Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Zinaida Nikolayevna Hippius (Gippioes): (Saint Petersburg, 20 November 1869 – Paris, 9 September 1945). Russian poet and writer from the Symbolist school. The last days of August are a kind of whisper. Not the Autumn yet, but the smell of it.            

Françoise Sagan: Pseudonym of Françoise Quoirez. (Cajarc, Lot, 21 June 1935 — Honfleur, Calvados, 24 September 2004). French writer and film director. She was part of the Nouvelle Vague movement. We have as little freedom now as we did twenty years ago: back then, young girls were forbidden from having sex, now it has almost… Lees verder Françoise Sagan

Walter Hartwell White Sr.: Also known by his alias Heisenberg, is the fictional character and the main protagonist of the American crime drama television series Breaking Bad. He is portrayed by Bryan Cranston. Sometimes it feels better not to talk. At all. About anything. To anyone.      

James Burnham: (November 22, 1905 – July 28, 1987). American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy. His first book was An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis (1931). Burnham became a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s. His most famous book, The Managerial Revolution (1941), speculated on the future of… Lees verder James Burnham

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor: (Hampstead (London), 27 February 1932 – Los Angeles, 23 March 2011). Also known as Liz, she was a British-American actress. She won an Oscar in 1960 for her leading role in Butterfield 8 and in 1966 for her leading role in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. She also received more than 35… Lees verder Elizabeth Taylor

Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen: (Nijkerk, 24 January 1932 – Hilversum, 21 September 1996). Dutch Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Utrecht, professor at American universities and author of Christian books. We must dare to accept our brokenness, to become familiar with it, to befriend this ‘enemy’, to walk with it.        

Jessica Verdi: American author and editor of children’s books. Finding someone you can really connect with is like winning the lottery — It happens basically never, but if it does, you really shouldn’t blow it.          

Steven Wayne Benson: (July 26, 1951 – July 3, 2015). American convicted double murderer of his mother, tobacco heiress Margaret Benson, and his brother (actually his nephew but later adopted), tennis player Scott Benson. A woman who opens her heart to love you when it’s already been broken, is braver than any person you’ll meet.… Lees verder Steven Benson

John Vanbrugh: (Londra, 24 gennaio 1664[1] – aldaar, 26 marzo 1726). Architetto inglese e scrittore di toni. Samen incontrò William Congreve, George Etherege, George Farquhar e William Wycherley che lo dissero al Grote Vijf van het komische toneel van de Restauratie. Well, if idleness be the root of all evil, then matrimony’s good for something,… Lees verder John Vanbrugh

Herbert Clark Hoover: (West Branch, Iowa, August 10, 1874 – New York, New York, October 20, 1964). 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933. Hoover was already famous for his humanitarian actions during World War I, particularly the provision of food aid to occupied Belgium. From 1921 to 1928, he served as… Lees verder Herbert Hoover