Winston Churchill 1874 – 1965 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.Read More →
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a German-born philosopher, theologian, physician, musician, and missionary in Africa. His remarkable contributions spanned many different fields of interest.Read More →
Mahatma Gandhi 1869 – 1948 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule.Read More →
Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955 Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time. Best known for developing the theory of relativity.Read More →
Warren Buffet Warren Buffet is one of the most successful investors and business owners in the world, and he has shared many of his insights and wisdom on money and investing. This quote is just one of many… See other quotesRead More →
Winston Churchill 1874 – 1965 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill He was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Great statesman He is considered one of the best-known, and some say oneRead More →
‘Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ Arthur C. Clarke 1917 – 2008 Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the PossibleRead More →
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Heraclitus Heraclitus was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. Little is known of Heraclitus’s life. He wrote a single work, only fragments of which have survived.Read More →
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929 – 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who advocated for nonviolent resistance against racial oppression in the United States. He is best known for his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, delivered at the March on WashingtonRead More →
William Shakespeare 1564 – 1616 William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the ‘Bard of Avon’ (or simply ‘the Bard’). Defintion of the word ‘Bard’. ARead More →
Lao Tzu (also spelled Laozi or Lao-Tze) was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher who is credited with writing the Tao Te Ching, a classic of Chinese philosophical-religious literature. The Tao Te Ching is the main source of Taoist teachings, which emphasize harmony with the natural flow of the Tao, theRead More →
George Orwell 1903 – 1950 George Orwell 1903 – 1950. This quote is ‘attributed’ to George Orwell, a British writer and journalist who is best known for his novels 1984 and Animal Farm. But this quote is most likely NOT an Orwell one – eventhough it is widely accepted as his. It isRead More →
Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011, Inventor and visionaryRead More →
Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955Read More →
Martin Luther 1483 – 1546 Martin Luther was a German theologian and leader of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. He is known for his writings and teachings on topics such as justification by faith, the authority of Scripture, the priesthood of all believers, and the freedom of the Christian.Read More →
Martin Luther 1483 – 1546 Martin Luther was a German theologian and leader of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. He is known for his writings and teachings on topics such as justification by faith, the authority of Scripture, the priesthood of all believers, and the freedom of the Christian.Read More →
Elbert Hubbard 1856 –1915 Elbert Hubbard – was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. He was a travelling salesman. Hubbard is best known as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in New York, an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement. No, nor me – never heard of him, but IRead More →
Amelia Earhart 1897 – 1937 (disappeared – delcared dead 1939) Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many records and was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel. She also wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of ‘TheRead More →
Henry David Thoreau 1817 –1862 He was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher and leading transcendentalist. Transcendentalism is a philosophical, spiritual, and literary movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the New England region of the United States. A core belief is in the inherent goodness of people and nature, and while societyRead More →
Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955Read More →
Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955Read More →
William Penn 1644 –1718 William Penn was an English writer, religious thinker and philosopher, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era. Penn was an advocate of democracy and religious freedom.Read More →
The quote is often used to inspire people to take action and avoid procrastination, as it implies that delaying something may result in missing the opportunity or losing the motivation to do it. The quote also suggests that the present moment is the best time to pursue your goals andRead More →
Aristotle 384–322 BC Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, who is considered one of the greatest intellectual figures of Western history. He wrote on a wide range of subjects, including logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, biology, natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology and the arts. He founded the Lyceum, a school of philosophy inRead More →
Isaac Asimov 1920 – 1992 Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the ‘Big Three’ science fiction writers, along with Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein. My favourite book by Isaac Asimov is I, Robot. If youRead More →