Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

You can’t take it with you. Time flies. To Roast someone. To know the ropes. Monkeys want to break the mirrors that reflect their ugliness. You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. To be on the horns of a dilemma. This has neither hand nor foot. I’d stake my life on… Lees verder English proverbs and sayings

Frank Anthony Iero: (Belleville, New Jersey, October 31, 1981). One of the guitarists of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance. He also owned the record label Skeleton Crew. Frank Iero grew up in Belleville, New Jersey. As a child, he suffered from bronchitis and ear infections, which led him to spend much of his… Lees verder Frank Iero

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

One easily recognizes the professional photographer in the middle of a herd of tourists: it is the one who hides his camera.  

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.

The opera always loses money. That’s as it should be. Opera has no business making money.

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: (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

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.   Dreams grow if you do. The less you respond to negative people the more peaceful your life will become. When you focus on problems, you will have more… Lees verder Zig Ziglar