Great quote on grammar and style

Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac,and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs.-Jack Lynch

Quote from David Tute

Real fashion is not blending in with your peers,but being different amongst them.-David Tute

Quote on writers

Many a writer seems to think he is never profound except when he can't understand his own meaning.-George D.Prentice

Quote on smoking

Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine.-George D.Prentice

Quote from George D.Prentice

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain,while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.-George D.Prentice

Quote on smoking

A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.-George D.Prentice

Quote from George D.Prentice

A friend you have to buy won't be worth what you pay for him.-George D.Prentice

Quote from Paris Hilton

Life's too short to blend in.Paris Hilton

Quote from Oscar Wilde

A man's face is his autobiography.A woman's face is her work of fiction.-Oscar Wilde

Quote from Lord Chesterfield

Polished brass will pass upon more men than tarnished gold.-Lord Chesterfield

Quote from Rosalind Russell

Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic.-Rosalind Russell

English proverb

Raw cucumber makes the churchyards prosperous.-English proverb

Quote from Curtis Jackson

I was born alone and I will die alone.I've got to do what's right for me and not live my life the way anybody else wants it.-Curtis Jackson

Quote from Mark Twain

Use plain,simple language,short words and brief sentences.Don't let fluff,flowers and verbosity creep in.-Mark Twain

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar,but a stab at the health of human society.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote on dentists

A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.-George D.Prentice

Quote on memory

Memory is not so brilliant as hope,but it is more beautiful,and a thousand times as true.-George D.Prentice

Quote from Roger Allen

In case you are worried about what will become of the younger generation,it will grow up and worry about the younger generation.-Roger Allen

Quote on science fiction

Science fiction does not remain fiction for long.And certainly not on the Internet.-Vinton Cerf

Quote from George D.Prentice

Some old women and men grow bitter with age;the more their teeth drop out,the more biting they get.-George D.Prentice

Quote from Marty Rubin

The kind-hearted won't inherit the earth but they make it a tolerable place to live.-Marty Rubin

Quote on tyranny

Tyranny is the desire to have the last word.-Marty Rubin

Quote from Marty Rubin

Nothing saddens me more than how quickly the dog grows used to its leash.-Marty Rubin

171st list of 10 French songs you like

1.Concerto Pour Une Voix-Danielle Licari
2.Billboard De Mon Coeur(1963)-Line Renaud
3.Le Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles-Line Renaud
4.Folie Trop Jolie(1971)-Christopher Laird
5.Suivez-Moi Lady(1971)-Christopher Laird
6.Un Autre Amour-Claude Valade
7.Le Mur(1959)-Les Trois Ministrels
8.Aimer La Vie-Julio Iglesias
9.Oh!Les Ananas-Patrick Norman
10.Quand On Est Bien Dans Les Bras D'Une Personne-Guy Béart

Quote on language

Language is a ladder that always falls short of reality.-Marty Rubin

Quote on the sun

The sun is my wine.-Marty Rubin

Quote on dew

Every drop of dew before it fades must feel itself immortal.-Marty Rubin

Quote from Terry Cole-Whittaker

What you think of me is none of my business.-Terry Cole-Whittaker

Quote from Marty Rubin

A long leash is not freedom.-Marty Rubin

A couple of good quotes

1.Not even a hand-hold;a mere breath-hold in this world is all.-Daniel Liebert
2.A grass blade hyphenates earth and sky.-Daniel Liebert

Quote on writing

Writing is talking to yourself---with the hope of being overheard.-Marty Rubin

Quote on parrots

Parrots mimic their owners.Their owners consider that a sign of intelligence.-Marty Rubin

Quote on good taste

Some people have such good taste they can't enjoy anything.-Marty Rubin

Quote on boredom

Boredom is the price one pays for not enjoying everything.-Marty Rubin

Quote on thirst

Thirst is a language even the grass understands.-Marty Rubin

Quote on chains

A chain grows weaker with each new link.-Marty Rubin

Quote from Marty Rubin

Every side attacks you when you don't take sides.-Marty Rubin

Quote from Patrick Hunt

Only leaves know the true color of sunlight.-Patrick Hunt

Five great quotes

1.A tree is a memory;sapling becomes heartwood.-Daniel Liebert
2.The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.-Marty Rubin
3.Water flows because it's willing.-Marty Rubin
4.Boredom is peace misunderstood.-Marty Rubin
5.The flea that doubts doesn't jump nearly as high.-Marty Rubin

Quote on emotion

Emotion is the poetry of life.-Marty Rubin

Quote from Steve Martin

Thankfully,persistence is a great substitute for talent.-Steve Martin,BORN STANDING UP:A COMIC'S LIFE(2007)

Quote on pleasure

Pleasure,like the sparrow,never sits on any one branch too long.-Marty Rubin

Quote on loneliness

Loneliness is a failure to appreciate others.-Marty Rubin

Quote on shame

Shame can live for years on its own excrement.-Daniel Liebert

Quote from William Stafford

When the snake decided to go straight he didn't get anywhere.-William Stafford

Great website on aphorisms

www.jamesgeary.com

Quote from Steve Martin

Be so good they can't ignore you.-Steve Martin

Quote on cynicism

Cynicism-the pus from a wound.-Marty Rubin

Quote from Steve Martin

The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.-Steve Martin(b.1945)

Quote on dreams

Dreams were the first movies.-Marty Rubin

Quote on philosophers

Poets create gods,philosophers destroy them.-Marty Rubin

Quote on Twitter

Being on Twitter is like having a fern.-Steve Martin

Great quote on writer's block

Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.-Steve Martin

Quote on freedom

Freedom is the kite's response to the wind.-Marty Rubin

Quote from Steve Martin

A celebrity is any well-known TV or movie star who looks like he spends more than two hours working on his hair.-Steve Martin

Quote on love

One is never wounded by the love one gives,only by the love one expects.-Marty Rubin

Interesting quote from Jaeda Dewalt

From the tattered edges of an exhausted mind,inspiration blooms----mental filters disintegrate and walls crumble,as the ocean of creativity washes over everything.-Jaede Dewalt

Quote from Marty Rubin

It's not easy to change things.Things fight back.-Marty Rubin

Interesting quote on sleep deprivation

Sleep deprivation is physically miserable and creatively cathartic,as internal landscapes rise up from their dormant ashes.-Jaeda DeWalt

Quote from Dorothy Parker

How do people go to sleep?I'm afraid I've lost the knack.-Dorothy Parker

Another quote from Marty Rubin

Calling the cat stupid never made the mice wise.-Marty Rubin

Quote on the weather

Weather is always unrehearsed.-Marty Rubin

Quote from Marty Rubin

The deep roots never doubt spring will come.-Marty Rubin

Great quote from Marty Rubin

Some thoughts are too angry to sleep.They lie awake all night and become obsessions.-Marty Rubin

Quote from David Benioff

I've always envied people who sleep easily.Their brains must be cleaner,the floorboards of the skull well swept,all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed.-David Benioff,CITY OF THIEVES.

Great quote from Tracy Chevalier

It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.-Tracy Chevalier

Quote from Margaret Halsey

Father's snoring grows to sound increasingly like a vacuum cleaner in heat.-Margaret Halsey,novelist.

Quote from Mark Twain

There ain't no way to find out why a snorer can't hear himself snore.-Mark Twain

Quote on insomnia

It appears that every man's insomnia is as different from his neighbour's as their daytime hopes and aspirations.-F.Scott Fitzgerald

Quote from Rex Hunt

My wife says I'm making a noise like a stranded whale.I think I have a major snoring problem.-Rex Hunt

Quote from Wally Shawn

Sleep:a poor substitute for caffeine!-Wally Shawn

Great quote from John Steinbeck

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.-John Steinbeck

Quote from the Dalai Lama

Sleep is the best meditation.-Dalai Lama

Quote from John Ciardi

Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor.-John Ciardi

Quote on depression

To me being depressed means you can spend all day in bed,and still not get a good night's sleep.-Judith Guest

Quote from Mae West

The curve is more powerful than the sword.-Mae West(1892-1980)

Quote from Charles Reade

Not a day passes over the earth,but men and women of no note do great deeds,speak great words and suffer noble sorrows.-Charles Reade

Oldies music pop question

Q.Which American city is mentioned in the 1966 Nancy Sinatra hit song 'SUGARTOWN'?
A.Tallahassee.

Quote on love

Love is a game that two can play and both win.-Eva Gabor

Quote from Charles Reade

The joys we expect are not so bright,nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be.-Charles Reade

170th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Mama,Laisse-moi sortir ce soir-René Simard
2.Vivo Per Lei-Andrea Bocelli /Helene Segara
3.Est-ce si Facile De M'Oublier?-Claude Valade(This is a French version of the song 'AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET')
4.Bye Bye-Line Renaud
5.Printemps D'Alsace-Line Renaud
6.Le Hully Gully-Line Renaud
7.Ok Pour Miami(1975)-C.Jerome
8.Les Vagues Mortes-C.Jérome
8.Que Sera Sera-Line Renaud.(This song is a French version of the Doris Day song 'QUE SERA SERA')
9.Et Maintenant-Nanette Workman.(This song is a French version of the SONNY AND CHER song 'WHAT NOW MY LOVE')
10.Vaya Con Dios-Line Renaud

Quote on friendship

Friendship is like a glass ornament,once it is broken it can rarely be put back together exactly the same way.-Charles Kingsley

Another quote from Charles Reade

Judicious absence is a weapon.-Charles Reade(1814-1884),English novelist.

Quote from Charles Reade

The absent are like children,helpless to defend themselves.-Charles Reade

Quote from Charles Kingsley

Do noble things,not dream them all day long.-Charles Kingsley

Quote from Charles Reade

Quote on pain

Pain is no evil,unless it conquers us.-Charles Kingsley

Insightful quote on Kindness

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.-Charles Kingsley

Interesting quote on feelings

Feelings are like chemicals,the more you analyze them the worse they smell.-Charles Kingsley

Quote from Charles Reade

Beauty is power;a smile is its sword.-Chares Reade(1814-1884),English novelist.

Great quote from Lewis Lapham

Except in a few well-publicized instances (enough to lend credence to the iconography painted on the walls of the media),the rigorous practice of rugged individualism usually leads to poverty,ostracism and disgrace.The rugged individualist is too often mistaken for the misfit,the maverick,the spoilsport,the sore thumb.-Lewis H.Lapham

Quote from Mokokoma Mokhonoana

A 'normal person' is what is left after society has squeezed out all unconventional opinions and aspirations out of a human being.-Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Quote from Alan Rickman

Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit.Maverick is active,misfit is passive.-Alan Rickman

169th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Les Beaux Jours-Richard Anthony.(This song is a French version of the Bobby Rydell song 'WILDWOOD DAYS')
2.Bananas Island-Line Renaud
3.Mister Banjo-Line Renaud
4.Ma Petite Folie(1972)-Line Renaud
5.Viva Cuba-Line Renaud
6.Étrangers Dans La Nuit-Line Renaud.(This song is a French version of the Frank Sinatra 1966 song 'STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT.')
7.J'Aime La Pluie-Line Renaud
8.Souviens-Toi Des Nuits D 'Été-Line Renaud.(This song is a French version of the CHAD AND JEREMY hit song 'SUMMER SONG' from 1965)
9.Et Quelque Chose Me Dit-Richard Anthony.(This song is a French version of the Herman's Hermits hit 195 song 'I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD.')
10.Romeo et Julianne-Anne Andersen

Quote from John Wayne

Life is tough,but it's tougher when you're stupid.-John Wayne

Quote from Ruth Graham

Just pray for a tough hide and a tender heart.-Ruth Graham

Jewish proverb

I ask not for a lighter burden but for broader shoulders.-Jewish proverb

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Man is physically as well as metaphysically a thing of shreds and patches,borrowed unequally from good and bad ancestors,and a misfit from the start.-Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882)

Quote on success

Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.-Al Bernstein

168th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Regarde Sous Ton Balcon-Richard Anthony
2.Boum Da Boump-Richard Anthony.(This song is a French version of the Barry Mann 1965 song 'WHO PUT THE BOMP')
3.Roly Poly-Richard Anthony
4.Bisque Bisque Rage-Richard Anthony
5.Je Suis Fou De L'École-Richard Anthony(This song is a French version of the Bobby Rydell song 'SWINGING SCHOOL')
6.Fille Sauvage-Richard Anthony(This song is a French version of the Rolling Stones song 'RUBY TUESDAY')
7.Elle a Des Yeux d'Ange-Richard Anthony.(This song is a French version of the Johnny Tillotsong song 'POETRY IN MOTION')
8.Le Loir Et Cher-Michel Delpech
9.Je Compte Sur Toi-Petula Clark(This song is a French version of the Bobby Rydell song 'WE GOT LOVE')
10.Oublie-La-Line Renaud.(This song is a French version of the Bobby Rydell hit song 'FORGET HIM')

167th list of 10 French songs you like

1..Fauché-Eddy Mitchell.(This song is a French version of the 1963 song 'BUSTED' by Ray Charles)
2.Petite Anglaise(1968)-Richard Anthony
3.Le Ranch De Mes Rêves-Richard Anthony
4.Les Garcons Pleurent-Richard Anthony
5.Allons Dans Le Bois-Richard Anthony(This song is a French version of the song 'GOOD TIME BABY' by Bobby Rydell)
6.Ce N'est Qu'Une Question De Temps-Pierre Lalonde
7.Le Chasseur(1974)-Michel Delpech
7.Quand J'Étais Chanteur-Michel Delpech
8.Bombay-Michel Delpech
9.Demain J'ai 17 Ans-Alice Dona
9.De La Tendresse-Alice Donna
10.Une Voiture Rouge(1964)-Alice Dona

Quote from Johnny Depp

My body is my journal and my tattoos are my story.-Johnny Depp

Quote from E.B.White

Be obscure clearly.-E.B.White

Quote from Dolly Parton

If you don't like the road you're walking,start paving another one.-Dolly Parton

Quote on wilderness

The idea of wilderness needs no defense,it only needs defenders.-Edward Abbey

Quote from Charles Kingsley

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.-Charles Kingsley

Great quote on hope

Hope is like a road in the country.There never was a road;but when many people walk together,the road comes into existence.--from The National Organization For Rare Disorders,Inc.

Great quote from John Maxwell

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose-a cause to pursue,a person to love,a goal to achieve.-John Maxwell

Interesting quote from Jack London

Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.-Jack London

Great quote from William F.DeVault

A quote is just a tattoo on the tongue.-William F.DeVault

Quote from Louis L'Amour

To disbelieve is easy;to scoff is simple;to have faith is harder.-Louis L'Amour(1908-1988).

Quote from James A.Froude

The superstition of science scoffs at the superstition of faith.-James A.Froude

Quote from Gustave Flaubert

Exuberance is better than taste.-Gustave Flaubert(1821-1880)

166th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Chic Cherie(1976)-Christopher Laird
2.Je Serre Les Poings-Christopher Laird
3.Des Tartines de Baisers-Christopher Laird
4.Tu Es Ma Joie,Maria(1969)-Claude Steben
5.Marie Belle Marie-Douce-Claude Steben
6.Une Fleur(1967)-Christine Delaroche
7.C'Est Difficile De Dire Bonsoir-Nathalie.(This song is a French version of the song 'HARD TO SAY GOODBYE')
8.Chaque Jour Cest la Meme Chose-Cassius Simon(EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY)
9.Qu' Il Est Difficile D'Aimer-Les Compagnons De La Chanson
10.Tes Chaussettes Sont A l'Envers(1970)-Christopher Laird

Quote from John Dewey

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made.It requires troublesome work to undertake the alteration of old beliefs.-John Dewey

Quote from Farley Mowat

We're under some gross misconception that we're a good species going somewhere important,and that at the last minute we'll correct our errors and God will smile on us.It's delusion.-Farley Mowat(1921-2014)

Quote from David Ogilvy

In my experience,committees can criticize ,but they cannot create.'Search the parks in all your cities.You"ll find no statues on committees.-David Ogilvy,OGILY ON ADVERTISING.

Illuminating quote from Farley Mowat

Whenever and wherever men have engaged in the mindless slaughter of animals(including other men),they have often attempted to justify their acts by attributing the most vicious or revolting qualities to those they would destroy;and the less reason there is for slaughter,the greater the campaign of vilification.-Farley Mowat ,in his book NEVER CRY WOLF(1963).

Quote from Farley Mowat

It is in our nature to travel into our past,hoping thereby to illuminate the darkness that bedevils the present.-Farley Mowat(1921-2014),Canadiuan author,naturist and environmentalist.

Quote from Chris Farley

In the land of the skunks he who has half a nose is king.-Chris Farley

Quote on the tuba

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments,the very lower bowel of music.-Peter De Vries(1910-1993),American comic visionary,Editor,Novelist,Satirist and Linguist.

Quote from John Calvin

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.-John Calvin

Quote on liquor

Liquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living.-George Bernard Shaw

165th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Le Premier Matin-Christian Vidal
2.Ma Raison De Vivre-Christian Vidal
3.Je t'ai regardé dormir-Christian Vidal
4.Le Coeur En Fête(1970)-Les Compagnons De La Chanson
5.La Valse Des Lilas-Les Compagnons De La Chanson
6.Quand La Mer Monte(1969)-Les Compagnons De La Chanson
7.Venus-Les Compagnons De La Chanson.(This song is a French version of the 1959 Frankie Avalon hit English song 'VENUS' )
8.Au Temps De Pierrot Et Colombine-Les Compagnons De La Chanson.(This song is based on a Mozart symphony')
9.Quand J'Étais Un Enfant-Anne Renée.(This song is a French version of the Carpenters hit song 'YESTERDAY ONCE MORE').
10.Prisonnier De Mon Amour-Christian Vidal

Quote from Vance Havner

Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave-with both ends kicked out.-Vance Havner

Quote from Arnold Bennett

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut,one knows exactly where one is.-Arnold Bennett

164th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Serenade(1974)-Christian Vidal
2.Angelique-Christian Vidal
3.L'Amour Est Une Chanson-Jean Nichol
4.Ne Pleure Pas-Jean Nichol
5.Verte Campagne-Les Compagnons De La Chanson.(This song is a French version of the english song 'GREEN FIELDS')
6.Toujours Plus Loin-Renée Simard
7.Quand J'Étais Chasseur-Michel Delpech
8.Ferme Tes Yeux(1961)-Gaston Campeau
9.L'Amour Est Bleu-Les Compagnons De La Chanson
10.Si Tous Les Oiseaux Du Monde-Les Compagnons De La Chanson

Interesting quote from David Ogilvy

When people aren't having any fun,they seldom produce good work.-David Ogilvy,CONFESSIONS OF AN ADVERTISING MAN.

Quote from Christine Lavin

There's a very fine line between a groove and a rut;a fine line between eccentrics and people who are just plain nuts.-Christine Lavin

Quote from Joyce Meyer

Good intentions never change anything.They only become a deeper and deeper rut.-Joyce Meyer

Interesting quote from David Ogilvy

Develop your eccentricities while you are young.That way,when you get old,people won't think you're going gaga.-David Ogilvy

Quote on beauty

Beauty is excrescence,superabundance, random ebullience,and sheer delightful waste to be enjoyed in its own right.-Donald Culross Peattie

Quote from Joan Manley

Sometimes you wonder how you got on this mountain.But sometimes you wonder,How will I get off?-Joan Manley

Quote from Jane Austen

We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.-Jane Austen

163rd list of 10 French songs you like

1.Qu'Il Fait Bon Vivre-Les Compagnons De La Chanson
2.Un Violon Sur Le Toit-Les  Compagnons De La Chanson
3.Marin-Les Compagnons De La Chanson
4.Le Marchand De Bonheur(1959)-Les Compagnons De La Chanson
5.La Chanson De Lara-Les Compagnons de La Chanson
6.Le Bleu De L'Été-Les Compagnons de La Chanson.(This song is a French version of the song 'THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER')
7.Kathy(1959)-Marc Aryan
8.Volage-Marc Aryan
9.Qu' un peu d'Amour-Marc Aryan
10.La Chine(1969)-Eric Charden

Quote from Audrey Hepburn

People,even more than things,have to be restored,renewed,revived,reclaimed,and redeemed;never throw out anyone.-Audrey Hepburn

Quote from Martin Luther king Jr.

When two friends understand each other totally,the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume.-Martin Luther King Jr.

Brand of olive oil you consumed in April 2014

In April 2014,you bought and finished consuming a 1 Litre glass bottle of Pastore -Extra Virgin olive oil.Pastore olive oil is actually a blend of olive oil of European Union origin.(Real Italian tradition).It was good.

Quote from Margaret Mitchell

What most people don't seem to realize is that there is as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the up-building of one.-Margaret Mitchell(1900-1949),American author of the novel 'GONE WITH THE WIND.'

Quote from Lil Wayne

Throw dirt on me,and grow a wild flower.-Lil Wayne

Quote on weeds

A weed is but an unloved flower.-Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Quote from Virginia Woolf

It is the nature of the artist to mind excessively what is said about him.Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.-Virginia Woolf

Quote from David Fergusson

The day has eyes;the night has ears.-David Fergusson

162nd list of 10 French songs you like

1.J'ai toujours besoin de toi(1960)-Les Tear Drops
2.L'Amour(1959)-Les Tear Drops
3.L'Olivier(1965)-Ginette Ravel
4.Vivre Pour Vivre(1968)-Ginette Ravel
5..Sous Prétexte d'Amitié-Franck Fernandel
6. Si Seulement-Franck Fernandel
7.Après La Pluie-Franck Fernandel
8.Une Marionette(1965)-Franck Fernandel.(This song contains the lines 'Une marionette tourne dans ma tête,Une Chanson dans mon chapeau')
8.Je Pars(Le Vol de Nuit s'en va)(1977)-Nicholas Peyrac
9.Sa Jeunesse(1963)-Charles Aznavour
10.Sheila-Lucky Blondo

Quote on leisure

Leisure:A fancy word for people who don't want to admit they're bored.-Gene Perret

Quote on vaccines

Vaccines are the tugboats of preventive health.-William Foege