Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

William Seward Burroughs II: (Saint Louis, Missouri, 5 February 1914 – Lawrence, Kansas, 2 August 1997).                                                                               … Lees verder William Burroughs

James Maury (Jim) Henson: (Greenville, Mississippi, September 24, 1936 – New York, May 16, 1990). American puppeteer, producer, and director. He is best known as the creator of the Muppets.                                                   … Lees verder Jim Henson

Harold Allen Ramis: (Chicago, November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014). Actor-director, writer, and comedian. Ramis began his career as a joke entrepreneur at Playboy. From 1975 onward, he was among the first group of comedians and writers on the satirical television program Saturday Night Live. Later, he starred with Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984)… Lees verder Harold Ramis

Carl Ludwig Borne: Born as Judah Löb Baruch. (Frankfurt am Main, May 6, 1786 – Paris, February 12, 1837) was a German journalist, critic and writer who, with Heinrich Heine, was one of the leaders of the literary, democratic movement of the “Junges Deutschland”. Humor is the ultimate freedom of the mind, humor is always… Lees verder Ludwig Börne

A wet January, a wet spring. A warm January, a cold May.

Nikki Green: A Creative Adaptability Expert who has been in the international business industry for over 20 years and is a 3x published author. Nikki is an avid traveler, visiting more than 14 countries and more than 30 states, she has completed 7 marathons, 3 ultras, and dozens of triathlons across 3 continents. She has… Lees verder Nikki Green

Philip Pullman: (Norwich, England, 19 October 1946). British fantasy writer. He is best known for The Northern Lights, or His Dark Materials, a trilogy published under the Dutch title Het Noorderlicht, consisting of The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. The first book in Pullman’s series was adapted for film in 2007,… Lees verder Philip Pullman

Lady Rebecca West: Pseudonym for Cicily Isabel Fairfield. (London, December 21, 1892 – London, March 15, 1983). British writer and journalist. There was a definite process by which one made people into friends, and it involved talking and listening to them for hours at a time.        

Jean Yanne: Stage name of Jean Roger Gouyé. (Les Lilas, July 18, 1933 – Morsains, May 23, 2003). French actor and film director. The word freedom, by definition, admits no restrictions.        

André Breton: (Tinchebray, 19 February 1896 – Paris, 28 September 1966) was a French writer, poet and essayist. He is mainly associated with surrealism. Because of his Manifesto of Surrealism, Breton is seen as the theorist and founder par excellence of surrealism (the “pope of surrealism”). Before that, he had already been involved in Dada.… Lees verder André Breton