I’m a fan of quotations. I enjoy the feeling of stumbling across a sentence, a phrase, a disjointed thought that resonates with me and makes me want to jot it down before I forget all about it. There have been many times when I’ve seen a quotable, not stopped right then and there to put it to paper, and find myself later remembering the general gist of the words but not the complete thought.
Today, I was indulging in one of my guilty (extremely guilty) pleasures: Dancing with the Stars. I know, I know. Reality TV at its most combustible: putting mostly uncoordinated celebrities in silly costumes and ask them to appear halfway graceful while dancing with a partner so impressive, the celebrity has only a microscopic chance of appearing less than gawky and foolish. It’s trainwreck television, and rubberneckers like myself eat it up like popcorn.
Anyway, one of my favorite pros on the show is Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Attractive guy, killer accent, and very little filter between his brain and his mouth–what’s not to like? I rarely watch the show when it comes on live. I’m more of a DVR girl; I can skip commercials and the ever-awkward moments of the show and watch only the bits that strike my fancy. Well, I forgot to set the DVR yesterday, so I took to the internet to see what I missed. Lo and behold, I discover a blog written by the bluntly-observant Chmerkovskiy. And this is where I discovered a “quotable” that was wholly unexpected and absolutely perfect:
“I refuse to be a gray mass. I refuse to be part of the majority. Let me be disliked or misunderstood, but different. I just want to see how I high I can go.”
Well said, Maks. Well said.
hopedarbywritings.com has become a favorite sunday point for me