Saturday, June 30, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Quote from Elizabeth Gaskell
A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly.-Elizabeth Gaskell
Quote from Jimmy Breslin
Rage is the only quality that has kept me,or anybody I have ever studied,writing columns for newspapers.-Jimmy Breslin
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Quote by John Steinbeck
What good is the warmth of summer ;without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.-John Steinbeck
Quote on freedom
Freedom is an inside job.-Sam Keen,HYMNS TO AN UNKNOWN GOD:AWAKENING THE SPIRIT IN EVERYDAY LIFE
138th list of 10 French songs you like
1.Tous les bateaux s'envolent-Michel Sardou
2.On Est Si Bien Ici-Sacha Distel et Danielle Licari
3.Oui,oui,oui-Sacha Distel
4.Que c'est bon-Sacha Distel
5.Puisqu' On Fait l'Amour Ensemble-Chatelaine(This song is a French version of the Sammi Smith 1972 song 'HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT')
6.À Cause De Toi-Sacha Distel
7.J'ai un rendez-vous(I wanna thank you)-Sacha Distel
8.Trop Jeune-Pierre Sénecal
9.Denise(1959)-Claude Vincent
10.L'Hirondelle-Patrick Normand(This song contains the line 'J'ai trouvé le bonheur dans la paix de ton coeur)
2.On Est Si Bien Ici-Sacha Distel et Danielle Licari
3.Oui,oui,oui-Sacha Distel
4.Que c'est bon-Sacha Distel
5.Puisqu' On Fait l'Amour Ensemble-Chatelaine(This song is a French version of the Sammi Smith 1972 song 'HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT')
6.À Cause De Toi-Sacha Distel
7.J'ai un rendez-vous(I wanna thank you)-Sacha Distel
8.Trop Jeune-Pierre Sénecal
9.Denise(1959)-Claude Vincent
10.L'Hirondelle-Patrick Normand(This song contains the line 'J'ai trouvé le bonheur dans la paix de ton coeur)
Friday, June 22, 2012
Quote by Sam Keen
Love isn't finding a perfect person.It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly.-Sam Keen
Quote from Kathy Reichs
Death in anonymity is the ultimate insult to human dignity.-Kathy Reichs,BREAK NO BONES.
137th list of 10 French songs you like
1.La Vie de Château avec Toi-Peter et Sloane
2.Comme les rêves d'enfants-Peter et Sloane
3.Mon But C'est L'Amour-Normand Fréchette(This song is a French version of the Bobby Curtola song 'DESTINATION LOVE')
4.Obsession-Normand Fréchette(This song is a French version of the Terry Stafford song 'SUSPICION' from 1964)
5.Oublie-Le-Normand Fréchette(This song is a French version of the Bobby Rydell song 'FORGET HIM')
6.`A Winnipeg(Les Nuits sont Longues)(1974)-Pierre Lalonde
7.Il ne Faut pas briser un rêve(1958)-Raymond Berthiaume(Les Trois bars)
8.Le Dernier Tango à Paris-Raymond Berthiaume
9.Poupée De Bonbon(1968)-Raymond Berthiaume
10.L'été 42-Raymond Berthiaume
10.Comme Un Coeur Froid-Céline Dion
2.Comme les rêves d'enfants-Peter et Sloane
3.Mon But C'est L'Amour-Normand Fréchette(This song is a French version of the Bobby Curtola song 'DESTINATION LOVE')
4.Obsession-Normand Fréchette(This song is a French version of the Terry Stafford song 'SUSPICION' from 1964)
5.Oublie-Le-Normand Fréchette(This song is a French version of the Bobby Rydell song 'FORGET HIM')
6.`A Winnipeg(Les Nuits sont Longues)(1974)-Pierre Lalonde
7.Il ne Faut pas briser un rêve(1958)-Raymond Berthiaume(Les Trois bars)
8.Le Dernier Tango à Paris-Raymond Berthiaume
9.Poupée De Bonbon(1968)-Raymond Berthiaume
10.L'été 42-Raymond Berthiaume
10.Comme Un Coeur Froid-Céline Dion
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Quote from Julius Caesar
It is better to create than to learn!Creating is the essence of life.-Julius Caesar
Quote from Jerry Goodis
Are our waters polluted?Well,if you fall into Lake Erie today ,you don't drown:you decay.-Jerry Goodis
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Funny quote from Woody Allen
The evening my bride cooked her first dinner for me,I choked on a bone in the chocolate pudding.-Woody Allen
136th list of 10 French songs you like
1.Avant de Partir-Roch Voisine
2.Si Tu Voulais(1976)-Michel Pagliaro
3.Dis lui-Roch Voisine
4.Chanson Bleue(1972)-Sacha Distel(This song is a French version of the 1972 Neil Diamond song 'SONG SUNG BLUE')
5.Mon Beau Chapeau-Sacha Distel
6.Les Yeux Bleus(1966)-Sacha Distel(This song is a French version of the 1966 song 'OVER AND OVER' by The Dave Clark Five)
7.Ca n'a pas d' importance-Bruno Guillain
8.T' as Pas Le Droit-Bruno Guillain
9.Le Bleu Du Ciel-Mario Pelchat
10.Notre ile,ton ile,Mon Ile(1960)-Jeanne Moreau
2.Si Tu Voulais(1976)-Michel Pagliaro
3.Dis lui-Roch Voisine
4.Chanson Bleue(1972)-Sacha Distel(This song is a French version of the 1972 Neil Diamond song 'SONG SUNG BLUE')
5.Mon Beau Chapeau-Sacha Distel
6.Les Yeux Bleus(1966)-Sacha Distel(This song is a French version of the 1966 song 'OVER AND OVER' by The Dave Clark Five)
7.Ca n'a pas d' importance-Bruno Guillain
8.T' as Pas Le Droit-Bruno Guillain
9.Le Bleu Du Ciel-Mario Pelchat
10.Notre ile,ton ile,Mon Ile(1960)-Jeanne Moreau
Saturday, June 16, 2012
A couple of interesting quotes
1.Grief is as contagious as a yawn.-Sue Grafton,V IS FOR VENGEANCE.
2.It never pays to deal with the flyweights of the world.They take far too much pleasure in thwarting you at every turn.-Sue Grafton, H IS FOR HOMICIDE,1991.
2.It never pays to deal with the flyweights of the world.They take far too much pleasure in thwarting you at every turn.-Sue Grafton, H IS FOR HOMICIDE,1991.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Quote from Queen Elizabeth II
Let us not take ourselves too seriously.None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.-Queen Elizabeth II
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Quote from Dr.Joyce Brothers
The biggest difference between men and boys is the size of their toys.-Dr.Joyce Brothers
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Quote by William Nichols
Only one man in a million understands the international situation.Isn't it odd how you keep running into him?-William Burroughs
Quote on love
To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.-David Viscott,HOW TO LIVE WITH ANOTHER PERSON.
Quote from Ambrose Bierce
There is nothing new under the sun,but there are lots of old things we don't know.-Ambrose Bierce(1842-circa 1913),American journalist.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Great anti-fur limerick for animal rights believers
Quoth an erudite,envious ermine,
``There's one thing I cannot determine:
When a girl wears my coat,
She's a person of note;
When I wear it,I'm simply called vermin.''
-Bennett Cerf,from the book THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER(1970),page 352
``There's one thing I cannot determine:
When a girl wears my coat,
She's a person of note;
When I wear it,I'm simply called vermin.''
-Bennett Cerf,from the book THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER(1970),page 352
Quote from James Forrestal
The only reason that some people have a secret sorrow is that the rest of us won't listen to them.-James Forrestal
Quote by Goethe
Certain flaws are necessary for the whole.It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.-Goethe
Quote from Jonathan Zap
Meaning and purpose are not merely to be found in the glamorous,dramatic moments of life.-Philosopher Jonathan Zap
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Great quote on the very rich
Associate with people of cultivated tastes and some of the culture may rub off on you.Hang around musical folk and you may,with luck,get to know Brahms from Beethoven.But keep company with the very rich and you'll end picking up the check.-Stanley Walker
135th list of 10 French songs you like
1.La Chanson d' Evita(1977)-Petula Clark
2.J'Aurai jamais dix-huit ans-Paul Piche
3.On n' refait pas le monde avec une chanson-Gilles Marchal
4.Quebec(Au Clair de la Lune)(1959)-Marius Delisle
5.Desir Desir-Laurent Voulzy et Veronique Jeannot
6.Le Mardi Gras-Compagnie Creole
7.La Nuit Est Belle-Hugues Aufray
8.Ton Premier Chagrin D' Amour-Hugues Aufray
8.La Nuit des Requins-Compagnie Creole
9.Coup De Coeur-Michel Pagliaro
10.La Colline aux oiseaux(1961)-Daniele et Michele(This song is a French version of the song 'MOCKINGBIRD')
2.J'Aurai jamais dix-huit ans-Paul Piche
3.On n' refait pas le monde avec une chanson-Gilles Marchal
4.Quebec(Au Clair de la Lune)(1959)-Marius Delisle
5.Desir Desir-Laurent Voulzy et Veronique Jeannot
6.Le Mardi Gras-Compagnie Creole
7.La Nuit Est Belle-Hugues Aufray
8.Ton Premier Chagrin D' Amour-Hugues Aufray
8.La Nuit des Requins-Compagnie Creole
9.Coup De Coeur-Michel Pagliaro
10.La Colline aux oiseaux(1961)-Daniele et Michele(This song is a French version of the song 'MOCKINGBIRD')
Quote by Willa Cather
A creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.-Willa Cather
Quote by George Atkinson
People who have an hour or so to waste usually inflict themselves on someone who hasn't.-George Atkinson
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Quote on alimony
Paying alimony is like having the TV set on after you've fallen asleep.-Henny Youngman
Friday, June 08, 2012
Quote from Perry Griswold
A man seldom makes the same mistake twice.Generally it's three times or more.-Perry Griswold
Quote from Ramsey Clark
How we do admire the wisdom of those who come to us for advice!-Ramsey Clark
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Great quote from Robert Heinlein
Ninety per cent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business.-Robert Heinlein(1907-88),science-fiction author
Quote from Tennessee Williams
Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it---Success is shy----it won't come out while you're watching.-Tennessee Williams
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Quote by Gordon R.Dickson
Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.-Gordon R.Dickson(1923-2001),Science-fiction writer.
Quote by sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury
The problem with death is that it's so damn permanent.-Sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Quote from Mary Heaton Vorse
The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.-20th century American writer Mary Heaton Vorse
Monday, June 04, 2012
Another quote from Ethel Barrymore
The best time to make friends is before you need them.-Actress Ethel Barrymore(1879-1959)
Quote by actress Ethel Barrymore
There is as much difference between the stage and the film as between a piano and a violin.Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.-Actress Ethel Barrymore,in THE NEW YORK POST,JUNE 7,1956
Interesting quote from Mark Twain
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.-Mark Twain
Quote from Bruce Lee
I'm not in the world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.-Bruce Lee
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Quote on flooding
No individual raindrop ever considers itself responsible for the flood.-Author unknown
Friday, June 01, 2012
Quote by Carl Jung
It is becoming more and more obvious that it is not starvation,not microbes,not cancer,but man himself who is mankind's greatest danger,because he has no adequate protection against psychic epidemics,infinitely more devastating in their effect than the greatest natural catastrophes.-Carl Jung