Quote from Jean Baudrillard

The only thing worse than being bored is being boring.-Jean Baudrillard

Quote from Bernard Baruch

Two things are bad for the heart-running up stairs and running down people.-Bernard M.Baruch(1870-1965).

Quote from Joan Welsh

A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time-pills or stairs.-Joan Welsh

Good German proverb

When you sweep the stairs,you start at the top.-German proverb

Quote from Dottie Walters

Success is not a doorway,it's a staircase.-Dottie Walters,public speaker.

Quote from Federico Chini

It takes just one wave to capsize a boat,and one more to take it down.-Federico Chini,THE SEA OF FORGOTTEN MEMORIES.

Quote from Tom Lehrer

When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex.-Tom Lehrer

Quote from Robert Collier

Success is the sum of small efforts,repeated day in and day out.-Robert Collier

Quote from Bill Bowerman

There's no such thing as bad weather,just soft people.-Bill Bowerman

Quote from John Wooden

Make each day your masterpiece.-John Wooden

Quote on alcohol

Alcohol lowered inhibitions.It didn't create impulses that weren't there.-Chelsea Scott

Quote from Doug Larson

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city,it might be better to change the locks.-Doug Larson

Quote from Arnold Bennett

A man of sixty years has spent twenty years in bed and over three years in eating.-Arnold Bennett

Interesting quote from Ken Kesey

People don't want other people to get high,because if you get high,you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.-Ken Kesey

Quote on persuasion

Persuasion is the resource of the feeble,and the feeble can seldom persuade.-Edward Gibbon,THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

Insightful quote from John Buchan

When a man comes out of great danger,he is apt to be a little deaf to the call of duty.-John Buchan

Quote from P.J.O'Rourke

A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money.Plus,if you let fruit rot,it turns into wine,something Brussels Sprouts never do.-P.J.O'Rourke

Quote from John Wesley

Though I am always in haste,I am never in a hurry.-John Wesley

Quote on snobs

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.-John Buchan

Quote on artichokes

Life is like eating artichokes;you have got to go through so much to get so little.-Thomas Aloysius(Tad Dorgan)

Quote from Albert Einstein

An empty stomach is not a good political advisor.-Albert Einstein

Quote from Stanley Kubrick

If you can talk brilliantly about a problem,it can create the consoling illusion that it has been mastered.-Stanley Kubrick

Quote from John Buchan

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable,a perpetual series of occasions for hope.-John Buchan

Quote from Stanley Kubrick

The dead only know one thing,it is better to be alive.-Stanley Kubrick

Interesting quote on genius

Genius is a nuisance,and it is the duty of schools and colleges to abate it by setting genius-traps in its way.-Samuel Butler(1835-1902),English novelist,essayist and critic.

Quote from Stanley Kubrick

The destruction of this planet would have no significance on a cosmic scale.-Stanley Kubrick

Quote from John Stuart Mill

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited;he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.-John Stuart Mill(1806-1873),English exponent of utilitarianism,ethical theorist,philosopher,economist and logician.

Quote from Stanley Kubrick

The book can also be a hat.-Stanley Kubrick

Quote from Margery Allingham

If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualitiesone can at least be a nuisance.-Margery Allingham(1889-1966),English writer who is remembered as the mystery writer who created sleuth Albert Campion in MIND READERS(1965).

Quote from Colin Firth

My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem.-Colin Firth

Quote from Stanley Kubrick

It's a mistake to confuse pity with love.-Stanley Kubrick

Another quote from Stanley Kubrick

I do not always know what I want,but I do know what I don't want.-Master film director Stanley Kubrick

Quote from Stanley Kubrick

The great nations have always acted like gangsters,and the small nations like prostitutes.-Stanley Kubrick

Quote from Philip Roth

With a life like mine,Doctor,who needs dreams?-Philip Roth,PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT.

Quote from Ida Tarbell

Imagination is the only key to the future.Without it none exists-with it all things are possible.-Ida Tarbell

Olive oil brand that you consumed in May 2015

In May 2015,you bought and consumed a 1 Litre plastic bottle of OLICA Extra-Virgin Gourmet Olive oil(First cold-pressed).It was a product of Argentina.It was delicious.
                        Visit the website www.olicagourmet.com

Quote from Michael Pollan

The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.-Michael Pollan

The highest mountain in Greece

Q.Which is the highest mountain in Greece?
Answer.Mount Olympia

Tasmania

The Apple Isle-The Nickname of Tasmania

Nervous pudding

'Nervous pudding'-Slang for Jello-o.

Interesting quote from Susan Sontag

Nature in America has always been suspect,on the defensive,cannibalized by progress.In America,every specimen becomes a relic.-Susan Sontag(1933-2004),American activist,writer and critic.

Quote from Ida Tarbell

A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily detached from it.-Ida Tarbell(1857-1944),American journalist.

185th list of 10 French songs you like

1.20 Ans-Leo Ferré.
2.Non Pas Ce Soir,Ni Demain-Elsa Martinelli.(This song is a French version of the Herman's Hermits hit song'NO MILK TODAY' from 1966)
3.Bientot(1963)-Dalida
4.Mon Cœur Sera Roi-Daniel Gerard(This song is a French version of the English song 'A KING FOR TONIGHT' by Barry Darvell)
5.Sancho-Yves Mathieu
6.Baby C'est Vous-Burt Blanca.(This song is a French version of the Shirelles song 'BABY IT'S YOU')
7.Elle Est Tout-Jacques Dutronc,El Toro et Les Cyclones.(This song is a French version of the Ral Donner song 'SHE'S EVERYTHING'.)
8.Tu M'Oublies-Chantal Francois.(This song is a French version of the song 'RESCUE ME' by Fontella Bass from 1965).
9.Les Hot Pants(1972)-Michel Jasmin
10.Jeu D'Amour-Hugo Biucchi.(This song is a French version of the song 'GAME OF LOVE' by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders).

Quote on knowledge

Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination.-E.E.Cummings,JOTTINGS.

Quote from Ida Tarbell

The first and most imperative necessity in war is money,for money means everything else--men,guns,ammunition-Ida Tarbell(1857-1944)

Quote from Melvin Maddocks

Nothing is more idealistic than a journalist on the defensive.-Melvin Maddocks

Quote from Jean De La Fontaine

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.-Jean De La Fontaine

Quote on fundamentalism

Fundamentalism isn't about religion,it's about power.-Salman Rushdie

Quote from Gael Greene

Great food is like great sex.The more you have the more you want.-Gael Greene

Quote from Jay Leno

There's nothing more frightening than a day job.-Jay Leno

Quote from John Christopher

It is hard to be defensive toward a danger which you have never imagined existed.-John Christopher

Quote from William M.Kelly

Man is a slow,sloppy and brilliant thinker;the machine is fast,accurate and stupid.-William M.Kelly

Quote from Faye Wattleton

The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.-Faye Wattleton

Quote on Britney Spears

Britney Spears told an interviewer if she weren't famous,she would be a teacher.So thank God she's famous.-Jay Leno,THE TONIGHT SHOW,August 29,2011.

184th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Il Pleut Sur Mes Vacances(1976)-Patricia Ferrari
2.Qui Sont ces gens?(1968)-Christine Chartrand
3.Jacqueline(1962)-Robert Demontigny
4.Prends Tes Clefs-Robert Demontigny
5.Mr.Cupidon-Robert Demontigny(This song is a French version of the song MR.WISHING WELL)
6.Je Crois Aux Miracles(1959)-The Peanuts
7.Petits Trucs-Guy Thiverge(1937-2007).(This song is a French version of the Bobby Goldsboro song 'LITTLE THINGS')
8.Aux Portes De L'Amour-Guy Cloutier(This song is a French version of The Clovers hit song 'LOVE POTION NO.9')
9.Pour La Première Fois-Bernard Stéphane
9.Tout Doux Tout Doucement-Silvana Blasi.(This song is a French version of the song 'COME SOFTLY' by The Fleetwoods FROM 1959).
10.Pour Tes 16 Ans(1973)-Emmanuel St.Laurent

Quote from Jay Leno

Soup is just a way of screwing you out of a meal.-Jay Leno

Quote from Florence Ditlow

Through enjoyment we endure.-Florence Ditlow

Quote from Mary Williams

A lot of people are allergic to tree mold-What next,do we limit the number of trees in each yard?-Mary Williams

Quote from Steve Allen

Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs.The thing that would bother me most would be a dog smoking a cigar.-Steve Allen

Quote on love

What is love but an allergic reaction to the proper lighting!-Scott Thompson

Quote from Mike Tringale

Frost is a good indicator that there is no pollen left outdoors.-Mike Tringale

Quote on air travel

Air travel is the safest form of travel aside from walking.-Sloane Crosley

Quote from James Russell Lowell

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.-James Russell Lowell,NATIONALITY IN LITERATURE.

Quote from John Ruskin

Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools,to be precise and perfect in all their actions.-John Ruskin,art critic and essayist.

The most beautiful street in St.Henri,Montreal

To me,the most beautiful street in the St.Henri neighborhood of Montreal is George Etienne Cartier.
The park with the beautiful water fountain in the middle is a pleasure to behold,especially at night in summer.

Quote from Will Rogers

The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.-Will Rogers

India

Q.Which is the highest mountain peak entirely within India?
Answer.Nanda Devi(in the Himalayas).

Quote on fashion

Fashion is the science of appearance,and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.-Henry Fielding

Quote from G.K.Chesterton

And when it rains on your parade,look up rather than down.Without the rain,there would be no rainbow.-G.K.Chesterton

Quote on freedom

Freedom is strangely ephemeral.It is something like breathing;one only becomes acutely aware of its importance when one is choking.-William E.Simon

Great quote from Winston Churchill

From now on,ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.-Winston Churchill

Quote from Tom Stoppard

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others.Be a carrier.-Tom Stoppard

Quote from Henry Fielding

Let no man be sorry he has done good,because others have done evil.-Henry Fielding

Quote from W.Somerset Maugham

Impropriety is the soul of wit.-W.Somerset Maugham,THE MOON AND SIXPENCE.

Quote on ice cream

Ice cream is happiness condensed.-Jessi Lane Adams

Quote from James R.Lowell

An umbrella is of no avail against a scotch mist.-J.R.Lowell

Quote from Ernest Hemmingway

The best ammunition against lies is the truth,there is no ammunition against gossip.It is like a fog and the clear Wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.-Ernest Hemmingway

Quote from Rodney Dangerfield

At my age,I'm envious of a stiff wind.-Rodney Dangerfield

Quote from Henry David Thoreau

The squirrel that you kill in jest dies in Earnest.-Henry David Thoreau

Quote from Jean-Luc Picard

It is possible to commit no errors and still lose.That is not weakness.That is life.-Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Quote from Henry Fielding

No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.-Henry Fielding,TOM JONES.

Quote on solitude

Solitude is a condition best enjoyed in company.-Eleanor Catton,THE LUMINARIES.