Saturday, October 17, 2009

Happy Birthday Oscar

A L O H A!
Welcome to the Belated Party. . .
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Happy Belated Birthday you peculiar, lovely man. . .
October 16th



"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."
All Oscar Wilde Quotes Today





It's been a long road. . .




"I have nothing to declare except my genius."
(At customs)





"Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act according with the dictates of reason."






"The value of an idea has nothing whatever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it."





"This morning I took out a comma
and this afternoon I put it back in again."





"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing
can be taught."




"Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon."




"The well-bred contradict other people.
The wise contradict themselves."
Have an
ALOHA Saturday,
my Friends! Cloudia
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21 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 3:53 AM

    Education & Experience
    What we learn from books/life is education.
    What we learn after a mistake is an experience.

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  2. FireblossomOctober 17, 2009 at 4:36 AM

    ....Oscar would SO be a blogger if he were alive today!

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  3. the walking manOctober 17, 2009 at 5:50 AM

    Oscar called me wise...ha ha ha ha ha

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  4. nonizamboniOctober 17, 2009 at 7:01 AM

    I am always amazed at 'Beauty's great facts'--many times at Comfort Spiral.
    :O)

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  5. SandyCarlsonOctober 17, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    The man was a genius. And a seering critic. And a source of humor and fun.

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  6. TeresaOctober 17, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    I love the quote that nothing worth knowing can be taught! Great post Cloudia!

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  7. wennOctober 17, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    education indeed is very much needed..

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  8. xxxOctober 17, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    "we are all in the gutter
    but some of us are looking at the stars" :)

    best wishes
    Ribbon

    ps... i agree.. oscar would love to blog

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  9. Feisty CroneOctober 17, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    I'll have to remember that quote about contradicting myself, Cloudia! Aloha!

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  10. FrikoOctober 17, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    both genius and beautiful, inside and out.

    I will forever now see Steven Fry when I read Oscar Wilde. Good film.

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  11. FrikoOctober 17, 2009 at 1:15 PM

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  12. MargueriteOctober 17, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Love the Wilde quotes and giraffe pics. Happy Birthday, Oscar! And Happy Weekend, cher!

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  13. CloudiaOctober 17, 2009 at 1:49 PM

    Hobo

    Fireblossom

    WM


    Noni


    Sandy I love you guys!!!!


    Teresa


    Wenn


    Ribbon

    Gran


    Friko

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  14. CloudiaOctober 17, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Maguerite!!!! Bonjour, cher!!!!

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  15. Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.October 17, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    I so wish I could say that first quote was mine!
    <><

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  16. Elizabeth BradleyOctober 17, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Oh yes, Happy Birthday Oscar!

    My favorite Oscar Wilde quote, as he was dying in Paris -- Either that wallpaper goes or I do!

    Have a terrific weekend, dear Cloudia!

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  17. UnknownOctober 17, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    I love Oscar. Eternally witty.

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  18. gabrielleOctober 17, 2009 at 8:36 PM

    "Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast."
    Oscar Wilde

    Strange and wonderful, peculiar and lovely, aren’t we all?
    Wondering if Saturday Night Live’s “manly man” had its origins in Higginson‘s Unmanly Manhood.

    Happy birthday, Oscar!

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  19. AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 2:47 AM

    simply beautifully captured shots & lovely words to go along with it!

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  20. HilaryOctober 18, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    You always find the best quotes.. and take the best photos. What a treat!

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  21. Barbara MartinOctober 19, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    I wondered if the giraffes are distant relatives of Raph.

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