Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Quote by Jean Cocteau

A true poet does not bother to be poetical.Nor does a nursery gardener perfume his roses.-Poet Jean Cocteau

Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.-Benjamin Disraeli

An interesting blog

Friday, January 27, 2012

Moroccan olive oil brand that you tasted

In January 2012,you bought and consumed a 1 litre plastic bottle of Aicha Extra-Virgin olive oil from Morocco.It was quite good.Aicha has been in business since 1929.

Quote by Hunter S.Thompson

Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.-Hunter S.Thompson

Quote on tact

It is tact that is golden,not silence.-Samuel Butler(1835-1902),English author

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Quote by Linda Tripp

Where is the expectation of privacy in the commission of a crime?-Linda Tripp

Great quote by Antonio Porchia

That in a person which cannot be domesticated is not his evil but his goodness.-Writer Antonio Porchia

Some good quotes

1.The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence.-Bruce Springsteen
2.Walk tall,or baby don't walk at all.-Bruce Springsteen
3.The people are like water and the army is like fish.-Mao Zedang

Quote by Frank Pittman

Marriage,like a submarine,is only safe if you get all the way inside.-Frank Pittman(1935-),U.S.
psychiatrist and author

Quote by Publilius Syrus

A good reputation is more valuable than money.-Publilius Syrus,Maxims

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Quote by Rob Brezsny

We are searching for the answers
so we can destroy them and dream up better questions.-Rob Brezsny

Great quote by Mary Pickford

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.-Mary Pickford

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Quote by Paolo Giordano

Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains.-Paolo Giordano

Quote by Bob Dylan

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.-Bob Dylan

Quote by Vernon Howard

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will.-Vernon Howard

Great quote by Ovid

There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap,even of the briefest,than in all the alcohol ever distilled.-Ovid(circa 43 Bc-18Ad),Roman poet

Two great food blogs and sites

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Great quote from Anatole France

Until one has loved an animal,a part of one's soul remains unawakened.-Anatole France

Quote from Eleanor Roosevelt

Do one thing every day that scares you.-Eleanor Roosevelt

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Subsistence Cultures

Subsistence cultures-Societies in which people produce only what they need to live.

Apple seed

Pip-Word for an apple seed

Apple seed

Pip-Word for an apple seed

Australia

Australia was the first country in the world to start making money out of plastic.

Monday, January 09, 2012

James Joyce

Author James Joyce suffered from glaucoma before publishing the novel 'ULYSSES.'

Saint Hubert

Saint Hubert-The patron saint that protects you against the bite of dogs.

St.Anthony

St.Anthony of Padua is the patron saint of lost objects.

Saturday, January 07, 2012

Land carnivore

The polar bear is the largest land carnivore in the world.

Sri Lanka

Teardrop Island-Nickname of Sri Lanka

Great blog on food

Great blog against euthanasia

Friday, January 06, 2012

Gore Vidal's grandfather

Writer Gore Vidal's grandfather,Thomas P.Gore was a popular and populist),senator from Oklahoma,the state's first senator and the state's first blind member.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

There are no secrets better kept than the secrets that everybody guesses.-George Bernard Shaw

Great quote by Oscar Wilde

To live is the rarest thing in the world.Most people exist,that is all.-Oscar Wilde

Great German saying

Who begins too much accomplishes little.-German saying

Quote on libraries

A library is an infinity under a roof.-Gail Carson Levine

Quote by Charles Chaplin

A day without laughter is a day wasted.-Charles Chaplin

Presenteeism

Presenteeism:The practice of going to work when you are sick.