Human beings are remarkable ......

"Human beings are remarkable --- at what we can learn to live with," Father told me. "If we couldn't get strong from what we lose, and what we miss, and what we want and can't have," Father said, "then we couldn't ever get strong enough, could we? What else makes us strong?" Father asked.
--- John Irving. The Hotel New Hampshire

「人間というのはすばらしいもんだ――どんなことでも折り合って暮して行けるようになる」父さんはぼくに言った。「われわれが何かを失ってもそこから立ち直って強くなれないんだったら、そしてまた、なくて淋しく思っているものや、欲しいけれど手に入れるのは不可能なものがあっても、めげずに強くなれないんだったら」父さんは言う、「だったら、われわれはお世辞にも強くなったとは言えないんじゃあるまいかね。それ以外にわれわれ人間を強くするものがあるかね？」
--- ジョン・アーヴィング（中野圭二訳）『ホテル・ニューハンプシャー』新潮文庫

映画『スラムドッグ$ミリオネア』

one question が副詞的目的格で、 away を修飾しています。


It is written　運命だった

タグ：スラムドッグ$ミリオネア

for what it is worth

Bertrand Russell (1912) The Problems of Philosophy.
chapter 2 "The Existence of Matter"

for what it is worth の訳し方が分からず困りました。辞書では成句で載っているんですね。でも、どうして辞書に書いてあるような意味になるのでしょう……？


http://wdme1.dual-d.net/
for what it's worth
（話）＜情報･意見が＞ 価値があるかどうかはわからないが
（！話し手の控えめな態度を示す; メールなどではFWIWと略記する）
For what it's worth, I just heard a rumor that Nancy has been taken to hospital.
真偽のほどはわからないが, ナンシーが病院に運ばれたといううわさを聞いたばかりだ.

http://www.ldoceonline.com/
for what it's worth
(spoken)
used when you are giving someone information, to say that you are not sure how useful it is:
Here's the list of names, for what it's worth.

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
for what it's worth
(informal) used to emphasize that what you are saying is only your own opinion or suggestion and may not be very helpful
I prefer this colour, for what it's worth.

タグ：For What It's Worth for what it is worth

映画 The Bucket List (2007) 2012-10-25

映画 The Bucket List (2007)

Edward Cole: Just because I told you my story does not invite you to be a part of it!



The Bucket List (2007) Quotes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825232/quotes

映画 Happy Feet Two (2011) 2012-08-27

映画 Happy Feet Two (2011)

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Will the Krill: Everything's got an end. See? I end here. （と、自分のしっぽを指す）

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Bill the Krill: Will, we are krill. We are meant to look the same.

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Bill: Where you going?
Will: I'm moving up the food chain.

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Bill: What's happening, Will?
Will: It's the wave of change, Bill! We've got to get on the ride!

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Bill: I fear the worst, Will.
Will: I fear the worst too, but only because fearing the best is a complete waste of time!

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Will: That's one small step for a krill, one giant leap for spineless invertebrates.

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Will: I want to be free, Bill.
Bill: There is no such thing as free, Will.

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Will: You adopt, I'll adapt.

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Will: Aw, Bill! What are the chances?
Bill: About one in a krillion, Will.

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Will: But we're still at the bottom of the food chain with no significant purpose.
Bill: Well, we all have a purpose. Yours is to change the world.

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Will: Perhaps it's a momentary relief from the existential terrors of existence.


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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/happy_feet_two/quotes/
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Happy_Feet_Two
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1402488/quotes


http://www.markreviewsmovies.com/reviews/H/happyfeet2.htm
Sven is an amusing-enough new cast member, but the movie really finds success in the introduction of a pair of krill named Will (voice of Brad Pitt) and Bill (voice of Matt Damon), who leave their swarm to find a new way of living. Will is convinced he can make his way up the food chain (Biting a lion seal winds up serving Mumble's plan to help the elephant seal) and, ultimately, adapt into something greater than food for the bigger fish of the ocean. Will's delusional dialogue (His revelation about dancing, "Perhaps it's a momentary relief from the existential terror of existence," is priceless) and Miller's play with scale as the camera zooms out from the krill's perceived grand adventure to the miniscule effect they have in reality are sources of genuine laughs.

http://wogma.com/movie/happy-feet-2-review/
The dialogue of the film is goofy and witty, particularly the portions involving Bill and Will. You can’t help but smile when Will rattles on about dancing providing ‘momentary relief from the existential terrors of existence’.

タグ：Happy Feet Two Happy Feet

... the next time you see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.

— "For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink." — Armstrong's family, announcing his death in a written statement.

http://www.usnews.com/science/news/articles/2012/08/25/quotes-reacting-to-the-death-of-neil-armstrong

タグ：Neil Armstrong MOON

映画 Kung Fu Panda (2008) 2012-03-14

映画 Kung Fu Panda (2008)

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Oogway: You are too concerned with what was and what will be. There's a saying. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

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Tai Lung: You ... can't defeat me. You .... you're just a big ... fat ... panda.
Po: I'm not a big, fat panda. I'm THE big, fat panda.

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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Panda

タグ：Kung Fu Panda The today is a gift saying