Quote from Woodrow Wilson

A man's rootage is more important than his leafage.-Woodrow T.Wilson,American president.

Quote from Erol Orzan

Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost.-Erol Orzan

Quote from Rosalynn Carter

Once you accept the fact that you're not perfect,then you develop some confidence.-Rosalynn Carter

Quote from Malcolm Turnbull

Our cities are crucibles of enterprise.They need public transport.It's good for you.-Malcolm Turnbull

Quote from Graham Currie

Whenever we increase road space we increase traffic.We are not fundamentally solving the problem of congestion.-Graham Currie

Quote from Elliott Sclar

We buy our cars to go to work and then we work to buy our cars.-Elliott Sclar

Quote from P.D.James

You want the garden to be beautiful,provided that the smell of manure is kept well away from your fastidious nose.-P.D.James

Qute on Wagner

Wagner is the Puccini of music.-J.B.Morton

Quote on Wednesdays

Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!-Lee Fox Williams

Quote on economy

Economy:cutting down other people's wages.-J.B.Morton

Quote from Joan Didion

To free us from the expectation of others,to give us back to ourselves----there lies the great singular power of self-respect.-Joan Didion

Good website for writers

www.makealivingwriting.com

Quote from Willie Sutton

Do not serve time,let time serve you.-Willie Sutton(1901-1980)

Quote from Anne Fadiman

You can miss a lot by sticking to the point.-Anne Fadiman(born 1953)

Quote on religion

The religions of the world are the ejaculations of a few imaginative men.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote from Sutton Elbert Griggs

It often requires more courage to read some books than it does to fight a battle.-Sutton Elbert Griggs

Quote from Amy Sedaris

Accentuate the positives-medicate the negatives.-Amy Sedaris,I LIKE YOU:HOSPITALITY UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

Quote from Martin Page

Like sexual intercourse,death needs foreplay.-Martin Page,THE DISCREET PLEASURES OF REJECTION

Quote from Amy Sedaris

It's natural for humans to suppress urges,for when our desires are left unchecked they lead to broken relationships,prison time,and forest fires.-Amy Sedaris

Quote from Edith Wharton

The American landscape has no foreground and the American mind no background.-Edith Wharton

Quote on media

I'm kind of a gossip hound,but watching the media whip the small fires into giant forest fires so that they can cover the result is infuriating.-Anne Lamott

Quote from Lillian Gish

A happy life is one spent in learning,earning and yearning.-Lillian Gish

Quote on capitalism

Capitalism is a forest fire that is never extinguished,only contained.-Brian Appleyard

Oceans

June 8 is the World Oceans Day.June 8 was declared World Oceans Day at the urging of Canada.
                                   Visit www.worldoceansday.ca and www.worldoceansday.org

Cigarette butts and birds

In another oddity,two types of city songbirds-the house finch and the house sparrow-pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts(as many as 40 per nest) to protect their young from harmful mites.The birds seem to instinctively know that the chemicals in nicotine repel parasites.-SOURCE:Kerry Banks,CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE,May/June 2017 issue.

Interesting environmentally friendly websites and blogs on reuse

1. recyclerefinishrepurpose.wordpress.com
2. www.retrorepurpose.com
3. www.therepurposeproject.com
4. repurposedandrefined.com
5. www.reclaimandrepurpose.com
6 www.oldhousecompany.com
7 www.divineheritagebarns.com
8. http://thepaintedcan.com
9. www.littlemissdexterous.com

Synanthropes

Synanthropes:Wild animals that live near and benefit from humans,mostly in urban and suburban settings.Examples include skunks,coyotes ,raccoons and red foxes that thrive in many Canadian cities and their suburbs.

An interesting website if you want to grow a thick skin

http://rejectiontherapy.com

225th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Femmes Je Vous Aime-Julien Clerc
2.Par Amour Par Pitié-Les Sultans
3.Pleurer Le Chanteur-Michel Delpech
4.Des Oeillets Blancs-Fernand Gignac(This is a French version of the song 'RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY')
5.Les Bicyclettes de Belsize-Mireille Mathieu
6.Les P'tits Loups-Roch Voisine
6.Santa Maria De La Mer-Mireille Mathieu
7.Le Prix Des Allumettes-Stone et Charden
8.Si J'Avais Un Char-Cassonade
8.Le Goût Du Miel-Fabienne Thibault
9.Le Loup,La Biche et Le Cheval-Henri Salvador
10.Pendant les vacances-Sheila
10.Mille Colombes-Mireille Mathieu
10.Viens T'Étendre Au Creux De Mon Bras-Claude Valade

Quote from Mary Manin Morrissey

You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.-Mary Manin Morrissey

Quote from George Orwell

If you kept the small rules,you could break the big ones.-George Orwell

Refugees

June 20 is World Refugee Day.
                           Visit the website www.worldrefugeeday.com

Quote from Diana Spencer

Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward,safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.-Diana Spencer

Quote from Winston Churchill

If one has to submit,it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.-Winston Churchill(1874-1965)

Umbraphile

Umbraphile-One who loves eclipses,often travelling to see them.

Brad of Tunisian olive oil I just finished consuming

In June 2017,I bought and finished consuming a 1 Litre glass bottle of ALLEGRO Extra Virgin olive oïl (Rich taste)(First cold pressing)(All Natural).
                           -Product of Tunisia.
                             This olive oïl is truly superb and very recommendable.

Quote from Gary Ryan Blair

Thoughtful risks are destructive,of course,but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.-Gary Ryan Blair,motivational speaker and author

Quote from Richard Nixon

Nature is as wasteful of promising young men as she  is of fish spawn.-Richard M.Nixon(1913-1994)

Quote from Fulton Oursler

We crucify ourselves between two thieves:regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow.-Fulton Oursler

Quote from Cicero

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.-Cicero

City slogan

Q.Which Canadian city's slogan is 'Infinite horizons'?
Answer.Regina

Panacea

panacean-Adjective for the noun panacea.

Quote from Sonia Sotomayor

I do know one thing about me:I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth.-Sonia Sotomayor

Quote from Erma Bombeck

Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments.-Erma Bombeck

Quote from Chris Brogan

The goal isn't more money.The goal is living life on your terms.-Chris Brogan

Quote from Conor Oberst

I believe that vinyl will outlast CDs.-Conor Oberst

Quote from Willie Sutton

I have always found you get a lot more in this world with a kind word and a gun than you do with just a kind word.-Willie Sutton

Quote from James A.Garfield

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.-James A.Garfield

Quote from William James

The great use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.-William James

Another quote from Alfred A.Montapert

Do not confuse motion and progress.A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.-Alfred A.Montapert

Quote from Alfred A.Montapert

Every time you get angry,you poison your own system.-Alfred A.Montapert

Quote from Sylvia Plath

Wear your heart on your skin in this life.-Sylvia Plath

Quote from Gretchen Rubin

Focus not on doing less or doing more but on doing what you value.-Gretchen Rubin

Quote from Wiz Khalifa

Never make permanent decisions on temporary feelings.-Wiz Khalifa

Quote from Chris Brogan

Own your words.Your words are the maps to your intentions.-Chris Brogan

Quote from Og Mandino

I will greet this day with love in my heart.-Og Mandino

Quote from Haim Ginott

If you want your children to improve,let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.-Haim Ginott

Quote from Mason Cooley

Fluency avoids hard thoughts.-Mason Cooley

Quote on arrogance

Arrogance-The best leaders inspire by example.When that's not an option,brute intimidation works pretty well,too.-Larry Kersten

Quote on agony

Agony-Not all pain is gain.-Larry Kersten

Message on T-shirt

I speak fluent sarcasm.-Message I saw on a T-shirt

Insightful quote from Leonard Cohen

To keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older.-Leonard Cohen,Montreal-born poet,singer,songwriter and author.

Great quote on flattery

Flattery-If you want to get to the top,prepare to kiss a lot of the bottom.-Larry Kersten

Quote from Tyler Perry

You let your past destroy you,or you use it to create something better.-Tyler Perry

Quote from Sonia Sotomayor

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.-Sonia Sotomayor

Quote on elitism

Elitism-It's lonely at the top.But it's comforting to look down upon everyone at the bottom.-Larry Kersten

Quote from Larry Kersten

For every winner there are dozens of losers.Odds are you're one of them.-Larry Kersten

Quote on dreams

Dreams are like rainbows.Only idiots chase them.-Larry Kersten

Great quote on nepotism

Nepotism-We promote family values here almost as often as we promote family members.-Larry Kersten

Quote from Dr.Frank Lipman

In our busy 21st century life the one commodity that seems to be going extinct is time and we forget that healing that takes time.-Dr.Frank Lipman

Quote from Katrina Mayer

When you learn to love your own company,you become far more careful about whom you spend your time with.-Katrina Mayer,motivational speaker and writer

224th list of 10 French songs you like

1.À Toutes les Filles-Didier Barbelivien
2.Tirelou-Felix Leclerc
3.Un Peu d'Amour-Norman Knight
4.Romantica-Dalida
5.Montréal-Québec-Roch Voisine
6.Sha La La-Claude Francois
7. J'aime les Filles-Jacques Dutronc
8.Femme Aux Yeux D'Amour-Salvatore Adamo
9.Parlez-moi d'Amour-Juliette Greco
10.Les Gars-Christine Chartrand
10.Y a de la Joie-Charles Trenet

Irish proverb

Every beginning is weak.-Irish proverb

Quote from Larry Kersten

Every dark cloud has a silver lining,but lightning kills hundreds of people each year who are trying to find it.-Larry Kersten,American sociologist and author

Quote from The Grateful Dead

Every silver lining's got a touch of grey.-The Grateful Dead

Quote from Mary Kay Ash

Every silver lining has a cloud.-Mary Kay Ash

Quote from Maurice Setter

Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.-Maurice Setter

Message seen on a T-shirt

Don't wake the dreamer.-Message seen on a T-shirt

223rd list of 10 French songs you like

1.L'Amour En Héritage-Nana Mouskouri
2.Gondolier-Dalida
3.Ces Bottes sont Faites pour marcher-Dominique Michel
4.Sous Le Ciel de Paris-Juliette Greco
5.Les Filles Comme Moi-Fabienne Thibault
6.Elle-Salvatore Adamo
7.Seche Tes Larmes-Stéphane
8.Je Reviens Chez nous-Nana Mouskouri
9.Da Dou Ron Ron-Donald Lautrec
10.L.Amour Pas La Charité-Stone et Charden
10.Fio Maravilla-Nicoletta

Quote from Gianni Versace

It is nice to have valid competition;it pushes you to do better.-Gianni Versace

Quote on creativity

Creativity is an act of defiance.-Twyla Tharp

Quote from A.A.Milne

Some people talk to animals.Not many listen though.That's the problem.-A.A.Milne

Quote from Elias Canetti

People's fates are simplified by their names.-Elias Canetti

Quote from Mark Rowlands

In the end,it is our defiance that redeems us.----- -Mark Rowlands

Quote from Norman Mailer

With the pride of the artist,you must blow against the walls of every power that exist the small trumpet of your defiance.-Norman Mailer