Benjamine Franklin Quotes

In Time: Film Review

Is it in many respects, however, the design later Andrew Niccol of future changes, but always recognizable feel undernourished by other means which are not as healthy, preventing the film from his promise inherent high. The format of action jeopardized lovers-on-the-run with Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried cast an incredibly attractive section should produce decent midrange box office totals.

PHOTOS: 'time' Premiere: Red Carpet

In fact, it is difficult to think of another movie with such a range of actors striking uniform, when in the first few minutes, you have to adjust to the fact that Olivia Wilde plays the mother Timberlake, you know the cast is biased in one direction very special, one dictated by the principle of history: Currently not specified in what looks like that, but is not identified as Los Angeles, the aging process stops at 25.Give new currency to the quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin, "Time is money" has literally become the currency of the company. Instead of seeking financial gain, personal ambition is directed entirely to the acquisition of more time, the "rich" have stockpiled thousands or even millions of years, while the poor work, borrow or steal to get enough just to go to tomorrow. But when your clock arms tick to zero, you're a goner.

The specifics of this intriguing inevitably, a phone call will cost you one minute of your life, breakfast at a fancy restaurant manages eight-and-a-half weeks. You can share time with others simply by locking arms, but can be flown in the same way. Initially, ghetto-dwelling will Salas (Timberlake) is the unintended beneficiary of this exchange system.Popping in a bar where the clientele look like models for a photo shoot for Maxim mixed, Will was finally granted with 100 years by a world weary of 105 years (Matt Bomer), which summarizes the iniquity of the social system by observing that, " For some to be immortal, many must die. "

Devastated his inability to save his mother found his wealth, fueled by the warning of the old man to part with weight - "Do not waste my time" - and fears that have so much time on his arm made ​​him a marked man, Will escapes from the so-called Dayton (Downtown Los Angeles

The Art of Conversation « Becoming Like Ben

 Is a brief and brilliant piece of wisdom from Ben’s “The Way to Wealth.”  I have copied Ben’s words uninterrupted below my comments, however, I just really want to elaborate on this piece of writing because it’s really the quintessential equation for productive conversation.  In order, these are his points:

“ADMIRE LITTLE” – Don’t overly praise someone when your primary intent in talking to them is to extract benefit for yourself.  This flaw in conversation is more modernly known as “brown-nosing” or ‘being a kiss ass.”

“HEAR MUCH” – Perhaps the most important rule of conversation, shut up and listen!   If you’re having a conversation and talking a lot about how you or your company is awesome… just, shhhh .

“ALWAYS DISTRUST YOUR OWN REASON AND SOMETIMES THAT OF YOUR FRIENDS” – How many times have you been talking to someone who is dominating the conversation with his/her own fact based opinion, the majority of which was developed from something someone else said?  They constantly interrupt with, “No, but see…” or “I don’t mean to interrupt, but…”  Don’t be that guy.

“NEVER PRETEND TO WIT” - This kind of falls under “Admire little.”  It’s those little jokes that you’ve somehow scripted into a conversation.  Gross!  If you could just see a video of yourself and your poor conversation participant, both of you wanting to move on to the next part of your day, but instead he’s pretending to have a chummy and hilarious bonding moment with you because even though he’s never read it, your laughing partner instinctively knows part two of Ben’s advice on this, ”BUT TO MAKE THAT OF OTHERS TO APPEAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.”

“HEARKEN TO WHAT IS SAID” – Respond to their question or statement, not to your own agenda in which you obviously have not achieved the slightest bit of interest.

And finally, “ANSWER TO THE PURPOSE” – Read through and apply all of the points above (or below), and what should be left coming out of your mouth will be ”THE PURPOSE.”

The Art of Conversation by Ben Franklin (1732)

“The great secret of succeeding in Conversation, is, To admire little, to hear much; allways to distrust our own Reason, and sometimes that of our Friends; never to pretend to Wit, but to make that of others appear as much as possibly we can; to hearken to what is said, and to answer to the purpose.