Interesting Quotes By People Whose Birthday Is Today

1)  "None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see."  ~  Matthew Henry, clergyman

2)  "The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity."  ~  Thomas Love Peacock, author

3)  "Think like a man of action. Act like a man of thought."  ~  Henri Bergson, philosopher

4)  "If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth."  ~  Logan Pearsall Smith, writer

5)  "There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live."  ~  James Truslow Adams, historian

6)  "I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better."  ~  A. J. Liebling, journalist

7)  "Luck: that's when preparation and opportunity meet."  ~  Pierre Trudeau, politician

8)  "I want our government to encourage and protect freedom as well as our traditions of faith and family."  ~  Jesse Helms, politician

9)  "Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two."  ~  Chuck Berry, musician

10)  "One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real."  ~  Klaus Kinski, actor

11)  "I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real."  ~  Chuck Swindoll, clergyman

12)  "Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal."  ~  Mike Ditka, football coach

13)  "That is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed."  ~  Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin

14)  "As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration."  ~  Laura Nyro, musician

15)  "I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives."  ~  Ntozake Shange, playwright

16)  "The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain."  ~  Wendy Wasserstein, playwright

17)  "When I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my hometown was not representative of the way people in the world were raised. And that was what saved me."  ~  Terry McMillan, author

18)  "Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people."  ~  Martina Navratilova, athlete

19)  "I'm one of the most sensitive human beings on Earth – and I know it."  ~  Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor

20)  "You can grow up with literally nothing and you don't suffer if you know you're loved and valued."  ~  Esperanza Spalding, musician

"Yes" & "No" Songs

This "Opposites" collection ended up being heavy with R & B songs for some reason, which is not at all a bad thing. But for those of you who don't like R & B, there are also songs here by George Strait, Radiohead, and Hall & Oates, just to name a few. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Musiq Soulchild  ~  "Yes"

2)  Alicia Keys  ~  "No One"

3)  B5  ~  "Say Yes"

4)  Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown  ~  "No Air"

5)  Katelyn Berreth  ~  "Yes!"

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6)  Bill Withers  ~  "Ain't No Sunshine"

7)  George Strait  ~  "Check Yes Or No"

8)  Amy Winehouse  ~  "You Know I'm No Good"

9)  Snow Patrol  ~  "Just Say Yes"

10)  Radiohead  ~  "No Surprises"

11)  We The Kings  ~  "Check Yes Juliet"

12)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "No More Drama"

13)  Stefano  ~  "Yes To Love"

14)  Sade  ~  "No Ordinary Love"

15)  Iyeoka  ~  "Say Yes"

16)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "Oh No!"

17)  Rhett Akins  ~  "She Said Yes"

18)  Sara Evans  ~  "My Heart Can't Tell You No"

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19)  Banky W.  ~  "Yes/No"

20)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"

A Baker's Dozen Of Songs With...Well, You Figure Out What They Have In Common!

Seriously, I'm not gonna tell you the theme this time. It's not that hard, really.  ~  JH

1)  ABBA  ~  "The Winner Takes It All"

2)  Keane  ~  "Crystal Ball"

3)  Secondhand Serenade  ~  "Your Call"

4)  B.o.B.  ~  "Don't Let Me Fall"

5)  Robin Sparkles  ~  "Let's Go To The Mall"

6)  Classified  ~  "3 Foot Tall"  (NOTE: The words on the screen are labels that people are unfairly given by bullies and the like – if you take offense, you're missing the point!)

7)  Oasis  ~  "Wonderwall"

8)  The Cyrkle  ~  "Red Rubber Ball"

9)  Kings Of Leon  ~  "On Call"

10)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Walk Tall"

11)  Bat For Lashes  ~  "A Wall"

12)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Whenever You Call"

13)  Miley Cyrus  ~  "Wrecking Ball"  (FYI:  This "Director's Cut" is the family-friendly version)

Songs By Artists With Repetitious Names

I'm not gonna lie to you – this is another post that originated from me wanting to add a certain song to a music post and not being able to think of a better way to include it other than this cockamamie concept. As it turns out, there are way more artists with repetitious names than I thought (e.g., Duran Duran, Goo Goo Dolls, and Yo-Yo Ma, to name a few). So maybe it was a dumb idea at first, but it turned out pretty well in the end. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Phillip Phillips  ~  "Gone, Gone, Gone"  (This is repetition to the extreme – both the artist AND the song title have repeated words. But what a great song!)

2)  Duran Duran  ~  "Hungry Like The Wolf"

3)  The Ting Tings  ~  "That's Not My Name"

4)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  ~  "Maps"

5)  The The  ~  "I Saw The Light"

6)  The Go-Go's  ~  "Our Lips Are Sealed"

7)  Tom Tom Club  ~  "Genius Of Love"

8)  Wet Wet Wet  ~  "Sweet Surrender"

9)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  "The Impression That I Get"

10)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Iris"

11)  Mr. Mister  ~  "Is It Love"

12)  Frou Frou  ~  "Must Be Dreaming"

13)  Bow Wow Wow  ~  "I Want Candy"

14)  Everything Everything  ~  "Cough Cough"  (Direct to you from the Department of Redundancy Department)

15)  JoJo  ~  "Too Little Too Late"

BONUS TRACK:  Yo-Yo Ma  ~  "Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1"  (For the more cultured among us – I'm not necessarily including myself in that company)

"On" & "Off" Songs

Apparently, my on-again, off-again affair with "Opposites" music posts continues. (Pun fully intended.) There're some really good songs here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beyoncé  ~  "Love On Top"

2)  Chevelle  ~  "Hats Off To The Bull"

3)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Girl On Fire"

4)  Icon For Hire  ~  "Off With Her Head"

5)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Teardrops On My Guitar"

6)  Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Off & On"

7)  Nirvana  ~  "On A Plain"

8)  Tori Amos  ~  "Bouncing Off Clouds"

9)  Imagine Dragons  ~  "On Top Of The World"

10)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Get Off Of My Cloud"

11)  Boyz II Men  ~  "On Bended Knee"

12)  Scissor Sisters  ~  "Kiss You Off"

13)  Samantha Barks  ~  "On My Own"

14)  Phanatik  ~  "Show 'Em Off"

15)  Willie Nelson  ~  "On The Road Again"

16)  Lucas  ~  "Lucas With The Lid Off"

17)  George Benson  ~  "On Broadway"

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18)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "Turn Off The Light"

19)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Livin' On A Prayer"

20)  Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers  ~  "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"