Alvy Singer from Annie Hall (1977)
Quotes·Quotation by Alvy Singer
Woody Allen as Alvy Singer from Annie Hall (1977)
¶ That's because they don't throw their garbage away, they turn it into television shows.
Alvy Singer (Annie Hall)
Alvy Singer from Annie Hall (1977)
Quotes·Quotation by Alvy Singer
Woody Allen as Alvy Singer from Annie Hall (1977)
¶ That's because they don't throw their garbage away, they turn it into television shows.
Alvin Toffler
Alvin Toffler
Quotes·Quotations by Alvin Toffler
Knowledge
¶ The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Alphonse Allais (1854-1905)
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Alphonse Allais (1854-1905)
Alphonse Allais (20 October 1854 – 28 October 1905) was a French writer and humorist born in Honfleur, Calvados.
He is the author of many collections of whimsical writings. A poet as much as a humorist, he in particular cultivated the verse form known as holorhyme, i.e. made up entirely of homophonous verses, where entire lines rhyme. For example:
par les bois du djinn où s'entasse de l'effroi,
parle et bois du gin ou cent tasses de lait froid.
Allais is also credited with the earliest known example of a completely silent musical composition. Composed in 1897, his Funeral March for the Obsequies of a Deaf Man — consisting of nine blank measures — predates comparable works by John Cage and Erwin Schulhoff by a considerable margin. His piece "Story for Sara" was translated and illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Allais participated in humorous exhibitions, particularly in those of the Salon des Arts Incohérents of 1883 and 1884, held at the Galerie Vivienne. At these Allais exhibited arguably the earliest examples of Conceptual Art. Of his art, perhaps the most influential were his plain white sheet of Bristol paper Première communion de jeunes filles chlorotiques par un temps de neige (First Communion of Anaemic Young Girls In The Snow) (1883), and a similar red work Apoplectic Cardinals Harvesting Tomatoes on the Shore of the Red Sea (Study of the Aurora Borealis) (1884).
He died in Paris.
Quotes·Quotation
Drinks·Drinking
¶ Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Allais
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
Quotes·Quotations by Ally McBeal
Calista Kay Flockhart as Ally McBeal from Ally McBeal
¶ The real truth is, I probably don't want to be too happy or content. Because, then what? I actually like the quest, the search. That's the fun. The more lost you are, the more you have to look forward to. What do you know? I'm having a great time and I don't even know it.
Al Pacino (1940- )
Al Pacino (1940- )
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Tony Montana in Scarface, though he has also appeared several times on the other side of the law — as a police officer, a detective and a lawyer. His role as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1993 after receiving seven previous Oscar nominations, one of them being in the same year.
He made his feature film debut in the 1969 film Me, Natalie in a minor supporting role, before playing the leading role in the 1971 drama The Panic in Needle Park. Pacino made his major breakthrough when he was given the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather in 1972, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Other Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor were for Dick Tracy and Glengarry Glen Ross. Oscar nominations for Best Actor include The Godfather Part II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, ...And Justice for All and Scent of a Woman.
In addition to a career in film, he has also enjoyed a successful career on stage, picking up Tony Awards for Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. A longtime fan of Shakespeare, he made his directorial debut with Looking for Richard, a quasi-documentary on the play Richard III. Pacino has received numerous lifetime achievement awards, including one from the American Film Institute. He is a method actor, taught mainly by Lee Strasberg and Charles Laughton at the Actors Studio in New York.
Although he has never married, Pacino has had several relationships with actresses and has three children.
Quotes·Quotation by Al Pacino
¶ There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
¶ ATTICA! ATTICA!
¶ You little cockroaches... come on. You wanna play games? Okay, I'll play with you. You wanna play rough? Okay! Say 'hello' to my little friend!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Pacino
Al Capone (1899-1947)
Al Capone (1899-1947)
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947) was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently also became known as the "Capones," was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931.
Born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City to Italian immigrants, Capone became involved with gang activity at a young age after being expelled from school at age 14.[2] In his early twenties, he moved to Chicago to take advantage of a new opportunity to make money smuggling illegal alcoholic beverages into the city during Prohibition. He also engaged in various other criminal activities, including bribery of government figures and prostitution.
Despite his illegitimate occupation, Capone became a highly visible public figure. He made donations to various charitable endeavors using the money he made from his activities, and was viewed by many to be a "modern-day Robin Hood".[3] Capone's public reputation was damaged in the wake of his supposed involvement in the 1929 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, when seven rival gang members were executed.[4]
Capone was convicted on federal charges of tax evasion in 1931 and sentenced to federal prison; he was released on parole in 1939. His incarceration included a term at the then-new Alcatraz federal prison. In the final years of Capone's life, he suffered mental and physical deterioration due to late-stage neurosyphilis, which he had contracted in his youth. On January 25, 1947, he died from cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke.
Quotes·Quotations by Al Capone
Gun
¶ You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
References
[1]^ http://oldghostshome.com/mtcarmel.html
[2]^ a b "Notorious Crime Files: Al Capone". The Biography Channel. Biography.com. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
[3]^ a b "Al Capone at Alcatraz". Ocean View Publishing. 1992.
[4]^ a b c d e f g The Five Families. MacMillan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone
Alison Eastwood (1972- )
Alison Eastwood (1972- )
Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972) is an American film director, Hollywood actress, fashion model, and fashion designer. She made her directorial debut with Rails & Ties (2007), starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden.
Quotes·Quotations by Alison Eastwood
¶ If you’re thirsty, a drink will cure it, if you’re not, a drink will prevent it. Prevention is better than a cure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Eastwood
Alice (Resident Evil)
Alice (Resident Evil)
Alice is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. Though she is not a character in the game series, she does eventually interact with a number of characters from the games, including Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, Carlos Olivera (whom Alice would have a love interest in), Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, Barry Burton, Ada Wong, Albert Wesker and Nemesis. Alice, portrayed by Milla Jovovich, plays the principal role in each film, the storylines all somewhat revolving around her and the struggle with the Umbrella Corporation. Apart from the films, she appears in the film's novelizations where her background is explained.
Milla Jovovich as Alice from Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
@ They did something to me. I barely feel human anymore.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_(Resident_Evil)
Ali (600-661)
Ali (600-661)
Ali bin Abu-Talib (Arabic: علي بن أبي طالب) (c. 600 – 661) was the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, as well as being the first Shī‘ah Imām and fourth Sunni Caliph. Ali was revered for his knowledge and wisdom, and also for his eloquence as an orator and a poet.
Friendship
@ He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere. [Ali, in A Hundred Sayings.]
...
@ Fear only the will of God and you will have no cause to fear anyone else.
@ The best companion and helper is admirable morals. [Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.77, p.149.]
@ There are so many highly esteemed ones who became miserable and humiliated just because of their bad temper and morals; and humble people who have attained eminence and the highest honors because of good temper and morals. [Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.71, p.396.]
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ali
Ali bin Abu-Talib (Arabic: علي بن أبي طالب) (c. 600 – 661) was the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, as well as being the first Shī‘ah Imām and fourth Sunni Caliph. Ali was revered for his knowledge and wisdom, and also for his eloquence as an orator and a poet.
Friendship
@ He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere. [Ali, in A Hundred Sayings.]
...
@ Fear only the will of God and you will have no cause to fear anyone else.
@ The best companion and helper is admirable morals. [Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.77, p.149.]
@ There are so many highly esteemed ones who became miserable and humiliated just because of their bad temper and morals; and humble people who have attained eminence and the highest honors because of good temper and morals. [Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.71, p.396.]
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ali
Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. (1892-1984)
Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. (1892-1984)
Alfred Abraham Knopf, Sr. (September 12, 1892 – August 11, 1984) was an American publisher of the 20th century, and founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and (of the previous generation) Frank Nelson Doubleday, J. Henry Harper and Henry Holt. Knopf paid special attention to the quality of printing, binding, and design in his books, and earned a reputation as a purist in both content and presentation.
Asked how to say his name, Knopf told the Literary Digest: "Sound the k: k'nupf."
Quotes·Quotation
Economics
¶ An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_A._Knopf,_Sr.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language.
Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, such as "In the Valley of Cauteretz", "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, such as Ulysses, although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate his best friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and fellow student at Trinity College, Cambridge, who was engaged to Tennyson's sister, but died from a brain haemorrhage before they could marry. Tennyson also wrote some notable blank verse including Idylls of the King, "Ulysses," and "Tithonus." During his career, Tennyson attempted drama, but his plays enjoyed little success.
A number of phrases from Tennyson's work have become commonplaces of the English language, including "Nature, red in tooth and claw", "'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all", "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die", "My strength is as the strength of ten, / Because my heart is pure", "Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers", and "The old order changeth, yielding place to new". He is the ninth most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
Quotes·Quotations by Alfred Tennyson
Friends
¶ He makes no friend who never made a foe. [Friend·Friendship]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson
Alfonso Bedoya (1940-1957)
Alfonso Bedoya (1940-1957)
Alfonso Bedoya (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films.
Quotes·Quotation by Alfonso Bedoya
Alfonso Bedoya as Gold Hat from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
¶ Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Bedoya
Alexandra (Nikita)
Alexandra (Nikita)
Alexandra "Alex" Udinov is one of the main characters of Nikita. Portrayed by Lyndsy Fonseca, Alex serves as the deuteragonist of the series.
Quotes·Quotations by Alexandra Udinov
Lyndsy Fonseca as Alexandra Udinov from Nikita (2010)
¶ No risk, no reward. Isn't that what you taught me? [Nikita, All The Way 01.11 2010]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_(Nikita_character)
Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870)
Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870)
Alexandre Dumas, pronounced: [a.lɛk.sɑ̃dʁ dy.ma], born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie ([dy.ma da.vi də pa.jət.ʁi]) (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent. Born in poverty, Dumas was the grandson of a French nobleman and a Haitian slave.
Quotes·Quotation
Business? It's quite simple. It's other people's money. [Business]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas
Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
Alexander Pope
| Born | 21 May 1688 London |
| Died | 30 May 1744 (aged 56) Twickenham (today part of London) |
| Occupation | Poet |
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope is famous for his use of the heroic couplet.
Quotes
Some praise at morning what they blame at night.
Time conquers all,and we must Time obey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pope
Alex Pettyfer (1990-)
Alex Pettyfer (1990-)
Alexander Richard "Alex" Pettyfer (born 10 April 1990) is an English actor and model.[1] He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of Stormbreaker; Pettyfer was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for his role.[2] He has been seen as a model in several advertising campaigns for Burberry.[3] His next two starring roles were in the 2011 films I Am Number Four, a science fiction action adventure, and Beastly, a modernised retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Pettyfer can also be seen in the 2012 movie Magic Mike as a character named Adam. His latest film to date is the unreleased 2013 film The Butler as Thomas Westfall.
References
[1]^ England & Wales, Birth Index: 1984–2005
[2]^ "Alex Pettyfer awards". IMDb.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
[3]^ "Burberry.com". Burberry. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Pettyfer
Alexander Richard "Alex" Pettyfer (born 10 April 1990) is an English actor and model.[1] He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of Stormbreaker; Pettyfer was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for his role.[2] He has been seen as a model in several advertising campaigns for Burberry.[3] His next two starring roles were in the 2011 films I Am Number Four, a science fiction action adventure, and Beastly, a modernised retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Pettyfer can also be seen in the 2012 movie Magic Mike as a character named Adam. His latest film to date is the unreleased 2013 film The Butler as Thomas Westfall.
References
[1]^ England & Wales, Birth Index: 1984–2005
[2]^ "Alex Pettyfer awards". IMDb.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
[3]^ "Burberry.com". Burberry. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Pettyfer
Alex Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place)
Alex Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place)
Alexandra "Alex" Margarita Russo is the main protagonist of the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place, portrayed by Selena Gomez. As the middle child and only daughter, she is sly, outgoing, and sometimes rude to her family and friends. Alex usually underachieves when it comes to school and wizard training. She often gets into trouble because of her constant schemes (usually involving magic).
Alex is smart but not hardworking, much to the dismay of her older brother, Justin. Alex became a full wizard in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie but later makes a wish through the Stone of Dreams to turn back time which, in turn, made her a student again. In the series finale when Justin wins, he reveals that Alex would have won but she helped him because he got stuck. Alex then becomes the Russo family wizard, keeping her powers, as does Justin for becoming the new Headmaster of WizTech.
In 2008, despite the character being classified as a wizard in all official material, AOL named her the twentieth greatest witch in television history. Selena Gomez, who portrays Alex, is one of the only two cast members to appear in every single episode of the series to date; the only other cast member to do so is David Henrie, who portrays Justin Russo. The character has also appeared in The Suite Life on Deck.
Quotes·Quotations by Alex Russo
Selena Gomez as Alex Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place (2008/2009)
¶ Here's how. I don't read.
¶ It's for all the times you saved me when I wasn't good. And a couple of more times in the future so we're even. [Wizards of Waverly Place, Wizards vs. Angels (2011) #4.09/10]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Russo
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn ( /soʊlʒəˈniːtsɨn/; Russian: Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын, pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɪˈsaɪvʲɪtɕ səlʐɨˈnʲitsɨn]; 11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a writer , who, through his often-suppressed writings, helped to raise global awareness of the gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system – particularly in The Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, two of his best-known works. Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. He was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1974 but returned to Russia in 1994 after the Soviet system had collapsed.
Quotes·Quotation
A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers,only minor ones. [Writings]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Solzhenitsyn
Aleck Bourne (1886-1974)
Aleck Bourne (1886-1974)
Aleck William Bourne (4 June 1886 – 30 December 1974) was a prominent British gynaecologist and writer, known for his 1938 trial, a landmark case, for performing an illegal abortion on a 14-year-old girl rape victim. He later became an pro-life activist.
Quotes·Quotations by Aleck Bourne
Education
¶ It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated. (A Doctor's Creed)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Bourne
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
Louisa May Alcott (November 29 1832 – March 6 1888) was an American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women (1868).
Louisa May Alcott
Advice
@ Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety. It shows itself in acts rather than in words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.
Love
@ Love is a great beautifier.
Little Women (1868) Ch. 24 : Gossip
...
@ Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870), Ch. 13 : The Sunny Side
@ The child has talent, loves music, and needs help. I can't give her money, but I can teach her; so I do, and she is the most promising pupil I have. Help one another, is part of the religion of our sisterhood, Fan.
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870), Ch. 13 : The Sunny Side; this has often been quoted as "Helping one another, is part of the religion of our sisterhood."
@ I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
Rose in Bloom (1876), Ch. 1 : Coming Home
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (November 29 1832 – March 6 1888) was an American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women (1868).
Louisa May Alcott
Advice
@ Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety. It shows itself in acts rather than in words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.
Love
@ Love is a great beautifier.
Little Women (1868) Ch. 24 : Gossip
...
@ Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870), Ch. 13 : The Sunny Side
@ The child has talent, loves music, and needs help. I can't give her money, but I can teach her; so I do, and she is the most promising pupil I have. Help one another, is part of the religion of our sisterhood, Fan.
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870), Ch. 13 : The Sunny Side; this has often been quoted as "Helping one another, is part of the religion of our sisterhood."
@ I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
Rose in Bloom (1876), Ch. 1 : Coming Home
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)
Albert Schweitzer OM (14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German and then French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary. He was born in Kaysersberg in the province of Alsace-Lorraine, at that time part of the German Empire. Schweitzer, a Lutheran, challenged both the secular view of Jesus as depicted by historical-critical methodology current at his time in certain academic circles, as well as the traditional Christian view. He depicted Jesus as one who literally believed the end of the world was coming in his own lifetime and believed himself to be a world savior. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life", expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, now in Gabon, west central Africa (then French Equatorial Africa). As a music scholar and organist, he studied the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and influenced the Organ reform movement (Orgelbewegung).
Schweitzer's passionate quest was to discover a universal ethical philosophy, anchored in a universal reality, and make it directly available to all of humanity.
Quotes·Quotations by Albert Schweitzer
Cat
@ There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats.
Happiness
¶ Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
Inspiration
¶ You don't live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Schweitzer
Albert E. N. Gray
Albert E. N. Gray
Quotes·Quotation
Success·Failure
¶ The successful person has the habit of doing things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.
Albert Camus (1913-1960)
Albert Camus (1913-1960)
Albert Camus (French pronunciation: [albɛʁ kamy] ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French-Algerian author, journalist, and philosopher of the 20th century. In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement, which was opposed to some tendencies of the Surrealist movement of André Breton.
Camus was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature "for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times". He was the second-youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, after Rudyard Kipling, and the first African-born writer to receive the award. He is the shortest-lived of any Nobel literature laureate to date, having died in an automobile accident just over two years after receiving the award.
Although often cited as a proponent of existentialism, the philosophy with which Camus was associated during his own lifetime, he rejected this particular label. In an interview in 1945, Camus rejected any ideological associations: "No, I am not an existentialist. Sartre and I are always surprised to see our names linked..."
Specifically, his views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay "The Rebel" that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom.
Quotes·Quotations by Albert Camus
Autumn
¶ Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Beauty
¶ At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.
Education
¶ Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.
Friends
¶ Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
Respect
¶ Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
Winter
¶ In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus
Albania and Albanian
Albania and Albanian
Albania
Albania (i/ælˈbeɪniə/ al-bay-nee-ə, Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipni/Shqipnia), officially known as the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë pronouncedAlbanian pronunciation: [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːs]), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo (Disputed) to the northeast, Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.
The modern-day territory of Albania was at various points in history part of the Roman provinces of Dalmatia (southern Illyricum), Macedonia (particularly Epirus Nova), and Moesia Superior. The modern Republic became independent after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in Europe following the Balkan Wars.[12] Albanians had for almost five centuries been at the heart of a sprawling empire in which they enjoyed a privileged position as administrators and generals.[13] Albania declared independence in 1912 (to be recognised in 1913), becoming a Principality, Republic, and Kingdom until being invaded by Italy in 1939, which formed Greater Albania, which in turn became a Nazi protectorate in 1943.[14] In 1944, a socialist People's Republic was established under the leadership of Enver Hoxha and the Party of Labour. In 1991, the Socialist republic was dissolved and the Republic of Albania was established.
Albania is a parliamentary democracy with a transition economy. The Albanian capital, Tirana, is home to 421,286 of the country's 2,831,741 people.[15] Free-market reforms have opened the country to foreign investment, especially in the development of energy and transportation infrastructure.[16][17][18] Albania was chosen as the No.1 Destination in Lonely Planet's list of ten top countries to visit for 2011.[19]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania
Albanian Proverbs
Advice
¶ Asnjëri nuk mund ti shërbejë dy zotërinj.
One cannot serve two conflicting causes simultaneously. If this is attempted neither will be served properly.
Work
¶ Kur s'ke punë luaj derën.
Translation: When you have nothing to do, rattle the door.
References
Albania
[1]^ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ligji_8926_22.07.2002.pdf
[2]^ a b c d CIA World Factbook: AlbaniaArchived 16 January 2010 at WebCite
[3]^ Europa Publications (24 June 2008). The Europa World Year Book 2008. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-85743-452-1. Retrieved 22 December 2012. "...and Greece formally annulled claims to North Epirus (southern Albania), where there is a sizeable Greek minority. ... strained by concerns relating to the treatment of ethnic Greeks residing in Albania (numbering an estimated 300,000) ..."
[4]^ Author No; Europa Publications Staff (6 September 2007). The Europa World Year Book: 2007. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85743-413-2. Retrieved 22 December 2012. "During the early 1990s, however, bilateral relations were severely strained by concerns relating to the treatment of ethnic Greeks residing in Albania (numbering an estimated 300,000) and to ..."
[5]^ RFE/RL Research Report: Weekly Analyses from the RFE/RL Research Institute. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Incorporated. 1993. Retrieved 22 December 2012. "Albanian officials alleged that the priest was promoting irredentist sentiments among Albania's Greek minority — estimated at between 60,000 and 300,000."
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Alan Watts (1915-1973)
Alan Watts (1915-1973)
Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. Pursuing a career, he attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, where he received a master's degree in theology. Watts became an Episcopal priest but left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.
Living on the West Coast, Watts gained a large following in the San Francisco Bay Area while working as a volunteer programmer at KPFA, a Pacifica Radio station in Berkeley. Watts wrote more than 25 books and articles on subjects important to Eastern and Western religion, introducing the then-burgeoning youth culture to The Way of Zen (1957), one of the first bestselling books on Buddhism. In Psychotherapy East and West (1961), Watts proposed that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy and not just a religion. Like Aldous Huxley before him, he explored human consciousness in the essay, "The New Alchemy" (1958), and in the book, The Joyous Cosmology (1962).
Towards the end of his life, he divided his time between a houseboat in Sausalito and a cabin on Mount Tamalpais. His legacy has been kept alive by his son, Mark Watts, and by many of his recorded talks and lectures that have found new life on the Internet. Critic Erik Davis notes the freshness, longevity, and continuing relevance of Watts's work today, observing that his "writings and recorded talks still shimmer with a profound and galvanizing lucidity."
Quotes·Quotations by Alan Watts
Advice
@ Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your teeth.
Myth
¶ A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.
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Alan Hollinghurst (1954- )
Alan Hollinghurst (1954- )
Alan J. Hollinghurst FRSL (born 26 May 1954) is a British novelist, poet, short story writer and translator. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1989 Somerset Maugham Award, the 1994 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the 2004 Booker Prize.
Quotes·Quotations by Alan Hollinghurst
Beauty
¶ The worse they are the more they see beauty in each other.
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Alan Ashley-Pitt
Alan Ashley-Pitt
Quotes·Quotations by Alan Ashley-Pitt
Advice
¶ You have two choices in life: You can dissolve into the mainstream or you can be distinct... To be distinct, you must be different, you must strive to be what no one else but you can be.
Al Jolson (1886-1950)
Al Jolson (1886-1950)
Al Jolson (May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was an American singer, comedian, and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer".
His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized a large number of songs that benefited from his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach". Numerous well-known singers were influenced by his music, including Bing Crosby Judy Garland, rock and country entertainer Jerry Lee Lewis, and Bob Dylan, who once referred to him as "somebody whose life I can feel". Broadway critic Gilbert Seldes compared him to "the Greek God Pan", claiming that Jolson represented "the concentration of our national health and gaiety."
In the 1930s, he was America's most famous and highest paid entertainer. Between 1911 and 1928, Jolson had nine sell-out Winter Garden shows in a row, more than 80 hit records, and 16 national and international tours. Although he's best remembered today as the star in the first (full length) talking movie, The Jazz Singer in 1927, he later starred in a series of successful musical films throughout the 1930s. After a period of inactivity, his stardom returned with the 1946 Oscar-winning biographical film, The Jolson Story. Larry Parks played Jolson with the songs dubbed in with Jolson’s real voice. A sequel, Jolson Sings Again, was released in 1949, and was nominated for three Oscars. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Jolson became the first star to entertain troops overseas during World War II, and again in 1950 became the first star to perform for G.I.s in Korea, doing 42 shows in 16 days. He died just weeks after returning to the U.S., partly due to the physical exertion of performing. Defense Secretary George Marshall afterward awarded the Medal of Merit to Jolson's family.
According to the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, "Jolson was to jazz, blues, and ragtime what Elvis Presley was to rock 'n' roll". Being the first popular singer to make a spectacular "event" out of singing a song, he became a “rock star” before the dawn of rock music. His specialty was building stage runways extending out into the audience. He would run up and down the runway and across the stage, "teasing, cajoling, and thrilling the audience", often stopping to sing to individual members, all the while the "perspiration would be pouring from his face, and the entire audience would get caught up in the ecstasy of his performance". According to music historian Larry Stempel, "No one had heard anything quite like it before on Broadway." Author Stephen Banfield agrees, writing that Jolson's style was "arguably the single most important factor in defining the modern musical…"
He enjoyed performing in blackface makeup—a theatrical convention since the mid-19th century. With his unique and dynamic style of singing black music, like jazz and blues, he was later credited with single-handedly introducing African-American music to white audiences. As early as 1911 he became known for fighting against anti-black discrimination on Broadway. Jolson's well-known theatrics and his promotion of equality on Broadway helped pave the way for many black performers, playwrights, and songwriters, including Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Ethel Waters.
Quotes·Quotations by Al Jolson
¶ Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet! Wait a minute, I tell ya! You ain't heard nothin'! You wanna hear "Toot, Toot, Tootsie"? All right, hold on, hold on...
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Al Gore (1948- )
Al Gore (1948- )
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. (born March 31, 1948) served as the 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
Gore is currently an author and environmental activist. He has founded a number of non-profit organizations, including the Alliance for Climate Protection, and has received a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in climate change activism.
Al Gore was previously an elected official for 24 years, representing Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–85), and later in the U.S. Senate (1985–93), and finally becoming Vice President in 1993. In the 2000 presidential election, Gore won the popular vote by a margin of more than 500,000 votes. However, he ultimately lost the Electoral College to Republican George W. Bush when the U.S. Supreme Court settled the legal controversy over the Florida vote recount by ruling 5-4 in favor of Bush. It was the only time in history that the Supreme Court has determined the outcome of a presidential election.
Al Gore is the founder and current chair of the Alliance for Climate Protection, the co-founder and chair of Generation Investment Management, the co-founder and chair of Current TV, a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Inc., and a senior adviser to Google. Gore is also a partner in the venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, heading its climate change solutions group. He has served as a visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State University, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Fisk University, and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Gore has received a number of awards including the Nobel Peace Prize (joint award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) (2007), a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (2009) for his book An Inconvenient Truth, a Primetime Emmy Award for Current TV (2007), and a Webby Award (2005). Gore was also the subject of the Academy Award-winning (2007) documentary An Inconvenient Truth in 2006. In 2007 he was named a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year.
Quotes·Quotation
Appearance
¶ Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.
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