Quote from Wayne Gerard Trotman

Cries for justice are often the bitter laments of the vengeful -Wayne Gerard Trotman,KAYA ABANIAH AND THE FATHER OF THE FOREST.

Q.Trivia on the band U2

Q.Which U2 song is a tribute to jazz singer Billie Holliday?
Answer.'The Angel Of Harlem'.

Quote from Bryant McGill

Cynicism is one of the terrible obstacles to progress.-Bryant McGill,VOICE OF REASON.

Quote from Kishore Bansal

Bitterness imprisons victory.-Kishore Bansal

Quote on bitterness

Bitterness is like a cancer.It eats upon the host.But anger is like fire.It burns it all clean.-Maya Angelou

Quote from Quentin Crisp

Whenever we confront an unbridled desire we are surely in the presence of a tragedy-in -the-making.-Quentin Crisp(1908-1999),British author.

Quote from Richard M.Nixon

A riot is a spontaneous outburst.A war is subject to advance planning.--Richard Nixon(1913-1994),American president from 1969 to 1974.

Quote on music

Music is an outburst of the soul.-Frederick Delius

Quote from Erma Bombeck

Humor is a spontaneous,wonderful bit of an outburst that just comes.It's unbridled,it's unplanned,it's full of surprises.-Erma Bombeck

A proverb

Unbridled gratification produces unbridled desire.-Proverb

Quote from Sheilah Graham

You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough.You must want it with an inner exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world.-Sheilah Graham

Smart quote from P.J.O'Rourke

A politician who claims he's going to cut the size of government is saying he's going to creep up on himself and steal his own wallet.-P.J.O'Rourke

Quote on dramatists

A dramatist is a congenital eavesdropper with the instincts of a Peeping Tom.-Kenneth Tynan(1927-1980),English theatre critic.

Quote from John Gilmore

The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.-John Gilmore

Quote from Robert Jordan

Death is light as a feather,duty is heavy as a mountain.-Robert Jordan

Quote on writers

Let's face it,some boys and girls become writers because the only workplace they're willing to visit is the one inside their heads.-Arthur Krystal,THE NEW YORKER.

Quote from O.Henry

But in the case of human beings,friendship is a transitory art,subject to discontinuance without further notice.-O.Henry,"TELEMACHUS,FRIEND''(O.Henry was an American short story writer).

Quote from Richard Dehmel

A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast love for all humankind.-Richard Dehmel

Quote from George Bernard Shaw

Advanced people form charming friendships:conventional people marry.-George Bernard Shaw,THE PHILANDERER.

Quote on victory

Victory is not won in miles but in inches.Win a little now,hold your ground,and later win a little more.-Louis L'Amour

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whatever games are played with us,we must play no games with ourselves,but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.-Ralph Waldo Emerson,American philosopher,essayist and poet.

Quote on money

Money often costs too much.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote from David Frum

Good advice doesn't come in a box marked 'good advice'.-David Frum

Quote from Groucho Marx

Life is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while.-Groucho Marx

Quote from Steven Wright

They say the universe is expanding.That should help with the traffic.-Steven Wright

Quote from William Cowper

He has no hope who never had a fear.-William Cowper

Quote from Robert Heinlein

Geniuses and supergeniuses always make their own rules about sex as on everything else,they do not accept the monkey customs of their lessers.-Robert Heinlein,FRIDAY

Quote from Oscar Wilde

Put your talent into your work,but your genius into your life.-Oscar Wilde

Quote from Robert Heinlein

An armed society is a polite society.-Robert Heinlein

English proverb

Too far East is West.-English proverb

Quote from Charles Dickens

Our affections,however laudable in this transitory world,should never master us;we should guide them,guide them.-Charles Dickens

Quote from Kenneth Tynan

Hell is not the place of evil;rather,Hell is the absence of any standards at all.-Kenneth Tynan

Quote from Barbara Reynolds

Any political group that bashes the poor is neither religious nor right.-Barbara Reynolds

Quote from Patricia Sampson

Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom,and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.-Patricia Sampson

Quote from Linda Poindexter

One small crack does not mean that you are broken.It means that you were put to the test and you didn't fall apart.-Linda Poindexter

Quote on regret

Regret is just life's aftertaste.-Amy Harmon

Some interesting blogs and websites

1 www.29secrets.com
2 http://earlyretirementextreme.com
3 http://getrichslowly.org
4 www.michaelfuchs.org

Quote from Isaac Newton

If I have done the public any service,it is due to my patient thought.-Isaac Newton

Quote from Peter Davies

Motivation is like food for the brain.You cannot get enough in one sitting.It needs continual and regular top ups.-Peter Davies

Quote on slang

A people who are prosperous and happy,optimistic and progressive,produce much slang;it is a case of play;they amuse themselves with the language.-William Graham Sumner,SCIENCE OF SOCIETY.

Top Ender

A top ender-Australian word to designate a resident of the Northern Territory in Australia.

Quote from Arianna Huffington

The economic game is not supposed to be rigged like some shady ring toss on a carnival midway.-Arianna Huffington

Quote from Stella Gibbons

Happiness can never hope to command so much interest as distress.-Stella Gibbons,COLD COMFORT FARM.

Quote from J.K.Rowling

If you want to see the true measure of a man,watch how he treats his inferiors,not his equals.-J.K.Rowling

Discophile

Discophile-A person who collects and loves vinyl records.

Corkscrews

Q.What do you call a person who collects corkscrews?
A.Helixophile.

Quote from Jim Rohn

If someone is going down the wrong road,he doesn't need motivation to speed him up.What he needs is education to turn him around.-Jim Rohn

Quote from Steve Pavlina

The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation,while procrastination kills motivation.-Steve Pavlina

Quote on enthusiasm

Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration,motivation,and a pinch of creativity.-Bo Bennett

Great quote from Homer Rice

You can motivate by fear.And you can motivate by reward.But both of these methods are only temporary.The only lasting thing is self-motivation.-Homer Rice

The smallest lemur species in the world

Q.What is the smallest lemur species in the world?
Answer.The Mouse Lemur.

Quote on motivation

Motivation is simple.You eliminate those who are not motivated.-Lou Holtz

Pomegranate mayonnaise

The company Walden Farms(www.waldenfarms.com) manufactures Pomegranate Mayonnaise.I have never bought or eaten pomegranate mayonnaise,but I saw this product at  my last grocery outing.I want to buy and try this pomegranate mayonnaise .

Military meals

Mess hall-The place where members of the military go to eat their meals.

Tidbit about birds

In birds,the gizzard is also known as the gastric mill.

Divorce in Italy

Q.In which year did divorce become legal in Italy?
A.1970

Interesting quote from Ken Kesey

I'd rather be a skinny dog with no fleas than be a fat dog scratching all the time.-Ken Kesey

Quote from Stephen King

Each book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons,and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.-Stephen King

Interesting website

www.thescrambledegg.com

Arugula

Arugula has earned the nickname ''salad rocket'' because of its distinctive taste.I lover arugula,and prefer it to lettuce.

Quote from Helen Keller

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.-Helen Keller

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men;they make the earth wholesome.They who lived with them found life glad and nutritious.Life is sweet and tolerable only in our belief in such society.-Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882)

The opposite of apogee

Q.What is the opposite of apogee?
A.Perigee

Quote from John Irving

Savor,don't gorge.-John Irving,THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP.

Quote from John Irving

Return trips,to this day---are simply invitations to dull trances or leaden slumber.-John Irving,A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY.

Quote from Richard Nelville

Is marijuana addictive?Yes,in the sense that most of the really pleasant things in life are worth endlessly repeating.-Richard Neville

Unflattering quote on religion

When one person suffers from delusion,it is called insanity.When many people suffer from a delusion it is called a Religion.-Robert M.Pirsig,ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE.

Another quote on marijuana

A friend with weed is a friend indeed.-Pops O'Donnell

Quote on marijuana

He smoked so much marijuana that his hair smelled like a cupboard crammed with oregano.-John Irving,A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY.

Quote from John Irving

My brain is sending poison to my heart.-John Irving,THE CIDER HOUSE RULES.

Quote on novels

Novels are just another kind of cross-dressing,aren't they?-John Irving,IN ONE PERSON.

Quote on life

Life is an X-rated soap opera.-John Irving

Quote from Robert M.Pirsig

The world comes to us in an endless stream of puzzle pieces that we would like to think all fit toghether somehow,but in fact never do.-Robert M.Pirsig,LILA.

Quote from Robert M.Pirsig

When you live in the shadow of insanity,the appearance of another mind that thinks and talks as yours does is something close to a blessed event.Like Robinson Crusoe's discovery of footprints on the sand.-Robert M.Pirsig,ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE.

Quote from Jess Lourey

There's no point in mourning mistakes when you can fix them.-Jess Lourey,THE TOADHOUSE TRILOGY.

Quote from Muhammad Ali

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.-Muhammad Ali(born Cassius Clay).

Quote from Wil Wheaton

Don't let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative.-Wil Wheaton

Quote from Jess Lourey

It's only possible to provide help when it's asked for.The rest of the time,all you can give is love.-Jess Lourey

Quote from Chris Pavone

The best hiding spots are not the most hidden;they're merely the least searched.-Chris Pavone,THE EXPATS.

Quote from Pope Francis

Money must serve,not rule.-Pope Francis

Interesting website for collectors

www.inherited-values.com

Great quote on sanity

Sanity is not truth.Sanity is conformity to what is socially expected.Truth is sometimes in conformity,sometimes not.-Robert M.Pirsig,LILA.

Quote from J.L.W .Brooks

A wink is a little piece of your heart,a wordless smile,a special link.-J.L.W.Brooks

Quote from Robert Pirsig

Familiarity can blind too.- Robert M.Pirsig,ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE.

Quote from Robert Pirsig

The past exists only in our memories,the future only in our plans.-Robert M.Pirsig,ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE.

Quote from John Irving

Nothing bears out in practice what it promises incipiently.-John Irving,A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY.

Quote from Robert M.Pirsig

Quality tends to fan out like waves.-Robert M.Pirsig,ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE.

Quote from John Irving

Self-hatred is worse than loneliness.-John Irving,IN ONE PERSON.

Quote from John Irving

Being reviewed is being condescended to by your inferiors.-John Irving

Quote on nakedness

There is no nakedness that compares to being naked in front of someone for the first time.-John Irving,A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR.

Quote from John Irving

Being afraid you'll look like a coward is the worst reason for doing anything.-John Irving,THE CIDER RULES.

Quote on sorrow

Sorrow floats.-John Irving,THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE.