Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Quote from George Bernard Shaw

People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.-George Bernard Shaw,playwright.

Quote from Walter Anderson

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.-Walter Anderson

Quote from Dan Millman

You don't have to control your thoughts.You just have to stop letting them control you.-Dan Millman

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Insightful quote on anxiety

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.If encouraged,it cuts a channel  into which all other thoughts are drained.-Arthur Somers Roche

Monday, September 28, 2015

Quote from Rupert Hart-Davis

It's such pleasure to write down splendid words---almost as though one were inventing them.-Rupert Hart-Davis

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Quote from Olin Miller

If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard,just keep putting off doing it.-Olin Miller

Quote from W.B.Yeats

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot;but make it hot by striking.-W.B.Yeats

Quote from Sophie Fonanel

A time to rest,to dream instead of do.-Sophie Fonanel

Another quote from Robert Morley

Anyone who works is a fool.I don't work-I merely inflict myself upon the public.-Robert Morley

Quote from Robert Morley

Show me a man who has enjoyed his school days and I'll show you a bully and bore.-Robert Morley(1904-1992),English actor.

Mucus

Mucosal-Adjective of mucus

Friday, September 25, 2015

Quote from Robert Morley

Beware of the conversationalist who adds ''in other words''.He is merely starting afresh.-Robert Morley,THE OBSERVER.

Quote from Olin Miller

What a pity human beings can't exchange problems.Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.-Olin Miller

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Quote from Richard Saul Wurman

Everyone spoke of an information overload,but what there was in fact was a non-information overload.-Richard Saul Wurman

Quote from Rich Devos

The only thing that stands between a person and what they want from life is often the will to try it and the faith to believe it's possible.-Rich Devos

Brand of ratatouille that you consumed

In September 2015,you bought and consumed a 425 tin can of Ratatouille(Saint Eloi brand).It was a product of France.
Ingredients:Zucchinis,crushed tomatoes,peppers,eggplants,onions,tomato paste,sunflower oil,modified corn starch,sugar,salt,spices.Acidifiant agent:citric acid.
-Nutrition facts-Per 250 ml---- --%Daily Value
:Protein-2g
:Vitamin A-10%
:Vitamin C-15%
:Calcium-4%
:Iron-8%
                This ratatouille was quite good.

Quote on marriage vows

In many instances,marriage vows would be more accurate if the phrase were changed to 'Until debt do us part.'-Sam Ewing

Quote on income

I try to figure my adjusted gross income,but no matter how I figure it,it's still gross.-Sam Ewing

Quote from Sam Ewing

Two things help to keep one's job.First,let the boss think he's having his own way.Second,let him have it.-Sam Ewing

Quote from Patrick Ness

Without filter,a man is just chaos walking.-Patrick Ness,THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO.

Quote on April

April is a promise that May is bound to keep.-Hal Borland

Quote from Patrick Ness

In this world of numbness and information overload,the ability to feel,my boy,is a rare gift indeed.-Patrick Ness

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Quote from Hal Borland

If you would know strength and patience,welcome the company of trees.-Hal Borland

Some interesting websites

Mortar and pestle

Mortar and pestle are used for grinding spices.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Quote from Clay Shirky

There's no such thing as information overload-only filter failure.-Clay Shirky

Quote from Richard Rorty

There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves.-Richard Rorty

Quote from Brian Solis

Information overload is a symptom of our desire to not focus on what's important.It is a choice.-Brian Solis

Quote from Katherine Doyle

If you're not outraged,you're not paying attention.-Katherine Doyle

Quote on information overload

The cure to information overload is more information.-David Weinberger

Quote on courage

Courage is the door that can only be opened from the Inside.-Terry Neil

Monday, September 21, 2015

Quote from Eddie Cantor

Words fascinate me.They always have.For me,browsing in a dictionary is like being turned loose in a bank.-Eddie Cantor

Quote from Andrea Gibson

Remind me that the most fertile lands were built by the fires of volcanoes.-Andrea Gibson,THE MADNESS VASE.

Quote on volcanoes

I like how volcanoes rumble before they erupt,as if to say,Get the hell off me.-Jarod Kintz,THIS BOOK HAS NO TITLE.

Quote from Richard Rorty

The difference between people and ideas is only superficial.-Richard Rorty

Quote on national pride

National pride is to countries what self-respect is to individuals:a necessary condition for self-improvement.-Richard Rorty,American philosopher.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Quote on vacation

Vacation:Two weeks on the sunny sands-and the rest of the year on the financial rocks.-Sam Ewing

Quote on experts

An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame.-Sam Ewing

Quote on computers

Computers are like bikinis.They save people a lot of guesswork.-Sam Ewing

Quote on freedom

Freedom is the recognition of contingency.-Richard Rorty

Quote from Richard Rorty

Always strive to excel,but only on weekends.-Richard Rorty

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Quote on autobiographies

If you believe the past can't be changed,you haven't read a celebrity's autobiography.-Sam Ewing

Quote from Sam Ewing

There's no thief like a bad movie.-Sam Ewing

Quote from James D.Miles

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.-James D.Miles

Quote from Sam Ewing

There's no thief like a bad movie.-Sam Ewing

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Great quote on advice

The trouble with giving advice is that others want to return the favor.-Sam Ewing

Interesting quote on driving

Don't drive as if you own the road,drive as if you own the car.-Sam Ewing

Quote on paint

Ever notice that nothing changes the color of paint like putting it on a wall?-Sam Ewing

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Quote on tourists

The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists.-Sam Ewing

Quote from Sam Ewing

Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.-Sam Ewing

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Interesting quote from Robert Louis Stevenson

All speech,written or spoken,is a dead language ,until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.-Robert Louis Stevenson,REFLECTIONS AND REMARKS ON HUMAN LIFE.

Quote from Arnold H.Glasow

In life,as in football,you won,t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.-Arnold H.Glasow

Quote from William Sloane

Exercise your words.Try them out in new relationships.-William Sloane

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Quote from Kirk Diedrich

When you meet the one who changes the way your heart beats,dance with them to that rhythm for as long as the song lasts.-Kirk Diedrich

Interesting T-shirt slogan

I'm not aging.I'm increasing in value.-Seen on a T-shirt

Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Quote on writing

Writing is the hardest way of earning a living,with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.-Olin Miller

Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Insightful quote from Johnny Rich

You inherit your environment just as much as your genes.-Johnny Rich,THE HUMAN SCRIPT.

Quote from Dana Stewart Scott

Learn as much as you can while  you are Young,since life becomes too busy later.-Dana Stewart Scott

Quote from Khalid Masood

Time is our richest inheritance.-Khalid Masood

Monday, September 07, 2015

Insightful quote from Flannery O' Connor

Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.-Flannery O'Connor

Quote from Andy Rooney

Don't rule out working with your hands.It does not preclude using your head.-Andy Rooney

Quote from James Fenton

Windbags can be right.Aphorists can be wrong.It is a tough world.-James Fenton,THE TIMES.

Quote from Ashbel Smith

Smite the rocks with the rod of knowledge,and fountains of unstinted wealth will gush forth.-Ashbel Smith,(as he laid the first cornerstone of the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS).

Saturday, September 05, 2015

Quote from Carol Shields

I am not,by the way,unaware of the absurdity of believing one can learn goodness through the medium of print.Bookish people,who are often maladroit people,persist in thinking they can master any subtlety so long as it's been shaped into acceptable expository prose.-Carol Shields,UNLESS.

INsightful quote from Joseph Joubert

When one has too great a dread of what is impending,one feels some relief when the trouble has come.-Joseph Joubert

Friday, September 04, 2015

Quote from Anthony Liccione

People from the past,have a tendency to walk back into the present,and run over the future.-Anthony Liccione

Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Quote from Dan Heist

When you realize you've made a mistake,make amends immediately.It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm.-Dan Heist