Society
“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.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Mar 20 2013
– Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
Mar 18 2013
– Eleanor Roosevelt; she was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from 1933 to 1945 during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office.
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
Mar 17 2013
– Confucius, was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
Mar 14 2013
– Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909). He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his “cowboy” persona and robust masculinity.
“If you start taking things too seriously, just remember that we are talking monkeys on an organic spaceship flying through the universe.”
Mar 12 2013
– Joe Rogan, an American martial artist, stand-up comedian, actor, writer and color commentator. He is best known for playing Joe Garrelli on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio and running his own podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
The Best Animated GIF Images Pt. 14 [10 Pics]
Mar 8 2013
Another round-up of animated GIF images. Part one of the series is here.
New York During the 70's [18 Pics]
Mar 7 2013
Camilo José Vergara visited New York during the Vietnam War, when many Hispanics and Blacks were beginning the movement to end the chains of oppression to become free.
Most of the places Camilo photographed were very dangerous to visit, let alone photograph.
“Never memorize something that you can look up.”
Mar 5 2013
– Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Propaganda [Video]
Mar 1 2013
This is a leaked North Korean documentary about capitalism, imperialism and mass manipulation of the western culture. It's scary how true all of this is – a great watch!
