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. . . apposite (adjective) ['æ-pê-zit] Strikingly appropriate, applicable, or fitting; well put apropos (adj.) [æ-prê-'po] Very appropriate at a particular moment or in a particular situation. as preposition: In regard to, speaking of, concerning. germane (adj.) [jêr-'meyn] Closely related: relevant, pertinent, apposite.  ;void(0)) APPROVAL . . . APPROVAL see also: "ACCEPTANCE" see also: "AGREEMENT" see "KINDNESS" for related links The men the American people admire most extrvagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth. --H.L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (1880-1956) American journalist and literary critic - (Verse 1) At words poetic, I'm so pathetic That I always have found it best, Instead of getting 'em off my chest, To let 'em rest Unexpressed. I hate parading My serenading, As I'll probably miss a bar, But if this ditty Is not so pretty, At least it'll tell you How great you are. (Chorus 1) You're the top! You're the Colosseum. You're the top! You're the Louvre Museum. You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss, You're a Bendel bonnet, A Shakespeare sonnet, You're Mickey Mouse. You're the Nile, You're the Tow'r of Pisa, You're the smile On the Mona Lisa. I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop, But if, baby, I'm the bottom You're the top! "You're The Top" [1934 song] Words and music by Cole Porter (1892-1964) American songwriter - Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. --Tao-te Ching (Chinese: Classic of the Way of Power) Classic of Chinese philosophical literature. The name was first used during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) and had been previously called Lao-tzu. --- approbation ap-ruh-BAY-shuhn, noun: 1. The act of approving; formal or official approval. 2. Praise; commendation. imprimatur im-prih-MAH-tur; -MAY-, noun: 1. Official license or approval to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; especially, such a license issued by the Roman Catholic episcopal authority. 2. Approval; sanction. 3. A mark of approval or distinction. plaudit PLAW-dit, noun: 1. A round or demonstration of applause. 2. Enthusiastic approval; an expression of praise.  APRIL . . . see "TIME" for related links see also: "NATURE" April Fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly. --Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) American writer, _The Devil's Dictionary_ Oh, to be in England Now that April's there ... In England - now! --Robert Browning (1812-1889) English poet, "Home-Thoughts, from Abroad" [1845] Though April showers may come your way, They bring the flowers that bloom in May, So if it's raining, have no regrets, Because it isn't raining rain you know, It's raining violets. --B.G. DeSylva (1895-1950) American songwriter, "April Showers" in the 1921 musical _Bomba_ And not a girl goes walking Along the Cotswold lanes But knows men's eyes in April Are quicker than their brains. --John Drinkwater (1882-1937) English poet and dramatist, "Cotswold Love" April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. --T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) Anglo-American poet, critic, and dramatist, opening lines "The Waste Land" [1922] The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still, You're one month on in the middle of May, But if you so much as dare to speak, A cloud comes over the sunlit arch, A wind comes off a frozen peak, And you're two months back in the middle of March. --Robert Frost (1874-1963) American poet, "Two Tramps in Mud Time" Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever. --Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist To what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough. You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves opening stickily. I know what I know. The sun is hot on my neck as I observe The spikes of the crocus. The smell of the earth is good. It is apparent that there is no death. But what does that signify? Not only under ground are the brains of men Eaten by maggots. Life in itself Is nothing, An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs. It is not enough that yearly, down this hill, April Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers. --Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet ^ Santayana, George (1863-1952) Spanish-born philosopher and poet. When Santayana came into a sizable legacy, he was able to relinquish his post on the Harvard faculty. The classroom was packed for his final appearance, and Santayana did himself proud. He was about to conclude his remarks when he caught sight of a forythia beginning to blossom in a patch of muddy snow outside the window. He stopped abruptly, picked up his hat, gloves, and walking stick, and made for the door. "Gentlemen,' he said softly, 'I shall not be able to finish that sentence. I have just discoved I have an appointment with Spring.' --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard ^ No, no, Orlando; men are April when they woo, December when they wed: --William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist, _As You Like It_ [1599], Act IV, scene I Sweet April showers Do spring May flowers. --Thomas Tusser (c.1524-1580) English agricultural writer and poet, _A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry_ [1557] "April's Husbandry" When April pours the colors of a shell Upon the hills, and every little creek Is shot with silver from the Chesapeake In shoals new-minted by the ocean swell, When strawberries go begging, and the sleek Blue plums lie open to the blackbird's beak, We shall live well -- we shall live very well. --Elinor Wylie (1885-1928) American poet and novelist, "Wild Peaches" end page | ABILITY - ABUSE | ACADEMY AWARDS - ACCUSTOMED | ACHIEVEMENT - ACTING | ACTIONS | ACTORS | ACTUARIES - ADVERSARIES | ADVERSITY - ADVERTISING | ADVICE | AFFAIRS - AFGHANISTAN | AGE | AGNOSTICS & AGREEMENT | AIR FORCE - AIRPLANES | ALCOHOL | ALIBI - AMBITION | AMERICA | AMERICANS | AMERICAN INDIANS | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | AMUSEMENT - ANCESTORS | ANGER | ANIMAL RIGHTS & ANIMALS | ANIMOSITIES - APATHY | APOLOGY & APPEARANCE | APPEASEMENT | APPLAUSE - APPRECIATION | APPROPRIATE - APRIL | ARCHAEOLOGISTS - ARCHITECTURE | ARGUMENT | ARISTOCRACY - ARMY | ARROGANCE & ART | ASHAMED - ASTROLOGY | ATHEISM | ATOM BOMB - ATTRACTION | AUSTRALIA | AUTHORITY & AUTOMOBILES | AUTHORS & AUTOBIOGRAPHY | AUTUMN - AVIATION | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | | Return Home | The Credits | The Cast | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | The End | The Reviews | |
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