“Men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them.” – Jay McInerney

“To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you’re impotent. She can’t wait to disprove it.” – Cary Grant

“A woman occasionally is quite a serviceable substitute for masturbation.” – Karl Kraus

“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.” – Maori proverb

“When I was born I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.” – Gracie Allen

“If you’re going to be sexy in a photo, you’d better be thinking about sex rather than about being sexy.” – Peta Wilson

“A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut tree, the more they’re beaten the better they be.” – John Ray

“A kiss is an inquiry on the second floor as to what’s going on on the first floor.” – Theresa Russell

“Beer will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no beer.” – Freddie Freak

“90 people get the swine flu and everybody wants to wear a mask. A million people have AIDS and no one wants to wear a condom.” – Anonymous

“The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.” – Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)

“I’ve had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn’t.” – Patrick Murray

“When you destroy the old, a new era begins.” – Mao Tse-Tung

“A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance.” – Maltese proverb

“By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.” – Robert Frost

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” – John Wanamaker

“He who has a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” – Thucydides (460-404 BC)

“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.” – Alfred Harmsworth

“I’m willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.” – Samuel Goldwyn

“Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.” – Bill Shankly

“Me having no education, I had to use my brains.” – Bill Shankly

“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” – Oscar Wilde

“I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host.” – Dorothy Parker

“Money is a strange thing. It ranks with love as our greatest source of joy, and with death as our greatest source of anxiety.” – Joe Moore

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do.” – Helen Keller

“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles Schulz

“Money enables us to get what we want instead of what other people think we want.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Money doesn’t make you happy. I now have 50 million but I was just as happy when I had 48 million.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Sorry, something went wrong. A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation.” – Error 500 on YouTube

“Take a lesson from the mosquito. She never waits for an opening — she makes one.” – Kirk Kirkpatrick

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“I and my brothers against my cousins, I and my brothers and my cousins against the world.” – Widely-quoted Bedouin saying

“The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn’t been asleep.” – Wilson Mizner

“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.” – Epictatus

“No smile is so beautiful as the one that struggles through tears.” – Margaret Fishback Powers

“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.” – Plato

“By blood, I’m Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I’m a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world.” – Mother Teresa

“If we can hump dead animals and antelopes, then there’s no reason that a man and another man can’t elope.” – Eminem

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.” – Ansel Adams

“Love me when I least deserve it because that is when I really need it.” – Swedish proverb

“As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied.” – Oscar Wilde

“Women’s intuition is the result of millions of years of not thinking.” – Rupert Hughes

“The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead.” – Ann Landers

“Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy.” – Warren Buffett

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett

“The fact that people will be full of greed, fear or folly is predictable. The sequence is not predictable.” – Warren Buffett

“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” – Ancient Chinese proverb

“This is all happening because my father didn’t buy me a train set as a kid.” – Warren Buffett

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There are also a large number of hidden emoticons for Skype, as well as some secret emotes that they don’t tell you about in the software. Don’t worry, I’ve got all of them covered – just scroll down and you’ll see them!

Smile :) :=) :-)
The classic smile emoticon! If you’re ever Skyping with your boyfriend or best friends then you should send them this happy face!

Sad Smile :( :=( :-(
Ok, so you’re not always happy – and if you want to show that your emotion is a little negative, then why not put this sad Skype smiley out there?

Big Smile :D :=D :-D :d :=d :-d
If you’re ecstatic about something – you got engaged, you’re pregnant or you just broke your high score on Super Mario World, then do a BIG smile!

Cool 8) 8=) 8-) B) B=) B-) (cool)
There’s nothing cooler than a cool skype emoticon, and this one has the shades to match! There’s even a little sunlight glinting off the sunglasses to show how cool you are!

Wink :o :=o :-o :O :=O :-O
A wink emoticon can show a whole range of different emotions – it can help you let someone know that you understand their point of view, or even be a little flirty! It’s up to you!

Crying ;( ;-( ;=(
You can’t be happy all the time, and nobody should expect you to be happy 100% of the day. When you can’t help but cry, send this little smilie to your friends. It will let them know you need a hug!

Sweating (sweat) (:|
Worried about something? Need to let someone know that you’re under a lot of pressure? This emoticon for Skype can say just that! The sweat dripping off your face is so funny, especially on the animated one!

Speechless :| :=| :-|
If you don’t know how to respond to something – especially if someone has said a phrase that is completely stupid – then show the speechless emote.

Kiss :* :=* :-*
A kiss smiley can finally let someone who you’re chatting with that you love them! It can also thank a person on your buddy list if they have done something for you in the past.

Tongue Out :P :=P :-P :p :=p :-p
This is another cute smilie for Skype that can show many different messages. If you put your tongue out of your mouth it can mean that you’re teasing someone!

Blush (blush) :$ :-$ :=$ :”>
Did someone just tell you something that made your face go red and blush? Check out this cool icon you can send to them to let them know you felt their comment in the heart!

Wondering :^)
If you’re thinking about something hard, then check out the wondering emote. It lets people know that you’re weighing up all the options!

Sleepy |-) I-) I=) (snooze)
Everyone feels tired from time to time, and so if it’s late at night and you need to tell your girlfriend or boyfriend that it’s time to stop your Skype chat and go to bed, then send them this icon.

Dull |( |-( |=(
If someone is really boring you then send them the dull emote and let them know!

In love (inlove)
If someone does you a big favour, or maybe just says something great, then send them love like this! You can also send it to your wife or husband to remind them that you’re always thinking about them!

Evil grin ]:)>:)(grin)
Sometimes you have a plan to take over the world, and only a big evil smile will do! Check out the evil grin!

Talking (talk)
Want to let someone know that you’re busy talking to someone else? Give them this cool talking smiley.

Yawn (yawn) |-()
Tired and ready for bed? Let your chat partner know by letting out a yawn! Guaranteed to end a conversation quickly!

Puke (puke) :& :-& :=&
Some skype emoticons are really adult and naughty – including this one of someone vomiting on the screen! Disgusting!

Doh! (doh)
Homer Simpson’s most famous phrase is now a smiley online! Use the DOH emotion to signify a really, really, really stupid person!

Angry :@ :-@ :=@ x( x-( x=( X( X-( X=(
There are many different smilies to show that you’re not happy with someone, and the angry icon is perfect for telling someone they’ve crossed the line!

It wasn’t me (wasntme)
Are you completely innocent (or at least want everyone to think that it’s not your fault?!). Give them this emote and let people know that you had nothing to do with it!

Party!!! (party)
Whether it’s your birthday, or just Friday night – why not use the party emoticon on Skype and let everyone know that you are happy that it’s time to relax and unwind!

Worried :S :-S :=S :s :-s : ;=s
The classic worried smiley is one which nearly every chat client has all over the world. If you are troubled or anxious then this emotion is the perfect one to put into your chats!

Mmm… (mm)
If you’re content like a cat who is lying on a rug in front of a fire, then why not do this face and let your chat buddy know?

Nerd 8-| B-| 8| B| 8=| B=| (nerd)
There are geeks and nerds everywhere on the internet, and sometimes we need to celebrate their unique qualities with the nerd emoticon!

Lips Sealed :x :-x :X :-X :# :-# :=x :=X :=#
There are times when you have a secret that you just won’t share with anyone – that’s when you need graphics like this one to show that no matter how hard people try, they’ll never get you to tell!

Hi (hi)
A waving hand can open any conversation on Skype or on any online chat program – so wave hello to people with this hi smilie!

Call (call)
Skype is of course famous for being a world leader in free VOIP phone calls – so if you need someone to give you a ring then why not show them!

Devil (devil)
The naughty devil is a permanent fixture in chat programs all over the world – along with his enemy the angel! Show your naughty side with the devil emoticon!

Angel (angel)
The angel is always around to protect you from the naughty devil, and you can also use it to show people your purity and innocence!

Envy (envy)
Want to show someone how jealous you are? Need to let people know that you want to be like them, or want what they have? Don’t be shy! Show your envy!

Wait (wait)
Sometimes we need to step away from the screen for a while – and what better time to use the wait emoticon? You might also use this one to stop someone who is constantly talking!

Bear (bear) (hug)
When you’re far away from someone and you want to let them know you want to give them a hug, then send this bear! It’s a bear hug smiley!

Make-up (makeup) (kate)
We often talk to our friends on Skype when we’re getting ready for a big night out or a party – so why not put your make-up on with this lipstick emotion!

Covered Laugh (giggle) (chuckle)
This emote looks very polite – it’s someone laughing behind their hand! If you just want to have a little chuckle to yourself, it’s the perfect icon!

Clapping Hands (clap)
If you need to show your appreciation to someone – maybe a very funny link or a cool trick, then clap your hands and applaud them!

Thinking (think) :? :-? :=?
If you need time to consider something, there’s no better smilie that the thinking emoticon! It will make people give you more time before they expect your answer!

Bow (bow)
If someone gives you a compliment or maybe even applauds a good idea, then why not accept it gracefully with a bow!

Rolling on the floor laughing (rofl)
One of the most frequently used net phrases is ROFL, or rolling on the floor laughing. The smiley version on Skype is even more crazy than that! Spinning face!

Whew (whew)
If you’re happy something is over (like a load of exams), then why not use the ‘whew’ emote. It will wipe the sweat from your brow!

Happy (happy)
This is almost the same as the normal smile emotion, but it shows a little but more feeling. If you’re happy and you know it – show it!

Smirking (smirk)
Have a giggle with a friend with the smirk! It will show your naughty and cheeky side!

Nodding (nod)
Let’s agree, with the nodding emote! It will show that you completely support whatever argument you’re having!

Shaking (shake)
Want to say ‘no’ in a polite way? Shake your head and let the person know that you can’t agree on everything…

Punch (punch)
Smack someone upside their head with the punch emoticon on Skype! It can even break their screen if thrown correctly!

Emo (emo)
We all know at least one emo-kid, who demands attention by shunning the world and watching re-runs of Twilight on loop – now it’s time to show them that you’re onto them with the emo emo!

Yes (y) (Y) (ok)
Thumbs up means YES!

No (n) (N)
Thumbs down means NO!

Shaking Hands (handshake)
If you need to show that you’re completely in agreement, then only a gentleman’s handshake will do!

Skype (skype) (ss)
The company who has brought so many people together and so many conversations to fruition – Skype’s logo!

Heart (h) (H) (l) (L)
Another romantic emoticon for you lovers out there – the heart can be sent to a boyfriend, girlfriend or even family members who need some loving!

Broken heart (u) (U)
Has someone said something which completely rocked your world? Need to show that you heart might never recover? The broken heart emoticon is your best choice!

Mail (e) (m)
Sometimes you can’t continue a chat and so you need to put it into an email – well this emoticon can help you pass the message on to your chat buddy!

Flower (f) (F)
Want to give a gift to a girlfriend or boyfriend? Want someone to know that they’re always on your mind? Send a flower!

Rain (rain) (london) (st)
I’m not sure why this emoticon can be shown by typing ‘london’, but still – it’s rainy in your chat box when you use this weather symbol!

Sun (sun)
It’s always sunny in your heart if you use the sunshine symbol for Skype! Brighten up somebody’s day with it!

Time (o) (O) (time)
If you need to confirm an appointment with somebody, you can do it easily by writing the exact time next to this cool clock symbol!

Music (music)
If you’re sharing some cool music with your chat mates, why not send this emoticon before you pass the file? Sometimes you also want to show that you’re listening to music, or just that you love singing!

Movie (~) (film) (movie)
Time to watch a movie? Want to ask someone on a date? Use the movie emoticon and let them know what you really feel!

Phone (mp) (ph)
Skype is a sort of phone – or at least a way of communicating with people – so give them a phone and show them you need to talk ear to mouth!

Coffee (coffee)
Coffee is the number 1 drink in the entire world, so brew yourself a cup and send it to your chat friends!

Pizza (pizza) (pi)
Pizza is one of the best foods available for people who spend their lives on the internet…grab a slice and send the smiley!

Cash (cash) (mo) ($)
We all need it, and not many of us have enough of it – but now you can at least give the money emoticon to someone on Skype for free!

Muscle (muscle) (flex)
If you like to show off your big muscles, there’s no better way than flexing your arms in power! Wow! Strong!

Cake (^) (cake)
If it’s your birthday, or someone else’s birthday, and you want to give them a cake – send this little picture. It’ll brighten up their day!

Beer (beer)
Beer is the fuel that many members of earth run on – so fill up right now!

Drink (d) (D)
A special cocktail can help anyone become more motivated – or show people how cultivated you are! Send the smilie to someone right now!

Dance (dance) \o/ \:D/ \:d/
One of the craziest Skype smilies is the dancing emoticon! Show off your moves!

Ninja (ninja)
Many times there are ninjas waiting in the shadows to fight you…so get their first!

Star (*)
One of the most iconic images in the world – the star can shine over you and your Skype conversations!

Mooning (mooning)
Have you totally had enough of someone? So much that you want to show your displeasure by pulling your trousers down and flashing your ass? Now you can! Moon!

Finger (finger)
You can even give someone ‘the finger’ on skype by emoticon! Just make sure you don’t do it to your boss by mistake – it could be the beginning of the end for your employment chances!

Bandit (bandit)
There are thieves all over the internet who want to steal your information and details – send someone a reminder with the thief emotion!

Drunk (drunk)
The drunk emoticon for Skype might show how you’re REALLY feeling at 3am on a Friday night!

Smoking (smoking) (smoke) (ci)
A controversial smiley which shows someone having a cigarette!

Toivo (toivo)
A man with a dog! Who is he?

Rock (rock)
Some people like to really rock out when they’re chatting on Skype, so why not crank up your Metallica CD and dance online!

Headbang (headbang)(banghead)
Are you completely angry with something someone said? Need to show your frustrations? Bang your head against the wall with this icon!

Bug (bug)
Some people find bugs in programs for a living…other people use bugs in programs for fun! Send a spider to someone you want to freak out with this graphic!

Fubar (fubar)
FUBAR means something very rude, but right now just use it to show that something should NEVER have been said…and you’re very angry indeed!

Poolparty (poolparty)
Strip down to the bare essentials and jump into the deep end! It’s time for summer and the pool party!

Swearing (swear)
If you really want to swear at someone and totally curse them out, but don’t want to actually write the words – send this emote! It’ll get your message across!

TMI (tmi)
If someone is telling your secrets about their personal life that you REALLY don’t need to know, then tell them TOO MUCH INFORMATION buddy!

Heidy (heidy)
This squirrel emoticon for Skype is completely strange, but none the less it’s cute and fun!

So that is all the Skype emoticons, as well as the hidden and secret smileys that you can isnert into your chats. Which one is your favourite? Which ones would you like to see added? Let us know in the comments!

“Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conquerer. Kill everyone, and you are a god.” – Jean Rostand

“Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife. She has thought much worse things about you.” – Jean Rostand

“I would rather die standing up, then live life on my knees.” – Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara

“I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.” – Walt Whitman

“Resist much. Obey little.” – Walt Whitman

“A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.” – Joey Lauren Adams

“Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.” – Al Bernstein

“Do you love me because I am beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?” – Cinderella

“I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times, in life after life, in age after age forever.” – Rabindranath Tagore

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.” – Henry Ford

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.” – Timothy Leary

“If capable, appear incapable.” – Sun-Tzu

“Don’t expect mangoes when you plant papayas.” – Mimfa A. Gibson

“The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy.” – Sam Levenson

“A skeptic is a person who would ask God for his ID card.” – Edgar A. Shoaff

“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” – Ian Fleming

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” – William Shakespeare

“The two most beautiful words in the English language are ‘cheque enclosed’.” – Dorothy Parker

“History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.” – Philip Guedalla

“The difference between a divorce and a legal separation is that a legal separation gives a husband time to hide his money.” – Johnny Carson

“Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.” – George Burns

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” – Albert Einstein

“Mathematicians are born, not made.” – Henri Poincare

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.” – M. Monroe

“Condoms aren’t completely safe. A friend of mine was wearing one and got hit by a bus.” – Bob Rubin

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Listed in chronological order:

1. Mayuurakshee (ময়ূরাক্ষী) – 1990
2. Darojar Opashe (দরজার ওপাশে) – 1992
3. Himu (হিমু) – 1993
4. Parapar (পারাপার) – 1994
5. Ebong Himu (এবং হিমু) – 1995
6. Himur Hate Koekti Neelpadma (হিমুর হাতে কয়েকটি নীল পদ্ম) – 1996
7. Himur Ditiyo Prohor (হিমুর দ্বিতীয় প্রহর) – 1997
8. Himur Roopalee Ratri (হিমুর রূপালী রাত্রি) – 1998
9. Ekjon Himu Koekti Jhi Jhi Poka (একজন হিমু কয়েকটি ঝি ‍ঝি‍ পোকা) – 1999
10. Tomader Ei Nogore (তোমাদের এই নগরে) – 2000
11. Chole Jay Boshonter Din (চলে যায় বসন্তের দিন) – 2002
12. Se Ase Dheere (সে আসে ধীরে) – 2003
13. Angul Kata Joglu (আঙ্গুল কাটা জগলু) – 2005
14. Holud Himu Kalo Rab (হলুদ হিমু কালো র্যাব) – 2006
15. Aaj Himur Biye (আজ হিমুর বিয়ে) – 2007
16. Himu Remande (হিমু রিমান্ডে) – 2008
17. Himur Modhyadupur (হিমুর মধ্যদুপুর) – 2009
18. Himur Babar Kothamala (হিমুর বাবার কথামালা) – 2009
19. Himur Neel Josna” (হিমুর নীল জোছনা) – 2010 ^NEW!

Grab the latest novel of the series “Himur Neel Josna” (হিমুর নীল জোছনা), published in February 2010 on the occasion of Ekushey Book Fair. It’s a good one!

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1
One is the number of essence. It is the symbol of identity, of equality, of existance, of conservation and of general harmony. Having no parts, a single unit, announces order, peace and tranquility, which are founded on
unity of sentiments; consequently, one is a good principle.

2
The number two, the origin of contrasts, is the symbol of diversity, or inequality, of division and of separation. Two is accordingly an evil principle, a number of bad augury, characterizing disorder, confusion, and change.

3
Three is the first of unequals; it is the number containing the most sublime mysteries, for eveything is composed of three substances. It represents divinity, the soul of the world, the spirit of man. It is meditation, atonement, completeness — beginning, middle, end.

4
Four, the first mathematical power, is also one of the chief elements. It represents the generating virtue, whence come all combinations; it is the most perfect of numbers; it is the root of all things. Pythogoreans swear by the quaternary number, which gives the human soul it’s eternal nature.

5
The number five has a peculiar force in saced expiations; it is every thing; it stops the power of poisons, and is redoubted by evil spirits.

6
Six is a fortunate number, the number of luck and chance. It derives its merit from the first sculptors having divided the face into six portions. According to the Chaldeans, the reason is, because the world was created in six days.

7
Seven is a number very powerful for good or evil. It is the number of the entire cosmos. It belongs especially to sacred things.

8
The number eight is the first cube, that is to say, squared in all senses, as a die, proceeding from it’s base two, and even number; so is man four-square, or perfect.

9
The cube of three being nine, nine is regarded as the extent to which numbers could go, all others being embraced and revolving within it. Ten but recommences a fresh series capable of infinite expansion. Nine should be regarded as sacred.