Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Great quote on narcissism

I loathe narcissism,but I approve of vanity.-Diana Vreeland

Monday, August 30, 2010

Other interesting websites and blogs

Sunday, August 29, 2010

A few interesting blogs and websites

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Quote by Cato the Elder

Grasp the subject,the words will follow.-Cato the Elder

Quote by Baruch Spinoza

What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.-Baruch Spinoza(1632-1677)

Quote by Isabel Allende

Erotica is using a feather.Pornography is using the whole chicken.-Isabel Allende

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Two great websites

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Some good websites and blogs

Quote by Joseph Campbell

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.-Joseph Campbell

Quote by C.S.Lewis

1.You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.-C.S.Lewis

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Quote on corruption

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.-Peter Ustinov

Three great quotes

1.A building has integrity just like a man.And just as seldom.-Ayn Rand
2.Yield not to calamity,but face her boldly.-Virgil
3.Power doesn't corrupt people.People corrupt power.-William Gaddis

Thoughtful quote from Jean Paul Sartre

Suffering is justified as soon as it becomes the raw material of beauty.-Jean Paul Sartre(1905-1980).

Quote on treasure

Keep the treasure.Get rid of the treasurer.-Anonymous

Quote by Albert Camus

Murder is terribly exhausting.-Albert Camus

Great quote by Judith Guest

People who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile.-Judith Guest(b.1936),U.S. novelist

Quote by Dennis Potter

I think we should always look back upon the past with a sort of tender contempt.-Dennis Potter(1935-1994)

T-shirt message

Sharing is caring.-Seen on a T-shirt message

Great quote by E.E.Cummings

To be nobody but-myself-in a world which is doing its best night and day,to make you like everybody else-means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight,and never stop fighting.-E.E.Cummings

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

101st list of 10 French songs you like

1.T'es Ok-Ottawan
2.Papa Tango Charly-Mort Schuman
3.Le Lac Majeur-Mort Schuman
4.Un été de porcelaine-Mort Schuman
5.T'es dans la lune-Les B.B(You love this song.This song begins with the line 'Pourquoi t'es dans la lune'?)
6.365 Dimanches(1973)-Patricia Lavila
6.Une Petite Place dans mon coeur-Patricia Lavila
7.Rien ni personne-Richard Anthony
8.Un Papillon qui vole-Richard Anthony(This song is a French version of the 1966 Bob Lind song 'ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY'
9.Les Mains dans les poches-Richard Anthony
10.En passant la frontière-Richard Anthony

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Quote on nice guys

Nice guys finish last,but we get to sleep in.-Evan Davis

Great quote on happiness

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.-Margaret Bonnano

Quote on facts

Facts are what pedantic dull people have instead of opinions.Opinions are always interesting.Facts are only scaffolding,the trellis up which bright opinions grow.-A.A Gill

Great quote by Tom Peters

Underpromise;overdeliver.-Tom Peters

Some websites and blogs you like

Saturday, August 14, 2010

100th list of 10 French songs you like

1.La Femme de Mon Ami-Enrico Macias
2.Quand on est amoureux-Enrico Macias
3.Ouvre-moi La porte-Enrico Macias
4.La Lavande-Enrico Macias
5.Le Mendiant de l'Amour-Enrico Macias
6.La Femme d'or-Gerry Boulet
7.Voyez-vous le temps qu' il fait?-Jacques Michel
8.Les Vacances au bord de la Mer-Michel Jonasz
9.Les Cactus(1967)-Jacques Dutronc
10.Tous Les Arbres sont en Fleurs-Nana Mouskouri(This song is a French version of the Bobby Goldsboro film 'HONEY')

Friday, August 13, 2010

Quote by William Hazlitt

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy,it ceases to be a subject of interest.-William Hazlitt

99th list of 10 French songs you love

1.Oublier-Dany Bedar
2.Tant-Dany Bedar
3.Ziggy-Fabienne Thibeault
4.Ma Blonde M'Aime(1983)-Pierre Bertrand
5.Ce Silence-Natasha St.Pier
6.L'Espace qui Lui Reste-Claude Dubois
7.Hibou-Claude Dubois
7.Pas Question D'Aventure-Claude Dubois
8.Tu Trouveras-Natasha St.Pier
9.Je n'ai que mon ame-Natasha St.Pier
10.Un Ange frappe a ma porte-Natasha St.Pier
10.1,2,3-Natasha St.Pier

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Great quote on tyranny

Under a tyranny,the privileges of the strong are rights and the rights of the weak are privileges.-Anonymous

A couple of great quotes

1.Consider every mistake you do make as an asset.-Paul J.Meyer
2.There is a slowness in affairs which ripens them,and a slowness which rots them.-Joseph Roux(1834-1886)

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Great quote by Roger Babson

It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.-Roger Babson

Sunday, August 08, 2010

Great quote by Clarence Thomas

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.-Clarence Thomas

Friday, August 06, 2010

Great quote on art worth remembering

True art is always found where we least expect it,where nobody is thinking about it or saying its name.
Art hates to be recognized and greeted by name.
It flees instantly.-Jean Dubuffet

Quote by Frederico Fellini

There is no end.There is no beginning.There is only the infinite passion of life.-Frederico Fellini

98th list of 10 French songs you love

1.Maudit brouillard(1967)-Frank Alamo
2.Non,ne dis pas adieu-Frank Alamo
3. À Travers les Carreaux(1967)-Frank Alamo(This song is a French version of the 1966 Herman's Hermits song 'NO MILK TODAY.')
4.Avec Toi-Wilfrid Lebouthillier
5.Oui,j'ai peur-Frank Alamo
6.River Bleue-Alain Morisod and the Sweet People
7.Ca fait Rire Les Oiseaux-Compagnie Créole
8.C'est bon pour le moral-Compagnie Créole
9.Le Bal Masqué-Compagnie Créole
10.Vodka Cola-Jacques Michel
10.La Foret Des Mal Aimés-Pierre Lapointe

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Quote by Noel Coward

Sunburn is very becoming - but only when it is even-one must be careful not to look like a mixed grill.-Noel Coward

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Quote by Margaret Atwood

Whatever is silenced will clamour to be heard,though silently.-Margaret Atwood,THE HANDMAID'S TALE.

97th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Exodus(1971)-Rene Simard
2.La Sirène-Rene Simard
3.Catherine-Rene Simard
4.Danse des Canards-Nathalie Simard
5.Dans Tes Yeux,Dans Mon Coeur-Céline Lomez
6.Pascale(1973)-Rene Simard
7.Souvenirs Retrouvés-Francine Raymond
8.Pour L'Amour qu'il nous reste-Francine Raymond
9.Gitan-Garou
10.Ouble Ces Mots-Renee Martel
10.Ce que tu veux,je l'ai-Céline Lomez