Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

William Edwards Deming: (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993). American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer. Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical physics, he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He… Lees verder W. Edwards Deming

Níkos Kazantzákis: (Iraklion, Crete 18 February 1883 – Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 26 October 1957). Also transliterated as Kazandzákis, was one of the most important Greek writers of the 20th century. He studied law in Athens and philosophy in Paris with Henri Bergson. He began his career as a writer as a journalist. Kazantzákis was… Lees verder Níkos Kazantzákis

Vex King: Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author and spiritual teacher who has become a prominent figure in the self-help and personal development space. Vex experienced significant challenges growing up – his father died when he was just a baby, his family were often homeless, and he grew up in troubled neighborhoods where he regularly… Lees verder Vex King

Arletty: (Born Léonie Bathiat in Courbevoie, France, on May 15, 1898; diedin Paris on July 24, 1992) Or Arlette. French actress, daughter of a miner and a laundress; never married; no children. as “the Garbo of France,” who is famed for her work in Les Enfants du Paradis and Hôtel du Nord, and for her… Lees verder Arletty

Antoine Bret: (9 July 1717, Dijon – 25 February 1792, Paris aged 74).1 8th-century French writer and playwright. A prolific writer, he practiced almost all genres. He composed light poetry, comedies, novels, memoirs, parodic and licentious tales. A fairly pure style, ease of invention, reviews more ingenious than deep made him a reputation without rising… Lees verder Antoine Bret

Constance Marie de Théis: Born on 7 November 1767 in Nantes, christened in the parish of Saint-Similien, and died on 13 April 1845 in Paris, by her first marriage Pipelet de Leury and, by her second marriage, Princess, then Countess (1803) then again Princess of Salm-Dyck (1816); she was a French poet and woman of… Lees verder Constance de Théis

Georges André Malraux: ( 3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976). French novelist, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs. Malraux’s novel La Condition Humaine (Man’s Fate) (1933) won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as information minister (1945–46) and subsequently as France’s first cultural affairs minister during de Gaulle’s… Lees verder Andre Malraux

Juan Gelman: (3 May 1930 – 14 January 2014). Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. He was a naturalized citizen of Mexico, where he arrived as a political exile of the Process, the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Love… Lees verder Juan Gelman

Vironika Tugaleva: Born in Donetsk, Ukraine. Writes books about self help, philosophy, poetry. Maybe this seems counterintuitive, but if you’re trying to stop loving a person in order to get over them, try loving them more. Try loving them so much that you don’t need them to be yours. Try loving them so much that… Lees verder Veronika Tugaleva

Lovely Goyal: Born September 06, 1993, India. She’s the author of “I Love the Way You Love Me” (published in 2014) She has a presence on Goodreads with various quotes from her work. Be patient. Everything comes to you in the right moment.