Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sleep lingers all our lifetime about our eyes,as night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir-tree.-Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882)

Quote on writing

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.-Ralph Ellison

Quote from George Carlin

Well,if crime fighters fight crime and firefighters fight fires,what do freedom fighters fight?They never mention that part to us,do they?-George Carlin

Another quote from Judith Flanders

There are supposed to be endorphins or whatever that make you feel great when you exercise.I don't think I have any,because I only feel great when I'm lying on the sofa-reading a book,possibly while simultaneously eating biscuits.-Judith Flanders,A MURDER OF MAGPIES.

Quote from Judith Flanders

The last refuge of the intelligentsia:when life gets too difficult,go find something to read.-Judith Flanders,A MURDER OF MAGPIES.

Quote on boxing

Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed.-Roger Kahn

Quote from James Shirley

Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.-James Shirley

Rachel Weisz,Gwyneth Paltrow and Zooey Deschanel

Q.What do actresses Rachel Weisz,Gwyneth Paltrow and Zooey Deschanel have in common?
Answer.They all have gone gluten-free in their diet.

229th list of 10 French songs you like

1.L'Été(1978)-Véronique Béliveau
2.Donna,Donna-Claude Francois(This song is a French version of the hit song 'DONNA' by Richie Valens)
3.(Hooray,Hooray) J'ai Envie de m'amuser(1979)-Louise Lemire.(This song is a French version of the Boney M. hit song 'HOORAY,HOORAY)
4.Les Musiciens de la rue-Manuel Brault
5.Imagine-Mort Schuman
6.Belle Promeneuse-Michel Rivard
7.Monaco-Jean Francois Maurice
8.Les Moulins De Mon Cœur-Claude Francois.(This song is a French version of the Dusty Springfield hit song 'THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND').
9.Suzanne-Francoise Hardy
10.Va Plus Loin-Christine Chartrand.(This song is a French version of the hit song 'WALK ON BY' by Dionne Warwick)

Quote from John Moore

Wherever man has left his footprint in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization,we will find the hoofprint of a horse beside it.-John Moore

Quote from Bayard Rustin

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being,his very act of protest confers dignity on him.-Bayard Rustin

Quote on the solar eclipse

A solar eclipse:the cosmic ballet goes on.-Leonard Nimoy

Bad breath

Halometer-A machine for measuring bad breath

Quote on Malcolm Forbes

The richest person in the world---in fact all the riches in the world-couldn't provide you with anything like the endless,incredible loot available at your local library.-Malcolm Forbes

Quote on vain people

Vain people can't bear to be crossed.They are the center of their world,and if circumstances don't allow the world to meet their needs,then the circumstances need to be changed.Their actions appear proportionate to them because any situation where their needs aren't  being met is an affront.-Judith Flanders,A BED OF SCORPIONS.

Great quote on trees

People who will not sustain trees will soon live in a world that will not sustain people.-Bryce Nelson

228th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Et Cetera-Gabrielle Des Trois Maisons
2.Est-ce que tu m'aimes?-Les Baronets.(This song is a French version of the 1962 hit song 'DO YOU LOVE ME' by The Contours).
3.Diable Que Je t'aime-Claude Michel
4.Je ne Danserai Plus Jamais-Johnny Hallyday
5.Je Te Fais Une Chanson-Ginette Reno
6.Danke Schoen-Robert Demontigny
6.Le Fruit De La Vie(1968)-Raymond Berthiaume.(This song is a French version of the 1967 hit song 'WINDY' by The Association.Words in French-by Pierre Noles)
7.Le Petit Gonzalez-Dalida
8.Vive Les Roses-Diane Juster
9.Les Bicyclettes de Belsize-Robert Demontigny
10.Oui,Va Plus Loin-Richard Anthony.(This song is a French version of the hit 1961 English song 'WALK ON BY' by Dionne Warwick)

Quote from Lewis B.Ergen

The ratio of We's to I's is the best indicator of the development of a team.-Lewis B.Ergen

Quote from Michael Pollan

The great value of a diversified food economy,like a diverse pasture or farm,is the ability to withstand any shock.The important thing is that there be multiple food chains,so that when any one of them fails-when the oïl runs out,when mad cow or other food-borne diseases become epidemic,when the pesticides no longer work,when drought strikes and plagues come and soils blow away-we'll still have a way to feed ourselves.-Michael Pollan

Quote from Hugh Walpole

Don't play for safety-it's the most dangerous thing in the world.-Hugh Walpole(1884-1941)

Quote from Rachel Carson

Why should anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life?They should not be called insecticides,but biocides.-Rachel Carson

Quote from Vladimir Nabokov

A good laugh is the best pesticide.-Vladimir Nabokov

Quote from Werner Herzog

I know for sure that there is only one step from insecticide to genocide.-Werner Herzog

Quote from Beverly Cleary

If you don't see the book you want on the shelves,write it.-Beverly Cleary(born 1916)

Quote from Harriet Tubman

Every great dream begins with a dreamer.Always remember,you have within you the strength,the patience,and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.-Harriet Tubman

Quote from Amit Kalantri

I don't like museums,I like labs.-Amit Kalantri

Quote from Henry Edward Armstrong

Hypotheses like professors,when they are seen not to work any longer in the laboratory,should  disappear.-Henry Edward Armstrong

Quote on art

Art and life ought to be hurriedly remarried and brought to live together.-Hugh Walpole

Quote from Hugh Walpole

In all science,error precedes the truth,and it is better it should go first than last.-Hugh Walpole(1884-1941)

Quote from Daniel Knode

You laugh at me because I am different;I laugh because you are all the same.-Daniel Knode

Quote on book lovers

A bibliomaniac is one to whom books are like bottles of whiskey to the inebriate,to whom anything that is between covers has an intoxicating savor.-Hugh Walpole(1884-1841)

Quote from Clemence Dane

Make us laugh and you can pick all pockets.-Clemence Dane(1888-1965),novelist.

Quote from Alec Waugh

You can fall in love at first sight with a place as with a person.-Alec Waugh

Quote from Mike McAlary

Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient.It's called rain.-Mike McAlary

Quote from John Updike

Rain is grace;rain is the sky descending to the earth;without rain,there would be no life.-John Updike

Quote on water

Water is a very good servant,but it is a cruel master.-Charles G.D.Roberts

Quote from Langston Hughes

Let the rain sing you a lullaby.-Langston Hughes

Quote from Doug Henning

The hard must become habit.The habit must become easy.The easy must become beautiful.-Doug Henning

Quote from Peter Carey

We are alive on the very brink of eternity.-Peter Carey,OSCAR AND LUCINDA

Quote from Margot Fonteyn

Take your work seriously,but never yourself.-Margot Fonteyn

Quote from Jerry Seinfeld

If you've got a bloodstain on your T-shirt,maybe dirty laundry isn't your biggest problem.-Jerry Seinfeld

Quote from Douglas Fairbanks

The man who is gloomy,taciturn and lives in a world of doubt seldom achieves more than a bare living.There have been a few who groaned their way through a competence,but in proportion to that overwhelming number of souls who carry cheer through life,they are as nothing-mere drops in the bucket.-Douglas Fairbanks(1883-1939)

Quote on self-deprecation

Self-deprecation is a disease. Once it gets a hold on us-good-bye!-Douglas Fairbanks(1883-1939)

Quote on history

History is like a bloodstain that keeps on showing on the wall no matter how many new owners take possession,no matter how many times we paint over it.-Peter Carey,attributed,GHOST EMPIRE:HOW THE FRENCH ALMOST CONQUERED NORTH AMERICA.

Quote from Douglas Fairbanks

The man that's out to do something has to keep in high gear all the time.-Douglas Fairbanks(1883-1939),silent film actor and superstar

Quote from Peter Carey

All Butcher's previous politeness was revealed as so much bad milk floating in a cup of welcome tea.-Peter Carey,THEFT:A LOVE STORY.

Quote from Carrie Bradshaw

I'd much rather be someone's shot of whiskey than everyone's cup of tea.-Carrie Bradshaw

Quote from Raymond Chandler

The demand was for constant action;if you stopped to think,you were lost.-Raymond Chandler

Quote from Ken Dryden

Nothing is as good as it used to be,and it never was.The 'golden age of sports,' and the golden age of anything ,is the age of everyone's childhood.-Ken Dryden

Quote from Eric Hoffer

We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential.Hence the remarkable fact that many inventions had their birth as toys.-Eric Hoffer

Quote from Ian Buruma

Citizenship of a democratic state means living by the laws of the country.A liberal democracy cannot survive when part of the population believes that divine laws trump those made by man.-Ian Buruma,MURDER IN AMSTERDAM:THE DEATH OF THEO VAN GOGH AND THE LIMITS OF TOLERANCE

Quote from Charles Comiskey

It is the small things in life which count,it is the inconsequential leak which empties the biggest reservoir.-Charles Comiskey

Quote from Donald McCraig

More often than we care to admit,inconsequential decisions change our lives.-Donald McCraig

Quote on memories

Memories no matter how small or inconsequential are the pages that define us.-Sarah Winman

Quote from Bertrand Russell

Not to be absolutely certain is,I think,one of the essential things in rationality.-Bertrand Russell

Grains that are gluten-free

The following is a list of gluten-free grains:
1.Amaranth
2.Buckwheat
3.Corn
4.Millet
5.Quinoa
6.Rice
7.Sorghum
8.Teff
9.Wild rice

Quote on hydrogen

Hydrogen is an odorless colorless gas which,given enough time,turns into people.-Edward Harrison,COSMOLOGY:THE SCIENCE OF THE UNIVERSE.

Quote from Kathleen McDonald

Just as the waves can subside to reveal the stillness of the ocean's depths,so too is it possible to calm the turbulence of our mind to reveal its natural pristine clarity.-Kathleen McDonald

Quote from Glenn Greenwald

You can't have a pristine house with ten dogs,and I'd rather have the ten dogs.-Glenn Greenwald

Quote from Ruth Benedict

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes.He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.-Ruth Benedict

Eve teasing

Eve teasing - the word used for public sexual harassment of women in India.

Quote on excuses

Excuses are leaks in a boat.When you cover one,another pops up,and it's even bigger.It's hard to keep the boat repaired and get safely to shore if you have an excuse mind-set.-James Altucher

Quote from James Altucher

Only worry about your own happiness,which doesn't have to be limited by anyone else's stupidity unless you allow it to be.-James Altucher

Sushi

Q.What is Korean sushi called?
Answer.Gimbap/Kimbap

Oscars

Q.Who hosted the first Oscars Award ceremony in 1929?
Answer.Douglas Fairbanks

Interesting websites and blogs on food,health and diets

1 www.glutenfreesociety.org
2 www.jackkruse.com
3 http://overcomefoodintolerances.com
4 www.glutenfreefox.com
5 www.wheatbellyblog.com
6 www.roadtolivingwhole.com
7 www.thepatientceliac.com
8 www.progressivehealth.com
9 https://chriskresser.com

Quote from Theodore Roethke

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.-Theodore Roethke

Interesting website on shopping malls

http://deadmalls.com

Quote from Seneca

Whenever there is a human being,there is an opportunity for kindness.-Seneca

Quote on anxiety

Anxiety and gratitude can't live in the same head.-James Altucher

Quote on life

Life is a series of failures punctuated by brief successes.-James Altucher

Interesting quote on robots

Robots are the new middle class.And every one else will either be an entrepreneur or a temp staffer.-James Altucher(born 1968).

Quote from Laurie Anderson

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity,like the word livewire.-Laurie Anderson

Another quote from James Altucher

If you act like the river,you ultimately flow past all the rocks along the way.-James Altucher

Quote from James Altucher

It's in the valley of failure that we sow our seeds of success.-James Altucher

Quote from Yann Martel

I felt like I was beating a rainbow to death.-Yann Martel,LIFE OF PI

Quote on life

Life is a peephole,a single tiny entry into a vastness.-Yann Martel

Quote from Lewis Cass

People may doubt what you say,but they will believe what you do.-Lewis Cass

Websites for textile waste reduction in Canada

1 www.trustedclothes.com
2 http://textilerecovery.org