Quote from Lisa Riley

If you burn away my bones,my love for him would remain,tattooed in the air.-Lisa Riley,SIDESWIPED.

Another quote from Nina Malkin

You learn about fight or flight,but noone ever mentions the third alliterative option-freeze.-Nina Malkin,SWOON.

Quote from Nina Malkin

The best listeners listen between the lines.-Nina Malkin,SWOON.

Quote from Burt Reynolds

Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done.-Burt Reynolds

Quote from Phyllis Diller

I've buried a lot of my laundry in the backyard.-Phyllis Diller

Quote on streets

The streets are a poor kid's Playstation.-Mokokoma Mokonoana

Quote from H.L.Mencken

Love:The delusion that one woman suffers from another.-Henry Louis Mencken

Quote on architecture

Architecture without sensibility to its context is like sex without love:entertaining perhaps,but not the source of lasting joy.-Mark Wilson Jones

Quote from John Maynard Keynes

It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.-John Maynard Keynes

Quote from Charles Darwin

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than knowledge.-Charles Darwin

Quote from Thomas A.Edison

We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.-Thomas A.Edison

Quote on smart growth

Smart Growth:Making the car an option,not a necessity.-Dom Nozzi

Quote from Michael Ronkin

We need to adapt trucks to the city,not adapt cities to trucks.-Michael Ronkin

Quote from John Ruskin

The measure of any great civilization is in its cities,and the measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its public places,its parks and squares.-John Ruskin

Quote on joggers

I don't think jogging is healthy,especially morning jogging.If morning joggers knew how tempting they looked to morning motorists,they would stay home and do sit-ups.-Rita Rudner

Quote from Theodore Roosevelt

From time to time,little men will find fault with what you have done----but they will go down the stream like bubbles,they will vanish.But the work you have done will remain for the ages.-Theodore Roosevelt

Quote from Edward Abbey

A crowded society is a restrictive society;an overcrowded society becomes an authoritarian,repressive and murderous society.-Edward Abbey,POSTCARDS FROM ED:DISPATCHES AND SALVOS FROM AN AMERICAN ICONOCLAST.

Quote on excellence

To achieve excellence should be a struggle.-Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley

Quote from Steven Pinker

Some collective practices have enormous inertia because they impose a high cost on the individual who would try to change them.-Steven Pinker

Quote on cancer

Cancer is nothing more than a healthy cell that starts replicating out of control.-Dan Brown,INFERNO.

Quote from E.O.Wilson

The raging monster upon the land is population growth.In its presence,sustainability is but a fragile theoretical construct.-E.O.Wilson

Quote from Jacquelyn Robertson

We live in a country made of spare parts where the master plan has been lost.-Jaquelyn Robertson

Quote from Paul Bedford

In a quality city,a person should be able to live their entire life without a car,and not feel deprived.-Paul Bedford

Quote from Henry Richmond

Well-planned cities can compensate for declining incomes by decreasing the cost of living.-Henry Richmond

Quote from Alan E.Pisarski

When you're on the street[as a pedestrian],all cars are monsters.When you're in a car,all pedestrians are idiots.-Alan E.Pisarski

Quote from Vince Graham

If buildings are beautiful,higher density compounds that beauty.Conversely,if buildings are ugly,then higher density compounds that ugliness.-Vince Graham

Quote from Kenneth Boulding

Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.-Kenneth Boulding

Quote from Albert Bartlett

'Sustainable growth' is an oxymoron.-Albert Bartlett

Quote from Eric Hoffer

There is probably an element of malice in our readiness to overestimate people-we are,as it were,laying up for ourselves the pleasure of later cutting them down to size.-Eric Hoffer

Quote from Stephen Covey

We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.-Stephen Covey

Quote from Clay Shirky

We systematically overestimate the value of access to information and underestimate the value of access to each other.-Clay Shirky

Quote from H.L.Mencken

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.-H.L.Mencken(1880-1956).

Quote from Wayne Dyer

Never underestimate your power to change yourself;never overestimate your power to change others.-Wayne Dyer

Quote from Tim Fargo

Don't underestimate the power of being underestimated.-Tim Fargo

Quote from Mark Twain

One is apt to overestimate beauty when it is rare.-Mark Twain

Quote from Nicholas Sparks

It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment.-Nicholas Sparks

Quote from Anne Lamott

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes---including you.-Anne Lamott

Two good blogs from joggers

1 http://tartanjogger.com
2 http://joggingdad.com

Quote from John Wooden

Don't mistake activity with achievement.-John Wooden

Quote from George Sheehan

The difference between a jogger and a runner is an empty blank.-George Sheehan

Quote from Antoine Wilson

She was a rule follower,but not a crowd follower.-Antoine Wilson,THE INTERLOPER.

Quote from Terry Pratchett

In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods;they have not forgotten this.-Terry Pratchett

Quote from Mother Teresa

If you are kind,people may accuse you of ulterior motives.Be kind anyway.-Mother Teresa

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let a manthen know his worth,and keep things under his feet.Let him not peep or steal,skulk up and down with the air of a charity-boy,a bastard or an interloper.-Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882),American poet,lecturer and essayist.

Quote from Terry Pratchett

Never trust a species that grins all the time.It's up to something.-Terry Pratchett

Quote from Louis Sabin

No matter how little money and how few possessions you own,having a dog makes you rich.-Louis Sabin

Quote from Gene Hill

Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies.-Gene Hill

Quote from Paul Bedford

A good sustainability and quality of life indicator:The average amount of time spent in a car.-Paul Bedford

Quote from Ken Boulding

It is the adaptable,not the well-adapted who survive.-Ken Boulding

Quote from J.R.Tolkien

Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.-J.R.Tolkien,THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

Quote from Andres Duany

We are not running out of land.We are running out of urban places.-Andres Duany

Quote on urban sprawl

The majority of sprawl in this country is produced by those who are fleeing from sprawl.-Alex Krieger

The heaviest snake in the world

Q.Which is the heaviest snake in the world?
Answer.The green anaconda

Quote from Victor Dover

Parking is narcotic and ought to be a controlled substance.It is addictive,and one can never have enough.-Victor Dover

Quote from John Geddes

I love it when the dark bottle of night spills out,and the Moon writes in chalk about us.-John Geddes

Quote from Susan Sarandon

The only way you run into someone else in LA is in a car crash.-Actress Susan Sarandon,on why she moved to New York.

Quote from Paul Goldberger

Urbanism works when it creates a journey as desirable as the destination.-Paul Goldberger

Quote from Enrique Penalosa

Anything you do to make a city more friendly to cars makes it less friendly to people.-Enrique Penalosa

Quote on Houston

In Houston,a person walking is someone on his way to his car.-Anthony Downs

Great quote on sidewalks

Any town that doesn't have sidewalks doesn't love its children.-Margaret Mead

Quote on consensus

Consensus is the absence of leadership.-Margaret Thatcher

Crime prention tip

Plant some fear in burglars.Under your windows plant thorny bushes that bite.Try cactus or crown of thorns.Use the Spanish bayonet,the limeberry,or the carissa,all burglar biters.

Quote from Charles Krauthammer

Middleness is the very enemy of the bold.-Charles Krauthammer,newspaper columnist fort THE WASHINGTON POST.

Quote on show business

That's what show business is,sincere insincerity.-Benny Hill(1924-1992),British comedian.

Quote from Charles Krauthammer

Better to be paralyzed from the neck down than the neck up.-Charles Krauthammer,newspaper columnist for THE WASHINGTON POST.

Quote from Terry Pratchett

Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny.Free men pull in all kinds of directions.-Terry Pratchett

Quote from J.K.Rowling

Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.-J.K.Rowling

Quote from Cal Thomas

People,like water,will run downhill,seeking their lowest level unless something interdicts them.-Cal Thomas(b.1942),newspaper columnist.

Dragonfly

The darning needle is another name for the dragonfly.

Quote from Billy Wilder

If you're going to tell people the truth,be funny or they'll kill you.-Billy Wilder,American film director.

Great quote on politicians

Asking politicians to give up a source of money is like asking Dracula to forsake blood.-Cal Thomas(b.1942),American newspaper columnist.

Quote from Sir Arthur Helps

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice.-Sir Arthur Helps

Quote from Aesop

No act of kindness,no matter how small,is ever wasted.-Aesop

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.-Ralph Waldo Emerson,THE CONDUCT OF LIFE,1860.

Quote from Walt Disney

Laughter is timeless.Imagination has no age.And dreams are forever.-Walt Disney

Great quote from Taylor Meade

Undermine the entire economic structure of society by leaving the pay toilet door ajar so the next person can get in free.-Taylor Meade

Quote on inflation

If inflation continues to soar,you're going to have to work like a dog just to live like one.-George Gobel

Quote from M.W.Harrison

The waste of money cures itself,for soon there is no more to waste.-M.W.Harrison

Quote from Shannon L.Alder

It is the apathetic person that sees the cause while the charitable person sees the need.-Shannon L.Alder

Quote from Douglas Adams

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.-Douglas Adams

Interesting quote on economists

The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters.-Jean-Paul Kauffmann

Quote from Billy Crystal

It's money.I remember it from when I was single.-Billy Crystal

Quote from Nick Arnette

When people ask me if I have any spare change,I tell them I have it at home in my spare wallet.-Nick Arnette

Quote from Max Asnas

Money is something you have to make in case you don't die.-Max Asnas

Quote from Yogi Berra

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.-Yogi Berra

Quote from Nicole Kidman

What's the point of doing something good if nobody's watching?-Nicole Kidman

Mint

Mint is good if you live around lots of mosquitoes,as it is antipruritic,meaning it relieves itching.

Jupiter

Q.Which is the smallest of Jupiter's four moons?
Answer.Europa

Quote from Stefan Molyneux

Deep pockets and empty hearts rule the world.We unleash them at our peril.-Stefan Molyneux

Quote from George Sand

The capacity of passion is both cruel and divine.-George Sand

Quote from Oscar Wilde

You can never be overdressed or overeducated.-Oscar Wilde

Quote on charity

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.-George Sand

Quote from Sebastian Barry

The human animal began as a mere wriggling thing in the ancient seas,struggling out onto land with many regrets.That is what brings us so full of longing to the sea.-Sebastian Barry(b.1955),playwright.

Quote from Susan Patron

Adults have big,big wishes that we do not expect to come true.That is why we need so many candles on our cakes.-Susan Patron

Quote on murder

Murder is only killing in the wrong place.-Pat Barker

Quote from Walter Matthau

My doctor gave me six months to live,but when I couldn't pay the bill he gave me six months more.-Walter Matthau

Quote on slang

Slang is ---a pile of fossilised jokes and puns and ironies,tinselly gems dulled eventually by overmuch handling,but gleaming still when held up to the light.-Anthony Burgess,A MOUTHFUL OF AIR.

Quote from Jack Canfield

Don't worry about failures,worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.-Jack Canfield,CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL.

Beautiful,obscure song about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The 1972 song 'JUSTIN PIERRE' by Dinah Christie is a beautiful,almost-forgotten,obscure song that I hope will be played often on Canadian and American radio stations.
                                       The song was written for Justin Pierre Trudeau when he was a baby (only 1 year old).Justin Trudeau was born on December 25,1971 in Ottawa when his father Pierre Trudeau was Canadian Prime Minister.
                                              Today Justin Trudeau himself is Canada's prime minister.I hope more people will hear the 1972 song 'JUSTIN PIERRE' by Dinah Christie on You Tube and will download it onto their ipod.

Great quote from Sebastian Barry

Tears have a better character cried alone.Pity can sometimes be more wolf than dog.-Sebastian Barry(b.1955),playwright.

Quote from Nancy Willard

What you need will come back to you.-Nancy Willard

Quote on boredom

Boredom is what happens to people who have no control over their minds.-Rebecca Stead

Whitecaps

Whitecaps-Name given to foamy waves.

Quote on nostalgia

I hate nostalgia,it's laziness with prettier accessories.-Tana French

Quote from Nancy Willard

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.-Nancy Willard

Great quote on fear

Fear invites aggression-do not show it to a predator.-Brian Herbert(born 1947).

Quote on coincidence

Coincidence is the word we use when we can't see the levers and pulleys.-Emma Bull

Quote from Peter Carey

The declared meaning of a spoken sentence is only its overcoat,and the real meaning lies underneath its scarves and buttons.-Peter Carey

Quote from Rosalie Maggio

Cutting edges are always a little rough.-Rosalie Maggio

Quote from Pat Barker

Half the world's work is done by hopeless neurotics.-Pat Barker

Quote from Nancy Willard

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.-Nancy Willard

Quote from Linda Grant

Revenge is so much more satisfying than regret.-Linda Grant(b.1951),novelist.

Quote from Nancy Willard

Live in your roots,not in your branches.-Nancy Willard

Another quote from James Hadley Chase

It's better to be sick of life than not have a life.-James Hadley Chase(1909-1985),writer of pulp fiction and thrillers.

Quote from James Hadley Chase

What the eye doesn't see,the heart doesn't grieve about.-James Hadley Chase(1909-1985).

Quote on tears

Tears have a better character cried alone.Pity can sometimes be more wolf than dog.-Sebastian Barry(b.1955),playwright.

Quote from Clare Vanderpool

Memories were like sunshine.They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow,but you couldn't hold them.-Clare Vanderpool

Quote from Eleanor Catton

Remember that anybody who is clever enough to set you free is clever enough to enslave you.-Eleanor Catton

Great quote on the past and future

There is no past or future.Using tenses to divide time is like making chalkmarks on water.-Janet Frame

Fantastic quote from Katherine Applegate

Everyone deserves a shot-----and some deserve to be shot.-Katherine Applegate

Quote from Melvin Burgess

Love is a secret society,a community for two.-Melvin Burgess

Quote from James Hadley Chase

When a kingdom loses its king,there's always a scramble to grab.-James Hadley Chase(1906-1985),writer of thriller novels.

Quote from Katherine Applegate

Humans.Sometimes they make chimps look smart.-Katherine Applegate

Quote from Anne Fortier

When the old men fight,the young people die.-Anne Fortier(born 1971).

Quote from Janet Frame

I like to see life with its teeth out.-Janet Frame

Quote from Kirby Larson

Life was like a batch of biscuits without the baking powder:flat,flat,flat.-Kirby Larson

Quote from Karen Cushman

Love brightens and purifies the heart.-Karen Cushman

Quote on teasing

Teasing's part of the fun that comes before kissing.-Lois Lowry

Quote from Colleen Doran

Set boundaries and keep them.People will drown you with their need,and demonize you for not filling their emptiness.-Collen Doran

Quote from Miranda J.Barrett

Play with your ideals and laugh at the limitations of your mundane life.-Miranda J.Barrett

Funny quote from Jarod Kintz

I folded my map in half and used it to make a sandwich.Then I dipped it in coffee and ate all of Europe and half of Russia.-Jarod Kintz,I LOVE BLUE RIBBON COFFEE.

Quote on fashion

Fashion should be playful.-Paloma Picasso

Quote on unreturned love

Unreturned love is like trying to make a sandwich with one slice of bread.Don't stress-fold it in half and love yourself.-Jarod Kintz,THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR SALE.

Quote from F.Scott Fitzgerald

A man's social rank is determined by the amount of bread he eats in a sandwich.-F.SCott Fitzgerald,THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED.

Quote on arrogance

Arrogant and ignorant go together like peanut butter and jelly.Would you like a sandwich?-Jarod Kintz,THE MERITS OF MARTHAISM AND HOW BEING NAMED SUSAN CAN BENEFIT YOU.

Quote on play

Play is the highest form of research.-Albert Einstein

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and the valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself,so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist.-Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882),American poet,lecturer and essayist.