SAMUEL JOHNSON 1709-84

English lexicographer, critic and poet.

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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.

Today on THE ETERNAL VENUS - Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 1884-1962

First Lady of the USA from 1933 to 1945

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I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn one's back on life.

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AMBROSE PHILIPS 1674-1749

English poet and politician

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The flowers anew returning seasons bring,
But beauty faded has no second spring. 

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ZHAO ZHENKA b.1949

Chinese writer of poetry and fiction

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Freedom is only the distance between the hunter and his prey.

THE SATURDAY POEM

True love is a sacred flame
That burns eternally,
And none can dim its special glow
Or change its destiny.

True love speaks in tender tones
And hears with gentle ear,
True love gives with open heart
And true love conquers fear.

True love makes no harsh demands
It neither rules nor binds,
And true love holds with gentle hands
The hearts that it entwines. - ANON
 

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NORMAN VINCENT PEALE

Change your thoughts and you change your world. 

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NEW - now online - NEW

THE THOMAS HARDY POETRY PAGE

http://thethomashardypoetrypage.blogspot.com

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR 1932-2011

British-American actress

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I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind them.

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BOB MARLEY 1945-81

Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

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GRANDMA MOSES 1860-1961

American folk artist

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

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NEW - beginning Friday 26th April - NEW

The Thomas Hardy Poetry Page

http://thethomashardypoetrypage.blogspot.com

A.P. HERBERT 1890-1971

 English writer, poet and politician

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Well, fancy giving money to the Government!
Might as well have put it down the drain.
Fancy giving money to the Government!
Nobody will see the stuff again. 

JUST JAZZ

has been updated today

http://mykindofjazz.blogspot.com

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REBECCA WEST 1892-1983

English novelist, journalist and critic. 

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There is, of course, no reason for the existence of the male sex except that one sometimes needs help with moving the piano.

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VICTOR HUGO 1802-85

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

THE SATURDAY POEM

Jenny kiss’d me when we met,

    Jumping from the chair she sat in;

Time, you thief, who love to get

    Sweets into your list, put that in!

Say I’m weary, say I’m sad,

    Say that health and wealth have miss’d me,

Say I’m growing old, but add,

    Jenny kiss’d me    - Leigh Hunt. 1784–1859

SOCRATES c.469BC-369BC

Greek Athenian philosopher

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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

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AUDREY HEPBURN

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

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Today on JUST JAZZ

The Benny Goodman Trio

http://mykindofjazz.blogspot.com

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NIDO QUBEIN

American businessman and motivational speaker

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Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

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MAHATMA GANDHI 1869-1948

Indian nationalist leader who advocated peaceful non-co-operation to achieve independence.

 

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Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being. 

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OPRAH WINFREY b.1954

American media proprietor and talk show host.

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If it doesn't feel right, don't do it. That's the lesson. 

That lesson alone, will save you a lot of grief. Even doubt means don't.

A new blog began today  -

JUST JAZZ

three videos featuring the late Kenny Ball

http://mykindofjazz.blogspot.com

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MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr. 1929-68

American clergyman who was leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. 

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A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a moulder of consensus.

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ANATOLE FRANCE 1844-1924

French poet, journalist and novelist

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When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple: 

take it and copy it.

THE SATURDAY POEM

I meant to do my work today -
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And all the leaves were calling me.

And the wind went sighing over the land
Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand -
So what could I do but laugh and go?

- Richard Le Gallienne 1866-1947

This is a new feature which will be included here every Saturday

LAWANA BLACKWELL

American novelist

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The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.

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THEOPHILE GAUTIER 1811-72

French poet, novelist and critic.

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Pride leaves the heart the moment love enters it.

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GAUTAMA BUDDHA c563-c483 BC

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. 

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CARL LEWIS b.1961

American track and field athlete. United Nations Goodwill Ambassador

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If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win. 

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MAYA ANGELOU b.1928

American author and poet.

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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived. However, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

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PLATO 428/427–348/347 BC

Greek philosopher and mathematician.

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He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden. 

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ANTON CHEKHOV 1860-1904

Russian physicist, dramatist and author 

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Tell me what you want, and I will tell you what manner of man you are. 

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BILL GATES b.1955

American business magnate and philanthropist. He is the former chief executive of Microsoft which he co-founded with Paul Allen.

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Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

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ANITA LOOS 1889-1981

American screenwriter, playwright and author

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I’m furious about the Woman’s Liberationists. They keep getting up on soap-boxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. That’s true, but it should be kept very quiet or it ruins the whole racket.

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FRANCIS BACON 1561-1626

English philosopher and statesman

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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. 

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ANON

Don’t regret growing older; it’s a privilege denied to many. 

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OMAR KHAYYAM 1048-1131

Persian philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet who wrote the Rubaiyat. 

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Never anticipate tomorrow’s sorrows; live always in this paradisal (paradise) now.

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