Friday, July 30, 2010

The list down below was the 96th list of 10 French songs you love

The list posted below was the 96th list of 10 French songs you love,not 95th.

95th list of 10 French songs you love

1.Et Moi et moi et moi(1967)-Jacques Dutronc
2.Celimene-David Martial
3.Tamba-David Martial
4.Je Suis En Amour-Diane Tell
5.Gilberto-Diane Tell
6.Souvent,Longtemps,Énormément-Diane Tell
7.Un Clown Ne Pleure Pas-Christopher Laird
8.Petit Homme(1973)-Christopher Laird
9.Tu me Blesses-Sophie José(This song is a French version of the song 'MR.HEARTACHE.')
10.Entre Nous,il est fou-Sophie José (This song is a French version of the Leslie Gore song 'SHE'S A FOOL.')

Very interesting quote from Rudolph Valentino

Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen.I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams.-Silent film superstar Rudolph Valentino,in 1923.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Great quote on skyscrapers

A skyscraper is a boast in glass and steel.-Mason Cooley

Quote on buildings

Most buildings now are glorified wallpaper.-Alan Bird

Quote on courtship

Though courtship turns frogs into princes,marriage turns them quietly back.-Marge Piercy,quoted in The Daily Mail.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Great quote on conformity

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice.It's conformity.-Earl Nightingale(1921-1989),U.S. radio personality

Great quote by Margaret Fuller

If you have knowledge,let others light their candles at it.-Margaret Fuller

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Great quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.To destroy this invisible government,to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.-Theodore Roosevelt in 1906

Quote on book-buying

A book worth reading is worth buying.-John Ruskin

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Great quote on walking

If you are seeking creative ideas,go out walking.Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.-Raymond Inmon

Quote by Carl Jung

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone,but upon error also.-Carl Jung

One of the rap songs you like the most

'Gangsta's Paradise' by Coolie is a rap song I love after all these years.I am not a big fan of rap music in general.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Quote by Abigail Adams

We have too many high sounding words,and too few actions that correspond with them.-Abigail Adams,letter to John Adams,1774

Great quote by Jack Paar

Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.-Jack Paar(1918-2004),American late-night talk show host,the predecessor of Johnny Carson

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Quote by Herbert Spencer

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.-Herbert Spencer

Great quote on euphemisms

1.Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.-Quentin Crisp(1908-1999),English writer and actor

Two great quotes for Sunday

1.There are moments when everything goes well;don't be frightened,it won't last.-Jules Renard
2.To invent,you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.-Thomas Edison

Friday, July 16, 2010

Good quote by Edward Abbey

Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline,the first often tasting like second.-Edward Abbey

Thursday, July 08, 2010

A moving website-Please visit it

Quote on metaphors

Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.-Twyla Tharp

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink toward mediocrity.-Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.(1809-1894)

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

Good quote by Elizabeth Bowen

Fate is not an eagle;it creeps like a rat.-Elizabeth Bowen

Monday, July 05, 2010

Quote by Charles Lindbergh

If I had to choose,I would rather have birds than airplanes.-Charles Lindbergh

Quote by John Barth

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.-John Barth

Quote by Maxwell Maltz

We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.-Maxwell Maltz

Saturday, July 03, 2010

Quote by Sebastian Bach

Maybe one day I can have a reunion with myself.-Sebastian Bach

Great quote by Jim Hightower

The corporations don't have to lobby the government any more.They are the government.-Jim Hightower

An interesting blog on India

Jasper Sharp

Jasper Sharp is a writer and a brilliant film curator.He has published several books.Please visit his website at http://jaspersharp.com/blog/

Friday, July 02, 2010

An olive brand you finished consuming

In June 2010,you finished consuming a 1 Litre bottle of GRIFO extra-virgin olive oil.It was imported from Italy.It was reasonably good,but not fantastic.GRIFO has been in business since 1916.

A great jazz group

Quote on quality

Quality is never an accident;it is always the result of intelligent effort----The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.-Attributed to John Ruskin