Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Anna Marie Quindlen: (born July 8, 1952). American author, journalist, and opinion columnist. Her New York Times column, Public and Private, won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. Quindlen began her journalism career in 1974 as a reporter for the New York Post. Between 1977 and 1994 she held several posts at The New… Lees verder Anna Quindlen

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Born in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 8, 1926. From a young age, she was determined to pursue a career in medicine, a decision that clashed with her father’s traditional expectations. Yet, her resolve to help others led her to study medicine at the University of Zurich, where she would later meet her… Lees verder Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Elizabeth M. Gilbert: (18 July 1969, Waterbury (Connecticut)). American novelist, essayist, biographer and writer of short stories and memoirs. She is best known for her acclaimed memoir Eat, Pray, Love (2006), which was also filmed in 2010 under virtually the same title. I would like to spend the rest of my days in a place… Lees verder Elizabeth Gilbert

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: (Salzburg, 27 January 1756 – Vienna, 5 December 1791). Baptised Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a composer, pianist, violinist and conductor from the princely diocese of Salzburg. He excelled in every current musical form of his time, especially opera, the symphony, the piano concerto and chamber music. The music he composed… Lees verder Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Dr Debasish Mridha: Ukrainian physician, writer, philosopher and philanthropist. Besides his busy neurology practice, Dr Mridha is active in many medical, educational and philanthropic endeavours. He has 19 years of practice experience. In February, when my garden is barren of flowers, you are the only flower blooming in my heart. I cherish you and adore… Lees verder Debasish Mridha

Gail Mazur: (born 1937). American poet born and raised in Massachusetts. She has published seven books of poetry, and They Can’t Take That Away From Me (2001) was a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry. Late February and the air’s so balmy, snowdrops and crocuses might be fooled into early blooming. Then the… Lees verder Gail Mazur

Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky: (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986). Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin. He is widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history. His films explore spiritual and metaphysical themes and are known for their slow pacing and long takes, dreamlike visual imagery and preoccupation with nature and… Lees verder Andrei Tarkovski

Carlos Castaneda: (Cajamarca, 25 December 1925 – Los Angeles, 27 April 1998). American writer and anthropologist of Peruvian descent who wrote a number of books about his relationship with and apprenticeship with an Indian magician called Don Juan Matus. The books contained many supernatural phenomena and magic but also detailed explanations of this Don Juan’s… Lees verder Carlos Castaneda

Adyashanti: Meaning ‘primordial peace’. (born Stephen Gray on October 26, 1962). American former spiritual teacher and author from the San Francisco Bay Area who offered talks, online study courses, and retreats in the United States and abroad. He is the author of numerous books, CDs and DVDs and, together with his wife Mukti, is the… Lees verder Adyashanti

Viktor Emil Frankl: (Vienna, 26 March 1905 – Vienna, 2 September 1997). Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, but became best known as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy, a form of existential analysis, also called the Third Viennese School of psychotherapy. His book The Meaning of Existence (published in 1978 as a translation… Lees verder Viktor Frankl