1. " You can't sit and wait for the opportunities to come to you; you have to get up and make them. "I really like that one. An example for that quote is: When you are playing soccer you can't just sit there. The goal won't come to you; you have to get up and make the goal.
The goal is your oppurtunity, you have to score the goal.NO oppurtunity could automatically come to you. YOU have to get up and make the oppurtunity(the difference).
2. "Cold rice and cold tea are bearable,but cold words and cold looks are not."
Yes, I agree. Of course,cold rice and cold tea are unpleasant, but you can at least bear them. However, when somebody gives you a mean, disgusted, angry look or rolls his or her eyes,that can hurt somebody's feelings greatly.When somebody talks or shouts words like 'dumb,immature,weird,etc. then that also will make someone feel dumb. Both of them are not bearable. Cold rice and cold tea would be better.
3. "Two wrongs do not make a right."
At first, I didn't get that one. When my teacher talked about it, I knew what it meant. Let's say someone punches you (that is a 'wrong') and you punch him back (that's another 'wrong'), that does not make things better(right). A person at my class said, "That quote means,'If you get a math problem wrong, and you get another one wrong, the problem is still wrong unless you make it right.'"
I thought the explanation was correct, but the teacher said it wasn't.
4. ''The price of your hat isn't the measure of your brain."
You can buy a hat, but you can't buy knowledge. That was what a person in my classs said. Another explanation is: If you have a very high quality hat, it does'nt have to mean you are smart.
5. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about dancing in the rain."
If you always 'wait for the storm to pass,' then you are being pessimistic. Don't just sit around the house being idle. Instead, 'dance in the rain'! Be optimistic! If it rains, don't let water stop you. learn to appreciate the things that you have, and have fun.
The last quote is my favorite one! 'Save the best for last!' ---maya
