A pet peeve of mine is when a person is a quoteaholic. What is a quoteaholic you ask? Simply put, it is someone who chooses to spout off words from other people. You know the people I am talking about. Having a conversation with them is like having a conversation with a Quick Quotes book. For every subject matter, feeling, etc, these people have a quote from someone that they can use in the conversation.What bothers me about this, is the fact that people are relying on the words of other people rather than their own words. If you can make a statement and back it up using your own words, I’ll listen to what you have to say and respect you more.
You’ve lived your life and have gone through experiences, just as the people you would be quoting have, except, I know your words come from your life. That is what intrigues me. If I am speaking with you, I want to know about your thoughts and experiences, not those of others.
Who knows, maybe one day a quoteaholic will start to quote you.
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i thought about you and our ANTM photo shoots today.
you can read my blog to get the full picture ;)
-amiejoi
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