Society
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Apr 15 2013
– Aristotle, was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Together with Plato, Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy.
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
Apr 11 2013
– Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
“Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.”
Apr 11 2013
– Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was an American author and humorist.
“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”
Apr 8 2013
– Ayn Rand, was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism.
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
Apr 5 2013
– Dr Seuss, an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books.
“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.”
Apr 4 2013
– Victor Hugo, was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of the greatest and best known French writers.
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
Apr 3 2013
– Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
“I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.”
Apr 1 2013
– Marilyn Monroe, was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
Mar 31 2013
– Arthur Schopenhauer, was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation. He has influenced a long list of thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Einstein and Leo Tolstoy.
Incredible Libraries from Around the World [15 Pics]
Mar 31 2013
The amount of detail each one of these libraries has is simply stunning. If you are book reader, then this must be your heaven.
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
Mar 30 2013
– J. R. R. Tolkien, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
Mar 29 2013
– John Lennon, an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Mar 27 2013
– Aldous Huxley, was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. He is best known for his novel Brave New World.
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
Mar 22 2013
– Jim Henson; an American puppeteer, screenwriter, Film director and producer, best known as the creator of The Muppets.
