Writing Quotes

1. Mr. B’s Homeroom 2009-2010 Writing Quotes

2. On Wealth and Friendship • When you make a new friend, most people have a better feeling that is inside you than the feeling of “joy” after buying an iPhone. • There are the friendships that last a lifetime but the ones that are based on wealth and materials usually only last as long as the money does. • Your true friends are the people who are for your no matter if you’re living on the streets or you are the richest man or woman on the planet.

3. On Wealth • If I met a wealthy person that is still in touch with reality, still knows the meaning of a hard days work, knows the value of every penny earned, then I would be amazed and have great respect for that person. • In my opinion money is the root of all evil. • Money itself is a restriction; poor people do not have the same opportunities as people born rich.

4. On Rights • Every person has the same rights, although these rights are not always acknowledged. • We all have rights, and rights have changed over the years. • Animals should have rights, animals are also a part of this world.

5. On Truth vs. Happiness • Is the truth worth knowing if it will affect our lives in the negative? Will the truth set us free or just bury us in more grief? • I personally think that knowing the truth is an essential factor to success. • Truth is a powerful thing and can sometimes drive you insane…Truth is a hard thing to understand. It is something that can bring the worst of pain or the happiest of moments.

6. On Power and Pleasure • Face it, everyone in the world likes power, and when we get power we feel good, we get pleasured. • It’s hard for a powerful person to have the pleasure of real love but easy for them to have material things such as a pool or hot tub, etc.

7. On Power • I don’t really believe in authority a whole lot because most people who have a lot of power are cruel and heartless. • Most people are corrupted by power making them selfish or arrogant, so is it love if they feel that they deserve someone?

8. On Fame vs. Security • In truth I would rather be without fame…Security is important for your sanity. That is the most important thing to me to function in society. • Many people think of fame as being some invisibility gauge telling others how much they like you.

9. On Freedom vs. Fairness • “What are laws?” Aren’t they only restrictions on the freedoms people possess? • Freedom is many times taken for granted. People think that freedom is a god-given right, but it is not.

10. On Freedom • Freedom is the most important thing you have, and it is a cause worth dying for. That is why I want to join the merchant marines, so this country remains free.

11. On Freedom • If everyone no longer had to worry about paying for anything or going to work all social order would break down and stuff like food would disappear in just a few days. • If I was perfectly free I would do anything I want. I wouldn’t go to school or put up with my parents or my sister. I would roam the world as a free man. Life would be awesome if the world was free. Sure there would be some fights but the world would be happy.