Monday, January 18, 2021

Quotes about success

 

  1. “It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.” —Charlie Munger


  1. “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” —Tina Fey

  1. “The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept.” —David Hurley


  2. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ―Winston Churchill


  1. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” ―Theodore Roosevelt


  1. “Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt


  1. “Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” —Vince Lombardi


  2. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” —Helen Keller

Iconic gowns and all it's intricacy.


Queen Victoria married Prince Albert wearing a white wedding dress 1840
 

Queen Mother's Gown




Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation dress was commissioned in October 1952 and took eight long months to create. 





Dress of Princess Margaret by Norman Hartnell, 1977


Queen Elizabeth's Gowns





Elizabeth II wore at the opening of the London Olympics



Cream silk gown with gold looped heavy embroidery around neckline and over skirt. Worn for a visit to the House of Representatives in Lagos, during the Royal Tour of Nigeria, February 1956.










Lavish gold and white beadwork encrusts this ivory evening dress worn by Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to Paris in 1957. 





The embellished Gianni Versace gown worn by Princess Diana, above, in a 1991 photo shoot by her official photographer Patrick Demarchelier.

 

Jokes - Elderly Lady and the Thief.

 


An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening at church service when she was startled by an intruder. As she caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables, she yelled, "STOP! ACTS 2:38!" (Repent and be baptized, in the name of the lord, so that your sins may be forgiven.)

The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done.As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, "Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell scripture at you."

"SCRIPTURE?!" replied the burglar, "She said she had an AXE and TWO 38's!



A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospitalWhile on the operating table, she had a near death experience. 

Seeing God, she asked, "Is my time up?" God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live." Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face lift, liposuction and tummy tuck. Since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well look even nicer.

 

After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was hit and killed by an ambulance. Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 40 plus years? Why didn't you pull me out of the path of the ambulance!?"  

God replied, "My child, I am sorry, I didn't even recognize you!


Sunday, January 17, 2021

Iconic Fashion Designer. Karl Lagerfeld.

 


                                        What Karl Lagerfeld looked like when he was younger.

https://www.messynessychic.com/


1893

 
1988 


                                                  
2018                www.harpersbazaar.com

Almost as famous for his sharp tongue as he was for his impact on the fashion.
Some of his most memorable musings.

"I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion." - via Harper's Bazaar

"I am very much down to Earth. Just not this earth." -via BBC

"Vanity is the healthiest thing in life." - via BBC

"Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step." - via Harper's Bazaar

"I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion." - via Harper's Bazaar

www.harpersbazaar.com/uk






Iconic and Celebrities Weddings and their Cakes


 1934: Rising star Ginger Rogers marries actor Lew Ayres 


25 January 1940 Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman at their wedding


Gloria Vanderbilt and Pasquale De Cicco 1941


Lana Turner and Stephen Crane wedding 1942


1945: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall


                                  1949: Actress Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan


1949 Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw – Katie Callahan & Co.


Elizabeth Taylor after her wedding to millionaire Nicky Hilton, photographed by Ed Clark.
May 6 1950


Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner are shown in front of their wedding cake following their marriage in 1951. They divorced in 1957 but remained close throughout their lives


Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh at their 1951 wedding


September 20, 1952 Edith Piaf and Jacques Pills



 John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy on their wedding day. September 12, 1953.


On 26 September 1955, Reynolds married singer Eddie Fisher in Grossinger, New York.
Best known for Singin’ in the Rain,


19 April 1956: Prince Rainier III of Monaco and US actress and Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly are seen during their wedding lunch



Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller married in !957


1958: Paul Newman and 
Joanne Woodward


Diana Dors on her wedding day with Richard Dawson, April 12, 1959


Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner 1962


Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow, 1966


1967 - Elvis and Priscilla Presley cut their wedding cake.


Raquel Welch marries second husband Patrick Curtis, 1967


Isabel Preysler married Spanish football player and future singing sensation Julio Iglesias in 1971


Donny and Debbie Osmond wedding in 1978



Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson 1988


David Bowie & Iman 1992


Celine Dion married Rene Angelil on this day in 1994.


JFK Jr married Carolyn Bessette in 1996


Barbra Streisand and James Brolin 1998


Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones 2000


Gwen's Stephani and Gavin Rossdale 2002


Katie and Tom married in November 2006


Prince Albert, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock took place on 1 and 2 July 2011


                                       Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello 2015




George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin tied the knot in Venice, Italy, in 27 Sept 2017


Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra   2019




THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR