Lois Lowry

Lois Ann Lowry: ( née Hammersberg; born March 20, 1937). American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences. Lowry has won… Lees verder Lois Lowry

Erica Jong

True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen. What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not exhortation. There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.

Sophie Scholl

Sophia Magdalena Scholl: (Sophie) Scholl (Forchtenberg, 9 May 1921 – Munich-Stadelheim, 22 February 1943). German student and resistance fighter during the Second World War. Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don’t dare express themselves as we did. Stand up for… Lees verder Sophie Scholl

Henry Ford

Henry Ford: (Wayne County (Michigan), 30 July 1863 – Dearborn (Michigan), 7 April 1947). American industrialist. His mother was of Belgian descent. Ford started his car factory in 1903. He produced his first car as early as 1896. Henry Ford had a special talent for technology. Although his father thought he would be better off… Lees verder Henry Ford

Zig Ziglar

Hilary Hinton “Zig” Ziglar: (November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012). American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. When you focus on problems, you will have more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you will have more opportunities. Dreams grow if you do. The less you respond… Lees verder Zig Ziglar

Noam Chomsky

Avram Noam Chomsky: (Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 7 December 1928). American linguist, philosopher, media critic and political activist. Chomsky is professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A founder of generative linguistics, he is the most influential linguist of the 20th century. Between 1980 and 1992, he was the most cited author in scientific… Lees verder Noam Chomsky

Anton Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: (Taganrog, Russia, 29 January 1860 – Badenweiler, Germany, 15 July 1904). Russian writer, mainly of plays and short stories. Chekhov is counted among the greats of literary history. Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something. People don’t notice if it’s August or December… Lees verder Anton Chekhov