Postcard from Paris: "'Mr Ordinary' impresses French with down-to-earthness"

In today’s International Herald Tribune — “From the top, a new tone in France”:

“Mr Ordinary,” Francois Hollande, France’s new president, is impressing the French with his down-to-earth style.

In sharp contrast to the “bling-bling” of the presidency of Nicolas Sarkosy.

• Hollande took the train instead of plane to a meeting in Brussels recently.

• Ministers to travel coach class on planes.

• Smaller cars for government officials.

• Champaign is at receptions replaced with Muscadet

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July 13, 2012

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers