patience is so often an excuse for inactivity.
~Paragraphs on Translation by Peter Newmark

Impatience is a virtue and I get a little more angelic every day I live this shit.
~Displicit by Bob Janis

overreacting mothers

It’s possible we devote most of our lives to fulfilling the craving for a positive self image. How often do we find ourselves: overreacting at even the hint of criticism?
~Buddhism for Mothers by Sarah Napthali

Overreacting when your child does something bad can be a natural part of parenting. Often this stems from fatigue, stress, and the belief that you should be able to keep your child from doing bad things; and that if she does bad things, it’s because you’re a bad parent. It is helpful to remember that one person can’t really control the actions of another.
~Stepping Stones 10 Steps to Seizing Passion and Purpose by Timothy L Sams

“moving to London”

The two main reasons given for moving to London were to take up a job and to enter higher education; a few women moved either with a man or to join a man in London and then looked for a job after they arrived.
~Changing Britain: Families and Households in the 1900s

At lunchtime we Japanese staff sometimes went to a Chinese restaurant in the East End, where we would be less conspicuous – we weren’t really supposed to go to cheap low-grade places like that. I was told before moving to London that Senior Clerks like me should make sure we ate at restaurants with proper tablecloths.
~The History of Mitsubishi Corporation in London: 1915 to Present Day by Pernille Rudlin

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