Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Friedrich Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt: (Berlin, 14 September 1769 – there, 6 May 1859). Prussian naturalist and explorer. Humboldt conducted research in Central and South America and gave a detailed description of the physical universe. He was the younger brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt. According to British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Humboldt was the… Lees verder Alexander von Humboldt

George Harrison: (Liverpool, 25 February 1943 – Los Angeles, 29 November 2001) . British musician and guitarist of the pop group The Beatles. He was part of the group almost from the beginning and was known as the ‘Silent Beatle’. It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is… Lees verder George Harrison

I never leave when the going gets tough, I leave when it gets disrespectful.        

Wendell Erdman Berry: (born August 5, 1934). American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. Closely identified with rural Kentucky, Berry developed many of his agrarian themes in the early essays of The Gift of Good Land (1981) and The Unsettling of America (1977). His attention to the culture and economy of rural… Lees verder Wendel Berry

Germaine Greer: (born 29 January 1939). Australian writer and feminist, regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century. Specializing in English and women’s literature, she has held academic positions in England at the University of Warwick and Newnham College, Cambridge, and in the… Lees verder Germaine Greer

Isadora Duncan: Born Angela Isadora Duncan. (San Francisco, 26 May 1877 – Nice, 14 September 1927). American dancer. She is considered one of the founding fathers of modern dance. From the age of 22, she lived in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. As a child, she already rejected classical ballet. She developed her own… Lees verder Isadora Duncan

Eduardo Hughes Galeano: (Montevideo, 3 September 1940 – there, 13 April 2015). Uruguayan journalist and writer. His best-known works are The bloodletting of a continent (Las venas abiertas de América Latina, 1971) and Chronicle of fire (Memoria del fuego, 1986). In his books, Galeano combined fiction, journalism, political analysis and historiography. He was an outspoken… Lees verder Eduardo Galeano

John Trudell: (February 15, 1946 – December 8, 2015). American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes’ takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in… Lees verder John Trudell

Eckhart von Hochheim: (1260 – c. 1328). Commonly known as Meister Eckhart (pronounced, Master Eckhart or Eckehart, claimed original name Johannes Eckhart, German Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher and mystic. He was born near Gotha in the Landgraviate of Thuringia (now Thuringia in central Germany) in the Holy Roman Empire. If the only prayer you ever say… Lees verder Eckhart von Hochheim

William Melvin (Bill) Hicks: (Valdosta (Georgia), 16 December 1961 – Little Rock (Arkansas), 26 February 1994). American stand-up comedian who did not avoid controversial topics such as the Gulf War or the Los Angeles riots (LA Riots, 1992). The problem isn’t a lack of money, food, water or land. The problem is that you’ve given… Lees verder Bill Hicks