Quotable Quotes for reader's knowledge enrichment

1. Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration especially in the summer.

2. American multi-millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt used to keep a dish filled with salt under each leg of his bed, to scare away eveil spirits. Perhaps the ghosts would try to rob him.?(sic)

3. The degree of one's emotion varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts-the less you know the hotter you get. True or otherwise?

4. Only one man in 1000 is a leader of men. The other 999 follow women. Adam eats apple via Eve's charm. Concur or demur?

5. No kissing in a train station in England. How about smooching? However,there is a kissing zone nearer the car park where one can kiss for up to 20 minutes. Colin Daniels,chief of Warrington Chamb er of Commerce, says the ban is partly in jest, but it also sends a seeriouis message. That is that the station has become increasingly busy, and passengers need to keep moving.(sic)

6. Clean language: in Los Angeles County, California, the board has proclaimed the first week of March to be "No cussing Week," i.e. to stamp out dirty words. I noted cussing from some folks in Shanghai. There is the common ground of Sino-American Economics of decency.

7. Now is the time to use our time and energy with an eye to improving our efficiency and productivity.

8. "Work and Study Cycle Theory" is designed to enhance productivity for economic growth. www.ask.com for details.

9. Self-control and self-discipline are required for Tiger Woods even though the name is Tiger but he is a human being with human frailties as Adam to be subject to Eve. That is the talk of radio shows lately.

10. To err is human and to forgive is divine. That is the lines for faith,hope and LOVE without transgression.

Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao on December 7, 2009