Asl Quotes

Hearthstone snapped his fingers for attention. I'm glad too, he signed. He patted the bag of runes at his belt. Stupid cages were magic-proof. Blitzen was crying a lot. "I was not," Blitzen protested, signing along. "You were." I was not, Hearthstone said. You were. At that point, the ASL conversation deteriorated into the two of them poking each other in the chest.

Yo, yo, yo, check it out," said PJ, with enough hand gestures that any deaf person watching would have thought he had ASL Tourette's syndrome

And what do you know, John's hands flew through the positions of ASL in various l-got-this combinations. "Is he deaf" the guy behind the cash register asked in a stage whisper. As if someone using American Sign Language was some kind of freak. "No. Blind." "Oh." As the man kept staring, Qhuinn wanted to pop him. "You going to help us out here or what?" "Oh ... yeah. Hey, you got a tattoo on your face." Mr. Observant moved slowly, like the bar codes on those bags were creating some kind of wind resistance under his laser reader. "Did you know that?" Really. "I wouldn't know." ''Are you blind, too?" No filter on this guy. None. "Yeah, I am." "Oh, so that's why your eyes are all weird." "Yeah. That's right." Qhuinn took out a twenty and didn't wait for change-murder was just a liiiiiittle too tempting. Nodding to John, who was also measuring the dear boy for a shroud, Qhuinn went to walk off. "What about your change ?" the man called out. "I'm deaf, too. I can't hear you." The guy yelled more loudly, "I'll just keep it then, yeah?" "Sounds good," Qhuinn shouted over his shoulder. Idiot was stage-five stupid. Straight up.

The idea of thinking in a linguistic yet nonphonological mode always intrigued me. I had a friend born of deaf parents; he grew up using American Sign Language, and he told me that he often thought in ASL instead of English. I used to wonder what it was like to have one’s thoughts be manually coded, to reason using an inner pair of hands instead of an inner voice. With Heptapod B, I was experiencing something just as foreign: my thoughts were becoming graphically coded. There were trance-like moments during the day when my thoughts weren’t expressed with my internal voice; instead, I saw semagrams with my mind’s eye, sprouting like frost on a windowpane. As

My only response was more incoherent screaming, because I didn’t know the ASL for HOLY FREAKING AGGGHHH!

But a poisonous black hate lives inside him, and his hatred needs a subject. The easy choice would be ASL, but ALS doesn't have a face or a voice or a heartbeat. Its hard to hate something that isn't human,

Be the kind of person who is a joy to be around. Caring for and loving others brings out the best in you and keeps your heart open to the unspoken and deeply buried needs of others.

We often settle for what's available and what's available isn't always great. You are destined to achieve greatness!

There is a big difference between motion and action. Just because you get out of bed doesn't mean you are making progress. Taking action requires decisiveness, dedication, and clear direction.

Soon we're both frowning hard at the paperwork. "Middle name?" Noah says. "Does Gideon even have a middle name?" "I don't know" Noah turns to me and says, "Do you have a middle name?" his glare implying that, if I do, this whole thing is somehow my fault. "I...have no idea." "Primary language spoken at home." Noah makes a face. "What does this mean? Our primary language? Gideon's? That's sort of why we're here..." "Um, it's under family, so I'm guessing ours?" "Well..." Noah lowers his pen. The paperwork has defeated him. "What's our primary language?" "English? ASL? Physical affection?" "Food?" Noah says. "Food's a good guess." He picks up the pen. "I'm writing food, comma passive aggressive." "Good call.

Sign is a live, contemporaneous, visual-gestural language and consists of hand shapes, hand positioning, facial expressions, and body movements. Simply put, it is for me the most beautiful, immediate, and expressive of languages, because it incorporates the entire human body.

Knowledge is learning something new everyday. Wisdom is letting go of some bad habits everyday.

Don't let toxic people sabotage your happiness, ruin your positive attitude, contaminate your mind or destroy your self-confidence. Instead, surround yourself with generous, positive, and nurturing people who will lift you up.

Good habits and intentional daily effort to turn excuses into solutions will help you become the person and entrepreneur that you want to be.

Believing and investing in yourself is the best way to shift your thinking from a paradigm of excuses to one of solutions.

I don’t call it "Life Insurance," I call it "Love Insurance." We buy it because we want to leave a legacy for those we love.

But language bears more than the work of communicating with the mainstream world; it is also the internal vehicle for our thoughts and feelings, the mechanism through which we understand ourselves. Without first having had ASL, I would not have understood myself as a person with a story to tell.

Transformation takes place within us when we learn to be intentional and go from focusing on me to others, success to significance, limited to limitless, and scarcity to abundance.

The Five C's of Coaching: 1- Clarity 2- Communication 3- Collaboration 4- Commitment 5- Culture

Communication is not a two way street. It is a bridge. Either you have one or you build one. It's about connecting, not correcting.

My only response was more incoherent screaming, because I didn't know the ASL for HOLY FREAKING AGGGHHH!

There’s so much energy, emotion, and personality that goes into ASL, and it clearly translates to their approach to this job. The way they move around, eager to take up space. It’s not just vocabulary and grammar that I need to learn, but also how to set my expressions and movements free.

Don't be a prisoner of the past, become a pioneer of the future.

Life is too short to try and please everyone. Take charge and do what’s right -- not what’s popular.

Communication without clarity is noise. Speak with purpose and you’ll propel your audience to take massive action towards a journey of self-improvement.

Be fast, be first, but never be alone. Nothing can replace the value of teamwork.

A mother is an unrelenting source of love.

A leader must stand up for his team even when he has to stand alone.

Indecisiveness is the number one reason for failure. Lack of ability to make a decision in a timely manner causes most people to fail with their projects and plans. Identify this challenge and decide to no longer let it be a setback from your success.

imagine telling someone that learning French would ruin their kid’s English, hurt their brain. Usually people scoffed at her and February would nod. It did sound ridiculous. And yet, though fear of bilingualism in two spoken languages had been dismissed as xenophobic nonsense, though it was now desirable for hearing children to speak two languages, medicine held fast to its condemnation of ASL.

Winning is not about a single game. It's about repeated performance over a long haul. Winners never give up, never accept defeat, and work as long and as hard as it takes to get the job done right. They say, "Don't tell me why I can't do it. Tell me how I can get it done" You have the winner's DNA...take massive action and never give up!

Don’t wait for being completely ready for the plans and ideas you may have in mind. Take action now and along the way you will learn and become ready.

In a world where the larger majority of society is careless, it’s the small percentage of people who make the choice to be different and prioritize relationships that stand out.

Generosity is a strength, not a weakness.

LEGACY plays an important role in defining a good leader at any age.

Generous leaders are servant leaders. They always come with open hands and an open heart.

The inquisitive nature of youth should carry over into our adult lives. Challenging the status quo and enticing curiosity should be a daily practice of adult life.

Selling is serving, helping others find solutions, impacting lives positively with passion and integrity.

Keep making a difference out there! Don't let the noise around you distract you from listening to the voice within you.

Haters don’t really hate you. They hate seeing your potential and not their own. Love them anyways and someday they’ll become your biggest fans.

Be a creator not an imitator, competitor, or pretender. Real success happens when you create, collaborate, and dominate.

I don't compete, I dominate. I don't participate, I partner. I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR.

Millennials don't want to be managed, they like to be led, coached and mentored. This generation is on fire and ready to go. Are you ready to change the world?

Leadership is not always about your power, it's all about your ability to empower, encourage, and elevate others

Act in faith, don't W.O.R.R.Y. W = Waste O = Outstanding R = Resources R = Ruining Y = Your life

You only can get out of our challenges by changing yourself. Change comes from within... a greater passion, a greater commitment, and a greater life. you can begin today.

Success is not about what you have; instead, it is about who you are becoming.

There are no speed limits on the road to success. The No Excuses Mindset is key.

Crisis creates corrections, adjustments, and self-evaluation.

I wish we changed before we had to. COVID-19 brought so many changes to the world that will benefit everyone. We needed the wake-up call.

The key to having fewer disappointments in life is to stop pleasing people. Your true calling is to please God.

Enthusiastic people take action rather than setting up roadblocks or distractions. What helps grow enthusiasm and build momentum is having a clear vision of what motivates you, which will help you remain focused.

There are three types of people out there; those who lean, those who lift, and those who lead. People who lean immobilize you; stay away from them. People who lift inspire you; keep them near. People who lead positively influence you; seek them out.

Always know that you are being held accountable for your actions, by your friends, family, coworkers, and most importantly, by God. Lead by example and build a team of successful people around you. By being the dependable person, success is naturally attracted to you.

The qualities of a Servant Leader (LEADERSHIP): L – Listening E – Empathizing A – Acting with awareness D – Dedicating time for others E – Empowering others R – Removing doubts S – Serving others H – Helping others with humility I – Interacting with others with integrity P – Persevering

Life is a moving target. So your vision needs to be an accurate objective, to give you direction for your actions. As you move toward your goal, the vision becomes even more substantive, more palpable. It becomes something you can’t wait to share with others continually. The excitement is infectious.

When we allow ourselves to ignore a rational option in favor of an irrational one, or perhaps an unjustified one, it’s like eating junk food. It fills the need for making a decision but does so with no decision at all. Just like junk food, it satiates the need to act, but it requires no action at all.

This process of breaking the old habits and making new ones requires strategic planning. Your vision is your why, while your strategic plan is your how. Even though the details are essential and knowing your numbers are important, it is the burning desire in your heart that will get you to the outcome you expect.

Do you ever wish you could hear?" "I can hear. I just listen differently than you." hardcover page 270

When your purpose and passion are in alignment, your work becomes your calling, your life becomes your dream, and your mindset becomes 20/20 in clarity.

Growth is the sum of small efforts repeated daily. Commit yourself to take 5 DAILY ACTIONS that would move your goal towards completion.

Leadership is the art of intentional living.

You don't have to be the most educated or the most experienced to start the journey, but the most willing to out-learn and out-work everyone around you.

Don't just aim, Shoot! Don't just talk, Do! Don't just walk, Move! Don't just hope, Act! Don’t just follow, Lead! Don’t just dream, Live! Don’t just exist, Love!

Don’t just do it once. Remember that every day is a “No Excuses” day. It is not enough to have the “No Excuses” mindset every once in awhile.

If you're still breathing, you have the power to lead your life.

Generous leaders have faith in others to succeed. In turn, they receive tenfold loyalty, commitment, and a positive outcome.

Your habits guide and sculpt your path. The same process that builds habits can break habits.

You can’t manage time. You can only manage your life. You can’t strategically plan time, you can only plan your life.

Vision leads to proper planning and proper planning leads to successful completion.

An uninspired mind creates a lack of energy for the body, resulting in a lack of performance filled with excuses.

Praise someone today and you’ll unleash their potential forever.

LeaderSHIFT: Surpass the status quo Honor your values Impact the world Focus on your purpose T​ranscend boundaries

If there isn't a struggle, there's no stretch, and therefore no growth. Easy doesn’t change you and comfort won’t challenge you. Coasting isn't a strategy.

FINISH STRONG!

Love for others is the foundation of leadership. Simplicity is the language of leadership. Authenticity is the true character of leadership.

Everything you attract into your life is a reflection of the story you believe and keep telling yourself.

Motivation doesn't work, Your decisions do!

Legacy is more than leaving possessions behind. It's about investing in people with passion and integrity through leadership and love.

The difference between poverty and prosperity is the mindset of living out of necessity instead of possibility.

Surround yourself with everything and everyone that will help you feel your best, think your best, do your best, and be your best.

Don't be a prisoner of people's opinion of you, become liberated in God's design of you. You are beautifully made.

Once you accept your circumstances and decide to take action, you can welcome change. Change is an opportunity to form new habits and become who you are meant to be.

Reflection is an all-consuming, in-depth, and serious thought process that is required in a paradigm shift.

Sharing a clear and concise vision spawns a sense of purpose and direction. It attracts success toward you and helps you build an expanding team.

Personal growth doesn’t occur without effort. The effort is one of recognizing your own power, and taking ownership and responsibility for your own development.

Decisiveness is the number one quality of a dynamic leader; his ability to communicate a decision with passion and integrity is an art form.

True Leaders take an Ordinary Person and turn them into an Extraordinary Performer.

We SPEND TIME, we PRIORITIZE TASKS, and we MANAGE LIFE. The first person to lead is YOURSELF. The first thing to manage is YOUR LIFE. The first area to focus on is YOUR PURPOSE.

Happiness attracts success. Happy people perform at a much higher level with less burnout, greater productivity, and more resilience. You can't win being unhappy.

You don’t achieve success, you attract success.

We all have the DNA of an entrepreneur. Some are building their own dreams. While most are building other people's dreams. Entrepreneurs are Dream Builders. Are you building yours?

Your environment plays a key factor in living a fulfilled life. In order to bear fruit, gain fulfillment, and meet fruition, you must intentionally create an environment that will sustain you.

Living in thanksgiving daily is a habit; we must open our hearts to love more, we must open our arms to hug more, we must open our eyes to see more and finally, we must live our lives to serve more.

Human TOUCH: · T - treat people with love and respect · O - over-deliver and under promise · U -understand first, respond later · C - connect through open communication · H - humbly serve others

Change is a difficult process. It can truly take place in an environment of support, structure, and sacrifice. Support comes from asking for help, seeking professional coaching, and surrounding yourself with the right people. Structure requires accountability, a follow-up system, and action. Sacrifice requires paying the price and getting out of your comfort zone but staying in your strength zone.

Closing the deal is not just selling, it is MOVING people from where they are to where they should be; helping them make the right choices and take action toward their financial freedom, peace of mind, and legacy.

Authentic Leaders are not afraid to show emotion and vulnerability as they share in the challenges with their team. Developing a solid foundation of trust with open and honest communication is critical to authentic leadership.

When your leadership and legacy are built on love, obstacles are overcome through love’s fruit of optimism, foundations are built solid and secure in love’s values, and success is achieved through the strength found in love’s endurance.

At the end of each day, write down three things from the day you feel grateful for, and you will attract positive things into your life. Decide today that you are going to get rid of negativity in your life and let positive thoughts take root. Get your brain into a good, happy, grateful and positive mindset daily.