Lars Toomre

Some Personal Thoughts and Trivia

Lady

Grandest Lady In The Easter Parade

Blonde model Nina Agdal poses in Victoria's Secret floral swimsuit

In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.

American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of greatest songwriters in American history (1888 - 1989)

Rule Of Four S's

Brunette American model Cora Skinner poses in a pink and brown bikini

The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity.

American author famous for writing on etiquette (1872 - 1960)

Pleasure of a Good Novel

Black image of a woman on a white background

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Premier English novelist known for her works of romantic fiction (1775 - 1817)

No Secret But Hard Work

Blonde English model Tami Donaldson

When a lady once asked Turner, the celebrated English painter, what his secret was, he replied: “I have not secret, madam, but hard work. This is the secret that many never learn, and they do not succeed because they do not learn it. Labor is the genius which changes the world from ugliness to beauty and the great curse to a blessing.

Laugh At Old Lady Falling

Blonde actress Hayden Panettiere wearing a red dress

Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny.