Maya Angelou

In April, of last year, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 74th birthday.
Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.
And, there on television, she said it was "exciting." Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring every day...like her breasts.
They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first.
The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and honest woman, with so much wisdom in her words!

Maya Angelou said this:
"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."

"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."

"I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as "making a life."

"I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."

"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."

"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."

"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."

"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Please send this to five phenomenal women today.
If you do, something good will happen: You will boost another woman's self-esteem.
If you don't...the elastic will break and your underpants will fall down around your ankles!;-) Believe me, I didn't take any chances on MY elastic breaking....I sent it to a lot of special women I care for.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance

book news from china/sar

上海、北京、廣州三地書情：歷史刻上黃金印
中國網 時間：2006 年7 月3 日 文章來源：南方都市報
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香港書情：八十年代中國──重頭越

嘉賓： 北島、甘陽、小思、葉輝、馬家輝、黃子平、許子東
日期： 2006年7月8日 （星期六）
時間： 下午2:30－4:30
地點： 尖沙咀星光行商務印書館
七七年文化大革命結束後, 中國社會出現了空前的文化熱潮. 查建英訪問了阿城,北島,甘陽,崔健,李陀,劉索拉,田壯壯,陳丹青,陳平原等十二位八十年代出道的藝術文化人, 寫成500多頁的訪談錄《八十年代》. 這部訪談錄找來當年的文化界弄潮兒現身說法, 回顧這個近乎狂迷的思想大活躍年代.

伴隨著整個風雲激蕩的八十年代的是, 對於五四新文化的思考, 追隨, 反省和超越. 關鍵是, 一面追隨, 一面反省. (陳平原)

八十年代的可憐就是不知道自己有多惨, 還說甚麼文藝復興! 那是癱瘓病人下床給扶著走走, 以為蹦跳啊! (陳丹青)

正如章怡和《往事並不如煙》的大陸版一樣,《八十年代》訪談錄的大陸版同樣遭多處刪剪. 有時你不得不慶幸, 中文出版世界還留下香港這一線小地方.

via: 船山筆記

fall*1: ron mueck

5 August to 1 October 2006 (Open daily, 10am-5pm.)
Tickets £6 (£4) | Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh

it is Mueck's use of scale that takes your breath away.
His work is lifelike but not lifesize, and being face to face with the
tiny, gossiping Two Women (2005) or the monumental woman In Bed (2005)
is an unforgettable experience."

The show contains ten works, including the five that were shown at the
Cartier Foundation in Paris last winter, attracting 110,000 visitors.
The remaining works are made up of important previous works - such as
Man in a Boat, 2002 and a new commission of a giant baby.

http://www.nationalgalleries.org/mueck/highlights.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mueck