Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Robert Wilson:  (October 4, 1941 – July 31, 2025). American director and playwright of experimental theater. He also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer. He is best known for his collaboration with Philip Glass and Lucinda Childs on Einstein on the Beach, and his frequent collaborations with Tom Waits. In 1991, Wilson established The Watermill Center, “a… Lees verder Robert Wilson

Julius Caesar Watts Jr.: (born November 18, 1957). American politician, clergyman, and former football player. Watts played as a quarterback in college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 as a Republican, representing Oklahoma’s 4th… Lees verder J. C. Watts Jr.

Anthony J. Mahavorick: (29 February 1960). Better known as Tony Robbins, he is an American coach, speaker and writer. Robbins has written several books, including Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within. He is also the author of motivational audiobooks such as Personal Power II, Get the Edge and Lessons in Mastery. Robbins has coached… Lees verder Tony Robbins

Alfred A. Montapert: Alfred A. Montapert (1906-1997). American author, speaker, and collector of aphorisms (short, pithy sayings about life). He became best known for publishing quotes and sayings that often appear in calendars, motivational books, and collections.📚 What is he known for? Motivational and life wisdom. He coined (or popularized) many short sayings about: Success,… Lees verder Alfred A. Montapert

Harriet Tubman: (Dorchester County, Maryland, 1823 – Auburn, March 10, 1913). American abolitionist. She was an escaped slave. On an estimated 13 trips to the southern United States, she helped approximately 70 slaves escape to the North or to Canada, using the network known as the Underground Railroad.[1][2] She helped John Brown recruit men for… Lees verder Harriet Tubman

Very little information is available about George Roemisch. What we do know is that his name appeared in the 1894 publication ‘The Lotus’ as the author of that famous quote about forgiveness. But there is hardly anything documented about his life, background, profession or other works. It is ironic that someone who wrote such a… Lees verder George Roemisch

Alexandre (Alex) Despatie: (Montreal, June 8, 1985) is a Canadian diver. Despatie’s big breakthrough came in 1998 when he won gold in the 10-meter platform at the Commonwealth Games as a 13-year-old, achieving a perfect score of all 10s in one jump. This achievement was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2000.… Lees verder Alexandre Despatie

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen: (Lennep (Remscheid), March 27, 1845 – Munich, February 10, 1923). German physicist. He is world-famous for his discovery of a new type of radiation that can penetrate soft materials unhindered. He called it X-rays. In Dutch and German-speaking countries, the physical phenomenon was named after him: Röntgen radiation. In 1901, he received… Lees verder Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

Stewart Alexander Lowe: (24 December 1958 – 5 October 1999). American mountaineer. He has been described as inspiring “…a whole generation of climbers and explorers with his uncontainable enthusiasm, legendary training routines, and significant ascents of rock climbs, ice climbs, and mountains all over the world…”. He died in an avalanche on Shishapangma, in Tibet.… Lees verder Alex Lowe

Claudine Alexandrine Sophie Guérin de Tencin: (Grenoble, 27 April 1682 – Paris, 4 December 1749) Baroness of Saint-Martin de l’isle de Ré, was a writer who organised a famous literary salon in the 18th century.                                         … Lees verder Madame de Tencin