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I wanted to share this - I thought it so fitting for the season - and so true.
A smile costs nothing, but creates much.

It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give.
It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None are so rich they can get along without it, and none are so poor but are richer for its benefits.

It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends. It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and Nature’s best antidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody till it is given away.

And if in the last-minute rush of Christmas buying some of our salespeople should be too tired to give you a smile, may we ask you to leave one of yours?

For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give!

By Dale Carnegie from“How To Win Friends & Influence People”

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a very happy new Year!

Want more? Here it is…

Calling All Movie Buffs was such a success and you made such great contributions that I’ve compiled a list of YOUR favourite film/movie quotes (and included a few more of my own ). So now you have to guess each other’s favourite quotes. I will highlight the ones that have gone as before, to help you spot the ones that are left. Look out for tips, hints and edits in both the post and comments. And if you want to see which bloggers provided which quotes, check out the comments in the original post. I can’t wait to answer some of these quotes…

Go for it – and have fun!

Edit!! October 13th- I’ve added some more of yours to the list! There are now85 and the list is almost full. I will add them to the list - up to 100 as Mosh suggested and highlight them when they’re gone. After that, you’ll need to keep your eyes on your comments to see who’s got what. Everyone’s invited to the movies!

1. “Fucking Cock-er-roach!”
2. “Those who can’t do, teach and those that can’t teach, teach gym.”
3. “When I meet Eisenhower, should I give the Nazi salute, or shake his hand?”
4. “You know, for kids.”
5. “You must be on stage when the curtain falls.”
6. [demonstrates faux karate moves] “they call that the quart-a-blood technique; you do that, a quart of blood drop out a man’s body.”
7. “Lewis, we’ve had presidents who were beloved, who couldn’t find a coherent sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don’t drink the sand because they’re thirsty. They drink the sand because they don’t know the difference. “
8. “You’re the duke! You’re the duke! … buy you ain’t number one.” (at least that’s how I always heard the line)
9. I’ll have what she’s having” Read the rest of this entry »

Fancy yourself a film (movie) buff? Think you know your stuff? Listed below are 40 memorable quotes… can you say which films (movies) they are from and who said them? Some quotes are a little more obscure than others, but all the films (movies) are very well known and, in most cases, classics.

Tip: if you’re offended by profanity, then best to stop reading right here.

Tip: Sometimes there is more than one quote from a movie! You can use any resources you feel you need to guess them. It can be hard dredging them up from memory I have seen every film in this list bar one, some many times - they are among my all time favourites.

Edit! Look out for the next post…

Edit!! All the ones that have gone are highlighted. Check the comments as well, so you’ll know which ones people have already guessed. Thank you for also sending in your favourite quotes… I am going to do a second compilation and include them, particularly since I won’t get them all! That way, others can guess them as well.

Have fun!

1. “I meant to do that…”
2. “Your husband ain’t dead lady, he’s hiding…”
3. “That ain’t right…” (Tip: Mal said it. The same character said “Mister, you ever seen what a Henry rifle can do in the hands of someone who knows how to use it?”)
4. “Yippee-ki-yay… motherfucker!!”
5. “Awright, we’ll call it a draw…”
6. “Where’s your Messiah now?”
7. “We’re on a mission from God…”
8. “I’ve got two words for you – “SHUT THE FUCK UP!!”
9. “Surely you can’t be serious.” “I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley.”
10. “You’ve got two modes of expression: Silence and rage…”
11. “You do know how to whistle, don’t ya? You just put your lips together and…blow”
12. “Here’s looking at you kid…”
13. “God Damn Army!”
14. “Round up the usual suspects…” (Add this first : “Major Strasser has been shot…”)
15. “Play it Sam… You played it for her, you can play it for me…”
16. “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship…”
17. “I don’t know nuthin’ about birthin’ no babies..”
18. “You’re good. You’re very good.”
19. “Birdie Num-Nums?”
20. “Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges.”(Tip: I put in badges, which was what they were trying to say - it was pronounced in the movie as “baeches”) Read the rest of this entry »