People live in their emotions, and if they see you're doing something
else, say, nurturing yourself, they try to slice and dice you! Put
your attention where you want it to go – That's your secret
weapon. (–Source: taxi1010.com stargate11)
"The technology is only second-rate."
[Criticizing your new iPad] —Fait accompli. —Killed any good animals today?
"I'll have to give you a rain
check." —Fait accompli. —I know, it's hard for me, too.
"Are you prepared?" —Fait accompli. —Clear and concise.
"Those dogs are ready
to go!" —Fait accompli. —Sharp.
"He needs a leash
and the other one doesn't?" —Fait accompli. —Rufus, you old rascal! While you're at
it, bring me a mint julep out on the veranda.
"Do I have a name,
man?" —Fait accompli. —Now what are you going to do?
"What's her name?"
[Your daughter's] —Fait accompli. —Same thing.
"Well! She has a name!
Maureen." —Fait accompli. —You know, there's people who prey on people
who don't.
"Yuck!" [Catching
a whiff of a psychological secret] —Fait accompli. —That part of you is alive.
"You smell go-ood!"
[Two guys carrying on in front of their dates] —Fait accompli. —That's obvious.
"Butler's a little bulldog,
huh? You're better than me, but here we come!" —Fait accompli. —Off to the races.
[Someone intentionally bumping
you] —Fait accompli. —I don't know – Who's on first? ...
(It's just testosterone) ... No argument there! [They're
always trying to start something; you have to learn to throw cold
water on it when they're provoking]
"You bumped me on
purpose!" [Out on the street] —Fait accompli. —You need closure here! ... Not cheap!
... It's good when you're taking bows on the concert tour ... Don't
tell!
"Are we that ugly?
– He's hiding." —Fait accompli. —That's not fair – I wouldn't worry
about it.
"This is it? God, this is a tiny
apartment." [From one of the new movers] —Fait accompli. —It's nothing, money; it's when you don't
have it.
"Johann Sebastian Bach?" —Fait accompli. —You know there's people like that; they're
just good at what they do.
"Inevitable drip." —Fait accompli. —It was perfect timing, but backwards.
"If you move to Seattle
and I move to New York, we can get together if you don't find someone
else." —Fait accompli. —I know, I know! That's life!
"I'm prepared for
anything, Richard." —Fait accompli. —Ice and all.
"Let's pretend we don't exist – Let's
pretend we're in Antarctica." —Fait accompli. —No money.
"You're cured." —Fait accompli. —Are you bad when you don't know things?
