John Roedel

John Roedel: American comedian who unexpectedly gained fame as a writer and poet through his heartfelt Facebook conversations that went viral and became an Amazon bestseller book titled ‘Hey God. Hey John.’ I was not born for these times. It’s all too sharp, too loud. Too fast for me. I was made for an age… Lees verder John Roedel

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves: (Beirut, 2 September 1964) is a Canadian film actor. Reeves’ first name means ‘cool wind over the mountains’ in Hawaiian. His father is from Hawaii and his mother is British; they met while both working in Lebanon. After his parents divorced in 1966, his mother emigrated with the children to Toronto. Reeves… Lees verder Keanu Reeves

Emilio Castelar

Emilio Castelar y Ripoll: (Cádiz, 7 September 1832 – San Pedro del Pinatar, 25 May 1899). Spanish politician and author. From 7 September 1873 to 3 January 1874, he was the fourth president of the First Spanish Republic. Freedom is the instrument that God placed in man’s hands to realise his destiny.      … Lees verder Emilio Castelar

Friedrich Hebbel

Christian Friedrich Hebbel: (Wesselburen, 18 March 1813 – Vienna, 13 December 1863). He was a German writer, the last representative of bourgeois drama and the most important playwright of realism. Everyone has a charm on their face; someone likes it! There is one sure sign of self-knowledge: when you notice more faults in yourself than… Lees verder Friedrich Hebbel

Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker: (Berlinchen (Prussia), 24 December 1868 – New York, 11 January 1941). German mathematician and chess grandmaster. He was world chess champion from 1894 to 1921. I want to educate students who have the ability to think for themselves and to exercise criticism.        

Theun de Vries

Theunis Uilke (Theun) de Vries: (Veenwouden, 26 April 1907 – Amsterdam, 21 January 2005). Dutch (Frisian) writer of mainly historical and social novels. He was also active as a poet, playwright and radio playwright, and he also wrote biographies and essays. Freedom is dressed in red.

Marion Gräfin Dönhoff

Marion Hedda Ilse Countess Dönhoff: (Königsberg, 2 December 1909 – Friesenhagen, 11 March 2002) was a prominent German journalist. Dönhoff came from a distinguished noble family. Her father, Count August Karl Dönhoff, was a diplomat and politician. Her mother, Maria von Lepel, was a lady-in-waiting in extraordinary service to the last German empress, Augusta Victoria.… Lees verder Marion Gräfin Dönhoff

Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy: (Cheshire, 26 July 1956) is an English sculptor, photographer and land art artist. We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.        

David Hibert

David Hilbert: (Königsberg (East Prussia), 23 January 1862 – Göttingen, 14 February 1943). German mathematician who is considered one of the most influential mathematicians of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His own discoveries alone would have earned him this honour, but it was his leading role in mathematics throughout his life and the “training… Lees verder David Hibert