A charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, orphaned by circumstance. Years later, performing on the streets of New York and cared for
it's a wonderful life.-
The rain fell slow, down on all the roofs of uncertainty, i thought of you and the years and all the sadness fell away from me... And did you know... I never thought that you'd lose that light in your eyes.
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80s Love Songs ranking
Like any good musical period, the 80s had its fair share of love songs. Some were hopelessly cheesy and others can still make people cry. Almost every successful artist of the 80s had penned at least one love song or ballard. With some bands it was hard to tell if the song was about love, sex or drugs.
80s Love Songs
80s Love Songs
- Careless Whisper, George Michael
- Endless Love, Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
- Woman in Love, Barbra Streisand
- Up Where We Belong, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
- Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now), Phil Collins
- Atomic, Blondie
- Do That To Me One More Time, Captain & Tennille
- Lost In Love, Air Supply
- Lady, Kenny Rogers
- Slow Hand, Pointer Sisters
- Waiting For A Girl Like You, Foreigner
- Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye
- Greatest Love Of All, Whitney Houston
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
- Take My Breath Away, Berlin
- Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
- (I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
Philosophy Quotes
"Life is change... Growth is optional... Choose wisely... "- Karen Kaiser Clark
"If you want to know your past - look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future - look into your present actions." - Buddhist Saying
"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit." - Helen Keller
"Man can live his truth, his deepest truth, but cannot speak it. - Archibald MacLeish
Ideas without action are worthless." - Harvey Mackay
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." - Max DePree
"Worry less about defining right and wrong, and more about applying what you already know." - Steve
Sean Penn to receive film honour at Dubai Festival
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn will receive a lifetime achievement prize at this year's Dubai Film Festival.
The star, whose career spans nearly three decades, has starred in more than 45 films including the 2008 movie Milk, for which he won an Academy Award.
Festival Chairman Abdulhamid Juma called Penn "an outstanding and versatile actor, gifted director and accomplished producer".
Sean Penn is a two-time Academy Award winner |
Penn will receive the trophy at the opening ceremony on 12 December.
"Sean Penn is without a doubt one of the finest talents of our generation," Mr Juma said.
"His tireless work on behalf of the people of the world from Haiti to the United States to Iraq and Iran, and his use of the celebrity spotlight to assist humanity, is an example to us all.
"We look forward to welcoming this culture-bridging icon to Dubai," he added.
In January, the star founded an organisation which focuses on aid for the people of Haiti.
Penn, who won his first Oscar in 2003 for Mystic River, has also starred in Dead Man Walking, Sweet and Lowdown and I Am Sam.
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