Evolution

Flander: We want you to teach alternative theory to Darwinian Evolution.
Principle Skinner: You mean Lamarckian Evolution?

- Simpsons

Rumba is...

Rumba is the vertical expression of a horizontal wish.

You have to hold her like the skin on her thigh is your reason for living,
Let her go like your heart is being ripped from your chest,
Pull her back like your are gonna have your way with her right here on the dance floor,
and then fisnish like she's ruined you for life!

-Pualina from Shall We Dance

Le monde mal fait

Isabelle: It's a shame you are not a girl.
Xavier: Le monde mal fait

- L'Auberge Espagnole

I love his reply. The reply is so romantic because it satisfies the need of the Id. What N almost always does is state the obvious. He doesn't seem to pay attention to his own Id which prevents him from understand other people's inner Id needs.

The Best Love...

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul,
that makes us reach for more,
that plants fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.

That's what you've given me,
that's what I hope to give you forever.

- Noah in "The Notebook"

Sympathy / Empathy

Sympathy is to understand how the other person feels.

Empathy is to project your imagination so to actually feel what the other person feels. You put yourself in the other person's place.

King Renier of Monoco

In an interview before he proposed to Grace Kelly (just arrived in NY), when asked what quality he looks for in a mate he says:

"She has to have a lot of qualities because I have a horrible character"

So humble and wise. Definitely fits to be a king.

Quotes from Knuth

"Seek the interesting part about any situation/thing"

"Do the task you most dread, because the joy you'll get when it's done/accomplished"

Knuth from Cafe Scientifique in Los Altos in January 2006

You have to ask yourself the right questions

"Has anything you've done made your life better?"

-Bob Sweeney from American History X

New Year's Greeting from Carin

Maya Angelou said this:

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."

"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."

"I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as "making a life."

"I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."

"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."

"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."

"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."
"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

What is love?

This is not a quote but it made me cried, laughed and know what being alive is all about.

(comments in parenthesis are from Stephanie Klein because this is from her website)
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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.

So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."

Rebecca- age 8

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.

You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."

Billy - age 4

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other"

Karl - age 5

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."

Chrissy - age 6

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."

Terri - age 4

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."

Danny - age 7

"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"

Emily - age 8

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."

Noelle - age 7

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."

Tommy - age 6

"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."

Cindy - age 8

"My mommy loves me more than anybody .

You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."

Clare - age 6

"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."

Elaine-age 5

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."

Chris - age 7

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."

Mary Ann - age 4

"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."

Lauren - age 4

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)

Karen - age 7

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."

Mark - age 6

"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."

Jessica - age 8

And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

"Nothing, I just helped him cry"

When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply say the following small prayer for the person who sent you this.

Father, God, bless all my friends in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day! And may their life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with you. Amen.

Ralph Fiennes quote on Leno

Best advice he ever got:

"You are making it happen. Just let it happen. Allow it to happen"

Good advice on acting and on life.

Difference between Talent and Genius

Talent is what a man possesses.
Genius is what possesses a man.

Organization

The zen of clean

Clutter-free living begins with an attitude of respect. Every item you possess has its own function, whether practical or sentimental. So it's important that each has it's proper space. Keep only the most useful and meaningful things - it's distracting when every surface is covered with objects. Prioritize what you really need, then think about each object's purpose and respectfully honor its place in your home.

Katy, Texas

"If it's not beautiful, useful or of sentimental value, or if you haven't seen it in a year, get rid of it!"

(from realsimple, oct 2005)

Be Positive

Watch What You Say!

Your words, your dreams, and your thoughts have power to create conditions in your life.

What you speak about, you can bring about.

If you keep saying you can't stand your job, you might lose your job.

If you keep saying you can't stand your body, your body can become sick.

If you keep saying you can't stand your car, your car could be stolen or just stop operating.

If you keep saying you're broke, guess what? You'll always be broke.

If you keep saying you can't trust a man or trust a woman,

you will always find someone in your life to hurt and betray you.

If you keep saying you can't find a job, you will remain unemployed.

If you keep saying you can't find someone to love you or believe in you,

your very thought will attract more experiences to confirm your beliefs.

If you keep talking about a divorce or break up in a relationship,
then you might end up with it.

Turn your thoughts and conversations around to be more positive and power packed with

faith, hope, love and action.

Don't be afraid to believe that you can have what you want and deserve.

Watch your Thoughts, they become Words.
Watch your Words, they become Actions.
Watch your Actions, they become Habits.
Watch your Habits, they become Character.
Watch your Character, for it becomes your Destiny.

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settle for.

"In the search for me, I discovered truth. In the search for truth, I discovered love.

In the search for love, I discovered God. And in God, I have found everything."

In all things be positive!

(from claudia 9/13/05)

Excellence and Qualities

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. -Colin Powell

Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. -Peter Drucker

Commonst Thing

The commonst thing is delightful if only one hides it. -Oscar Wilde

Cost of a child

The U.S. government recently calculated the cost of
raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with
$160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about
sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college
tuition. But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it
down. It translates into $8,896.66 a year, $741.38 a
month, or $171.08 a week. That's a mere $24.24 a day!
Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice says:
“don't have children if you want to be "rich." “ It is
just the opposite.

What do you get for you $160,140.00?
Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
Glimpses of God every day.
Giggles under the covers every night.
More love than your heart can hold.
Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm
cookies.
A hand to hold, even if it is usually covered with
jam.
A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, building
sand castles, and skipping down the sidewalk in the
pouring rain.
Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what
the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up.
You get to finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play
hide-and-seek, catch lightning bugs, and never stop
believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to keep reading the Adventures of
Pooh and watching Saturday morning cartoons, going to
Disney movies, and wishing on stars.
You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under
refrigerator magnets.
You get to collect spray painted noodle wreaths for
Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day,
and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140.00, there is no better purchase.
You get to be a hero just for retrieving a Frisbee off
the garage roof, taking the training wheels off the
bike, removing a splinter, filling a wading pool,
coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a
baseball team that never wins, but always gets treated
to ice cream.
You get a front row seat to history. You get to
witness the first step, the first word, first bra,
first date, and first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal.
You get another branch added to your family tree, and
if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary
called grandchildren.
You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal
justice, communications, and human sexuality that no
college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there with
God.
You have all the power to heal a booboo, scare away
the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart,
police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love
them without limits, so one day they will, like you,
love without counting the cost.

From Sharda

Appreciation

--- AMELITA FIDELLAGA
wrote:
> From AMELITA FIDELLAGA Fri Oct 11 18:27:04 2002
> From: "AMELITA FIDELLAGA"
> To: "Amelita Fidellaga"
> Subject: appreciation
> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:27:04 -0400
>
> Melancholy Girl (from the "Spring Collection" by
> CloudEight Stationery, Artwork by Anastasia)
>
> Show Your Appreciation As Often As You Can
>
> The deepest principal in human nature is the craving
> to be appreciated. If you treat an individual as if
> they were what they ought to be and could be, they
> will become what they ought to be and could be.
>
> There is no stimulus like that which comes from
> knowing that others believe in you. There is no
> investment you can make which will pay you so well
> as your effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer
> where ever you are.
>
> Applaud them when they run, console them when they
> fall, and cheer them when they recover.
>
> As water is to a flower -- So is praise to the heart
> of another.
>
>
>
> Taken from www.storybin.com
>

From Noel