Archive for January, 2010
Wind Quotes and Sayings
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Wind Quotes and Sayings The wind has always been a strong emotional object for writers, philosophers and the like. For some cultures, wind is of the utmost importance as it drives their transportation, fishing, or agricultural needs. So many quotes and sayings about wind exist that we can only provide a brief look at proverbs involving the wind. A Boston man is the east wind made flesh. Thomas Gold Appleton A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, th...
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Elvis Costello Quotes
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Elvis Costello Quotes The musician born Declan Patrick MacManus may not have been called Elvis his whole life, but he got there as soon as he could. Costello may be best know for his hits “Alison” and “Radio Radio” but his entire catalog is a pop masterpiece. Here are some of the best quotes by the prolific and brilliant Elvis Costello. Writing about music is like dancing about architecture — it’s a really stupid thing to want to do. Elvis Costello I find humm...
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Proverbs and Quotes
Monday, January 4th, 2010The Book of Proverbs in the Bible are attributed to Solomon, a wise King and the son of David. According to Biblical history, Solomon came up with over 3000 proverbs and wrote nearly 1000 songs and people from around the world traveled to his court to hear his wisdom. Scholars tell us that some of the “wise sayings” in this book of the Bible are interpretations of older proverbs from Egyptian and Assyrian sources. Here are the most popular of Solomon’s proverbs — wise wor...
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Love Quotes from Romeo and Juliet
Friday, January 1st, 2010William Shakespeare’s greatest known play is a great tragedy of life, family loyalty, and star-crossed lovers. Here are the best-loved quotes from Shakespeare’s greatest work on love. “One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun.” - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1.2 “O! she doth teach the torches to burn bright” - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1.5 “Did my heart love till now? Forswea...
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