Quote from Andy Warhol

The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.-Andy Warhol

Quote from Pierre De Coubertin

The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.-Pierre de Coubertin,founder of the modern Olympic games.

Quote from Charles Steinmetz

No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.-Charles Steinmetz

Quote by comedian Stan Laurel

If any of you cry at my funeral,I'll never speak to you again.-Comedian Stan Laurel

Great quote by Carl Jung

The real existence of an enemy upon whom one can foist off everything evil is an enormous relief to one's conscience.You can then at least say,without hesitation ,who the devil is;you are quite certain that the cause of your misfortune is outside,and not in your own attitude.-Carl Jung,THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF THE PSYCHE(1916)

Quote from H.L.Mencken

There is in writing the constant joy of sudden discovery,of happy accident.-H.L.Mencken

Quote from Laurence Sterne

Writing,when properly managed---is but a different name for conversation.-Laurence Sterne

142nd list of 10 French songs you like

1.Visa Pour L'Amour-Luis Mariano
2.Quand on est deux amis-Luis Mariano
3.Gitane-Luis Mariano
4.Désenchantée-Mylène Farmer
5.Les Grands Boulevards-Yves Montand
6.La belle de Cadix-Luis Mariano
7.C'est Magnifique-Luis Mariano
7.Chevalier Du CIel-Luis Mariano
8.Musique de la Pluie(1948)-Luis Mariano
9.Partout(1968)-Claude Girardin
10.Acapulco-Luis Mariano

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make yourself necessary to somebody.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote from Vince Lombardi

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.-Vince Lombardi

Which is the longest river in Indonesia?

The Kapuas River

Quote by Roger Bannister

Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up.It knows it must move faster than the lion or it will not survive.Every morning a lion wakes up and knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve.It doesn't matter if you are the lion or the gazelle,when the sun comes up,you better be moving.-Roger Bannister(Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in under four minutes;he accomplished this feat in 1954).

141st list of 10 French songs you like

1.La Mer m'a donné-Georges Moustaki
2.Le metéque-Georges Moustaki
3.Il y avait un jardin-Georges Moustaki
4.L'Étranger Au Paradis-Luis Mariano
5.L'Amour est un bouquet de violets-Luis Mariano
6.Ce Monde-Claude Valade
7.Si L'Amour Est La Loi(1964)-Claude Valade
8.Parc Lafontaine(1957)-Lucille Dumont
9.André(1963)-Denise Filiatrault
10.Trois Petites Notes de Musique-Yves Montand

Quote from Margery Allingham

When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion,that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent among us.-Margery Allingham

140th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Les Perroquets-Sacha Distel
2.La Jeunesse d'Aujord'hui(1962)-Denise Filiatrault
3.Mais puisqu'il faut se quitter(1956)-Dean Edwards(Roger Bourdon)
4.Cha-Cha d'Amour(1959)-Denise Caron
5.Mon Coeur Dit Non Non(1959)-Denise Caron
6.Le p'tit lupin(1958)-Denise Filiatrault et Jacques Lorain
7.La Carte du Tendre(1968)-Georges Moustaki
8.La sirène de mon rêve(1968)-Patrick Zabé
9.Les Roses de Picardie-Yves Montand
10.Il est trop tard-Georges Moustaki

Quote by John Cleese

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.-John Cleese

Another brand of olive oil you consumed in July 2012

In July 2012,you bought and consumed a 1 Litre bottle of Primo Extra-virgin olive oil.It was not bad.

Quote from Mozart

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame.I simply follow my own feelings.-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Quote from Alfred North Whitehead

An unflinching determination to take the whole evidence into account is the only method of preservation
against the fluctuating extremes of fashionable opinion.-Alfred North Whitehead

Messages I saw on T-shirt

1.Keep calm and get high.-Message I saw on a T-shirt in Montreal
2.Keep calm and remain king.-Message I saw on a T-shirt in Montreal

Quote from Publilius Syrus

In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.-Publilius Syrus

Quote by William Arthur Ward

Adversity causes some men to break;others to break records.-William Arthur Ward

Quote from Émile Zola

The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous.It is indissolubly connected with the fate of man.-Émile Zola

Indonesia

Indonesia was a Dutch colony until 1945.Jakarta was then called 'Batavia',after the Latin name for the Netherlands.The Dutch language is still spoken by a minority of Indonesians.

Fact about gin

Gin was invented in the Netherlands under the name of Jenever.It was first sold as a medicine in the late 16th century.

Which is the biggest lake in South Africa?

Lake Chrissie

An English saying

The example of good men is visible philosophy.-English saying

Slogan you saw on a T-shirt

Live for today;dream for tomorrow.-You saw this on a T-shirt.

Slogan

Take my advice;I don't need it.-Seen on a T-shirt

Quote from John Ruskin

Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words,or your reader will be sure to skip them;and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them.-John  Ruskin

A William Penn quote

True silence is the rest of the mind;it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body,nourishment and refreshment.-William Penn

Quote from Rita Rudner

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.-Rita Rudner

Quote from George Christoph Lichtenberg

One's first step in wisdom is to question everything ---and one's last is to come to terms with everything.-George Christoph Lichtenberg

Quote by Yogi Berra

I didn't really say everything I said.-Yogi Berra

Quote by Karl Menninger

Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible.-Dr.Karl Menninger

Quote by William Gibson

The future is here.It's just not widely distributed yet.-William Gibson

Quote by Louise Penny

Why be a saint unless you could also be a martyr?-Louise Penny

Quote from Cicero

The life given us by nature is short,but the memory of a life well spent is eternal.-Cicero

Quote by Walt Whitman

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.If it be a few raggedy huts it is still the greatest city in the whole world.-Walt Whitman,U.S. poet(1819-1892).

Quote by Norman Mailer

The private terror of the liberal spirit is invariably suicide,not murder.-Norman Mailer

Quote from Theodore Adorno

Of the world as it exists,one cannot be enough afraid.-Theodore Adorno

Quote by Che Guevara

It is the duty of intellectuals to commit suicide as a class.-Che Guevara

An Italian olive oil you consumed

In May 2012,you bought and consumed a 1 Litre glass bottle of Delicia  Extra-virgin olive oil(cold-pressed)
(100% pure).It was quite good.It was produced and packed in Italy.

Which is the longest street in Boston?

Washington Street

Which is the longest street in Los Angeles?

Sepulveda Boulevard

Which is the longest street in Paris,France?

Vaugirard

Quote from Anne Tyler

While armchair travelers dream of going places,traveling armchairs dream of staying put.-Anne Tyler

Quote by Anne Perry

The men who cannot laugh at themselves frighten me even more than those who laugh at everything.-Anne Perry,THE WHITECHAPEL CONSPIRACY.

Which is the second longest street in Montreal?

Sherbrooke Street

Which is the longest street in Montreal?

Gouin boulevard

Quote by Eric Hoffer

The superficiality of the American is the result of his hustling.It needs leisure to think things out;it needs leisure to mature.People in a hurry cannot think,cannot grow.-Eric Hoffer,American social writer(1902-1983).

139th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Ne Raccroche pas(1963)-Norman Knight.(This song is a French version of the Orlons hit song 'DON'T HANG UP')
2.Il(1958)-Norman Knight
3.Laissez-moi m'en aller(1963)-Les Garçons de Minuit
4.Memphis(Tennessee)(1965)-Norman Knight
5.Mon Petit Village blanc(1958)-Norman Knight
6.Amour Frivole(1959)-Norman Knight
7.Un Certain Sourire(12960)-Michel Louvain
8.Une Larme d'Amour-Michel Louvain
9.Reviendras-tu(1970)-Michel Louvain
10.Ay!Mourir pour Toi(1959)-Michel Louvain
10.Censuré(L'Amour est censuré)-Christine Charbonneau

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

Destiny has two ways of crushing us-by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.-Henri Frederic Amiel(1821-1881),Swiss philosopher.

Quote by Alan Moore

People shouldn't be afraid of their government .Governments should be afraid of their people.-Alan Moore,V FOR VENDETTA.

The longest river in Italy

The Po is the longest river in Italy

Which is the largest lake in Italy?

Lake Garda(It is located in Northern Italy).

Another quote by Patricia Cornwell

Rain slowly slides down the glass as if the night is crying.-Patricia Cornwell,TRACE.

Quote by Patricia Cornwell

Leaves covered pavement like soggy cereal.-Patricia Cornwell,THE BODY FARM