I just watched "The Iron Lady" in which Meryl Streep plays Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the powerful former leader of Great Britain. Meryl Streep's performance was entrancing and she got the accent down pat!
It was a sad movie in the end but it was a sadness with an air of dignity.
Many things that Baroness Margaret Thatcher stood for in the movie resonated with me and I feel that Singaporeans or anyone, for that matter, would benefit from her wisdom.
This left the deepest impression on me:
“What I do think is a man should be encouraged to stand on his own two feet. Yes, we help people. Of course we help people, but for those who can do, they must just get up and do. And if something’s wrong, they shouldn’t just whine about it. They should get in there and do something about it. Change things.”
I have, whenever and wherever appropriate, made comments to the same effect.
When people tell me that they are just average people and that they cannot achieve financial freedom, I tell them to stop being average. Be more than average. Often, we are our worst enemies.
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A movie: The Iron Lady.
Friday, March 2, 2012Posted by AK71 at 9:27 PM 12 comments
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Some of us might be suffering from pre-mature hair fall. I know many friends who are pulling out their hair because of this problem. Er... ok, bad joke.
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