Jews (Yiddish)


Jews (Yiddish)

Yiddish (ייִדיש yidish or אידיש idish, literally "Jewish") is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken in many parts of the world. It developed as a fusion of Hebrew and Aramaic into German dialects with the infusion of Slavic and traces of Romance languages. It is written in the Hebrew alphabet.

The language originated in the Ashkenazi culture that developed from about the 10th century in the Rhineland and then spread to Central and Eastern Europe and eventually to other continents. In the earliest surviving references to it, the language is called לשון־אַשכּנז (loshn-ashknez = "language of Ashkenaz") and טײַטש (taytsh, a variant of tiutsch, the contemporary name for the language otherwise spoken in the region of origin, now called Middle High German). In common usage, the language is called מאַמע־לשון (mame-loshn, literally "mother tongue"), distinguishing it from Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, which are collectively termed לשון־קודש (loshn-koydesh, "holy tongue"). The term "Yiddish" did not become the most frequently used designation in the literature of the language until the 18th century.

For a significant portion of its history, Yiddish was the primary spoken language of the Ashkenazi Jews and once spanned a broad dialect continuum from Western Yiddish to three major groups within Eastern Yiddish, namely Litvish, Poylish and Ukrainish. Eastern and Western Yiddish are most markedly distinguished by the extensive inclusion of words of Slavic origin in the Eastern dialects. While Western Yiddish has few remaining speakers, Eastern dialects remain in wide use.

Yiddish is written and spoken in many Orthodox Jewish communities around the world, although there are also a number of Orthodox Jews who do not know Yiddish. It is a home language in most Hasidic communities, where it is the first language learned in childhood, used in schools and in many social settings. Yiddish is also the academic language of the study of the Talmud according to the tradition of the Lithuanian yeshivas.

Yiddish is also used in the adjectival sense to designate attributes of Ashkenazic Jewish culture (for example, Yiddish cooking and Yiddish music).


Quotes·Quotation by Jews

Attitude

¶ .אַז מען לעבט, דערלעבט מען
"Az men lebt, derlebt men."
Translation: When one lives, one experiences. i.e With life comes experience.
Source: Furman, Israel (1998). יידישע שפריכווערטער און רעדנסארטן. 1968. p. 219. ISBN 0415160502.

Jews


Jews

The Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים‎‎ ISO 259-3 Yhudim Israeli pronunciation [jehuˈdim]), also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and an ethnoreligious group, originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation. Converts to Judaism, whose status as Jews within the Jewish ethnos is equal to those born into it, have been absorbed into the Jewish people throughout the millennia.

In Jewish tradition, Jewish ancestry is traced to the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the second millennium BCE. The modern State of Israel defines itself as a Jewish state in its Basic Laws, and Israel's Law of Return states: "Every Jew has the right to come to this country as an oleh." Israel is the only country where Jews are a majority of the population. Jews achieved political autonomy twice before in ancient history. The first of these periods lasted from 1350 to 586 BCE, and encompassed the periods of the Judges, the United Monarchy, and the Divided Monarchy of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, ending with the destruction of the First Temple. The second was the period of the Hasmonean Kingdom spanning from 140 to 37 BCE. Since the destruction of the First Temple, most Jews have lived in diaspora. A minority in every country in which they live (except Israel), they have frequently experienced persecution throughout history, resulting in a population that has fluctuated both in numbers and distribution over the centuries.

As of 2010, the world Jewish population was estimated at 13.42 million by the North American Jewish Data Bank, or roughly 0.2% of the total world population. According to this report, about 42% of all Jews reside in Israel (5.70 million), and about 42% in the United States (5.28 million) and Canada (0.38 million), with most of the remainder living in Europe (1.46 million). These numbers include all those who consider themselves Jews, whether or not they are affiliated with a Jewish organization. The total world Jewish population, however, is difficult to measure. In addition to issues with census methodology, there are halakhic disputes regarding who is a Jew and secular, political, and ancestral identification factors that may affect the figure considerably.


Quotes·Quotation by Jews

Attitude

¶ The hardest work is to go idle.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew

Jesus


Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth ( /ˈdʒiːzəs/; 7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE) is the central figure of Christianity, where he is referred to as Jesus Christ, and is also regarded as an important prophet of God in Islam. Most Christian denominations venerate him as God the Son incarnated and believe that he rose from the dead after being crucified. The principal sources of information regarding Jesus are the Bible's four canonical gospels, which most biblical scholars find useful for reconstructing Jesus' life and teachings. Scholars have correlated the New Testament accounts with non-Christian historical records to arrive at an estimated chronology for the major episodes in the life of Jesus.

Most critical historians agree that Jesus was a Galilean Jewish Rabbi who was regarded as a teacher and healer in Judaea, that he was baptized by John the Baptist, and that he was crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman Prefect, Pontius Pilate, on the charge of sedition against the Roman Empire. Critical Biblical scholars and historians have offered competing descriptions of Jesus as a self-described Messiah, as the leader of an apocalyptic movement, as an itinerant sage, as a charismatic healer, and as the founder of an independent religious movement. Most contemporary scholars of the historical Jesus consider him to have been an independent, charismatic founder of a Jewish restoration movement, anticipating a future apocalypse. Other prominent scholars, however, contend that Jesus' "Kingdom of God" meant radical personal and social transformation instead of a future apocalypse.

Christians traditionally believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, performed miracles, founded the Church, died sacrificially to achieve atonement, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, from which he will return. The majority of Christians worship Jesus as the incarnation of God the Son, and the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. A few Christian groups, however, reject Trinitarianism, wholly or partly, believing it to be non-scriptural. Most Christian scholars today present Jesus as the awaited Messiah promised in the Old Testament and as God, arguing that he fulfilled many Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.

Judaism rejects the belief that Jesus was the awaited Messiah, arguing that he did not fulfill the Messianic prophecies in the Tanakh. In Islam, Jesus (in Arabic: عيسى‎ in Islamic usage, commonly transliterated as Isa) is considered one of God's important prophets, a bringer of scripture, and the product of a virgin birth, but not the victim of crucifixion. Islam and the Bahá'í Faith use the title "Messiah" for Jesus, but do not teach that he was God incarnate.


Quotes·Quotation

Advice

¶ So always treat others as you would like them to treat you. [Matthew 7:12, Bible]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus

Jessica Tandy (1909-1994)


Jessica Tandy (1909-1994)

Jessie Alice "Jessica" Tandy (7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994) was a British-born stage and film actress, who spent most of her 67-year career[1] in the United States. She appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV .[1][2]

Born in London to a headmistress and a travelling salesman, she made her professional debut on the London stage in 1927, at the age of 18. During the 1930s, she appeared in a large number of plays in London's West End, playing roles such as Ophelia, opposite John Gielgud's legendary Hamlet, and Katherine, opposite Laurence Olivier's Henry V.[1] In the 1930s, she also worked in a couple of British films. Following the end of her marriage to the British actor Jack Hawkins, she moved to New York in 1940, where she met Canadian actor Hume Cronyn. He became her second husband and frequent partner on stage and screen.

She won the Tony Award for her performance as Blanche Dubois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948, sharing the prize with Katherine Cornell (who won for the female lead in Antony and Cleopatra) and Judith Anderson (for the latter's portrayal of Medea). Over the following three decades, her career continued sporadically and included a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's horror film, The Birds (1963), and a Tony Award-winning performance in The Gin Game (1977, playing in the two-hander play opposite Hume Cronyn). Along with Cronyn, she was a member of the original acting company of the Guthrie Theater.

In the mid-1980s she had a career revival. She appeared with Cronyn in the Broadway production of Foxfire in 1983 and its television adaptation four years later, winning both a Tony Award and an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Annie Nations. During these years, she appeared in films such as Cocoon (1985), also with Cronyn.
She became the oldest actress to receive the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), for which she also won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). At the height of her success, she was named as one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People". She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1990, and continued working until shortly before her death.


Quotes·Quotations by Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy as Ninny Threadgoode from Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

¶ Everyone thought she'd die right along with him. Night after night, she stayed by the river. Big George was the only soul she'd let near her, and he watched over her night and day. You know, a heart can be broken, but it still keeps a-beating just the same.


References

[1]^ a b c d New York Times September 12, 1994: Jessica Tandy, a Patrician Star Of Theater and Film, Dies at 85 Retrieved 2012-06-12
[2]^ Internet Movie Database: Jessica Tandy Filmography Retrieved 2012-06-12


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Tandy

Jessica Szohr (1985- )


Jessica Szohr (1985- )

Jessica Karen Szohr (pronounced zorr, born March 31, 1985) is an American actress. Szohr began her screen career starring on television shows such as CSI: Miami and What About Brian. She gained recognition in 2007 with her breakthrough role as Vanessa Abrams on The CW series Gossip Girl. She most recently appeared in the 2010 horror film Piranha 3D and in 2011 comedy I Don't Know How She Does It.


Quotes·Quotations by Jessica Szohr

Jessica Szohr as Kelly Driscoll from Piranha 3D (2010)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Szohr

Jessica Alba (1981- )


Jessica Alba (1981- )

Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002). Alba later appeared in various films including Honey (2003), Sin City (2005), Fantastic Four (2005), Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck both in 2007.

Alba has been called a sex symbol. She appears on the "Hot 100" section of Maxim and was voted number one on AskMen.com's list of "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006, as well as "Sexiest Woman in the World" by FHM in 2007. The use of her image on the cover of the March 2006 Playboy sparked a lawsuit by her, which was later dropped. She has also won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, and a Golden Globe nomination for her lead role in the television series Dark Angel.


Quotes·Quotation by Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba as Invisible Woman/Susan Storm from Fantastic Four

¶ There’s always a choice.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Alba

Jesse Livermore (1877-1940)


Jesse Livermore (1877-1940)

Jesse Lauriston Livermore (July 26, 1877 – November 28, 1940), also known as the Boy Plunger[1] and "Great Bear of Wall Street", was an American stock trader. He was famed for making and losing several multi-million dollar fortunes and short selling during the stock market crashes in 1907 and 1929.


Quotes·Quotations by Jesse Livermore

Investor

¶ All through time, people have basically acted and reacted the same way in the market as a result of: greed, fear, ignorance, and hope. That is why the numerical formations and patterns recur on a constant basis.

Speculation

¶ The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world. But it is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the person of inferior emotional balance, or the get-rich-quick adventurer. They will die poor.


References

[1]^ Edwin Lefèvre (1923). Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. p. 14.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Lauriston_Livermore

Jesse Katsopolis (Full House)


Jesse Katsopolis from Full House

Jesse (née Hermes) Katsopolis (portrayed by John Stamos) (last name in season one was Cochran, but was changed reportedly due to John Stamos wanting his character to better reflect his Greek heritage) is Danny's brother-in-law, Pam's younger brother; as well as husband to Rebecca Donaldson and father to twins Nicky and Alex. He did not like his birth name, 'Hermes', so when he was young, he changed his name to Jesse, thinking that one had to have a 'cool name' to be in the in-crowd. Jesse's character was actually named after Elvis Presley's twin brother, Jesse, who died at birth. In contrast with Danny, Jesse is portrayed as being irresponsible most of the time, but is occasionally serious when he needs to be (such as when he discovers that one of Stephanie's classmates is a child abuse victim in the episode "Silence is Not Golden" [6.17]). Jesse is revealed as a high school dropout, though in an earlier plot about a high school reunion, he mentions not wearing his cap to his graduation because he didn't want to mess up his hair. Jesse first moves into the house with virtually no experience in taking care of young children or babies, but starts to learn the ropes. In the first season, Jesse works for his father Nick's exterminating business before leaving to pursue work in advertising, frequently working with Joey. He later works with Joey as co-hosts of an afternoon show called The Rush Hour Renegades. Further along in the series, Jesse becomes the new owner of The Smash Club. Although he was shown to be a sports fan as well as a good player in the earlier seasons, it is revealed in later seasons that Jesse hated all sports (especially basketball) and was a poor player. Jesse's main passion is music, and struggles to "hit it big" with his band, Jesse and the Rippers (in the earlier part of the series). However, his increasing responsibilities to his family, radio job, and as restaurateur, lead his band members to discharge him as frontman (in season eight's premiere "Comet's Excellent Adventure"), which subsequently leads him to start a new band, "Hot Daddy and the Monkey Puppets". He is also obsessed with his hair and Elvis Presley. His best known phrase is "Have mercy!"


Quotes·Quotations by Jesse Katsopolis from Full House

Love

¶ If every word I said could make you laugh,
I'd talk forever.
If the song I sing to you, could fill your heart with joy,
I'd sing forever.
Forever
Forever
I'd be so happy loving you [It is "Forever" originally by the Beach Boys]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Full_House_characters#Jesse_Katsopolis

Jerry Thompson (Citizen Kane)


Jerry Thompson from Citizen Kane (1941)


Quotes·Quotation by Jerry Thompson

William Alland as Jerry Thompson from Citizen Kane (1941)

¶ I don't think any word can explain a man's life.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alland

Jerome (347-420)


Jerome (347-420)

Saint Jerome (c. 347 – 30 September 420; (also Hierom or Jerom) (Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Ancient Greek: Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος) was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate), and his list of writings is extensive.

He is recognised by both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church as a saint. In the latter he is known as St. Jerome of Stridonium or Blessed Jerome.


Quotes·Quotations by Saint Jerome

Friend

¶ The friendship that can cease has never been real.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Jerome

JEON Ji-yoon (1990- )


JEON Ji-yoon (1990- )

Jeon Ji Yoon (born October 15, 1990) is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, rapper, and songwriter. She is a member of the popular girl group, 4Minute, formed by Cube Entertainment in 2009.


Quotes·Quotations by Jeon Ji-yoon

Confidence

¶ Don’t make me laugh. I do what I want.

Crown

¶ In order to wear a crown, you must be able to bear the weight of the crown first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeon_Ji-yoon

JEON Hyosung (1989- )

JEON Hyosung (1989- )

Jeon Hyosung (Korean:전효성,Hanja: 全烋星,born October 13, 1989) often simply known as Hyosung, is a South Korean idol singer and dancer. She is best known as the leader of a popular South Korean girl group, Secret.

In 2005, she became a finalist on Mnet's "Battle Shinhwa" which led to her signing a recording contract with Good Entertainment. In 2007, she was set to debut in the group 'Five Girls' along with G.NA, Wonder Girls's Yubin, After School's UEE and a former T-ara member and current Spica member Yang Jiwon. Unfortunately, the group disbanded before they were able debut due to the company's financial problems. She was later discovered by TS Entertainment through a show that was aired on SBS MTV, called "Diary of Five Girls" and spent two years in the company as a trainee. In 2009, she debuted in a four member girl group called Secret along with Song Jieun, Han Sunhwa and Jung Hana.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeon_Hyosung


Jennifer Jareau (Criminal Minds)


Jennifer Jareau (Criminal Minds)

Jennifer "JJ" Jareau is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by AJ Cook.

Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (portrayed by AJ Cook), is a supervisory special agent. In seasons one through five, she acted as the communications liaison to local police agencies. She is dating William LaMontagne, a New Orleans police officer, and the two have a son together, Henry. At the beginning of season six, Jareau is forced to take a promotion to the Pentagon, causing her departure from the team, although Unit Chief Hotchner expressed his hope that she will return to the BAU in the future. JJ returned in the episode titled "Lauren" to help the team find Agent Prentiss. She returned once again in the season finale for season six, before returning as a full-time cast member once again in season seven. JJ is now a legitimate profiler.


Quotes·Quotations by Jennifer Jareau (JJ)

A. J. Cook as Jennifer Jareau from Criminal Minds

@ "And so, all the night-tide, I lay down by the side. Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride. In the sepulchre there by the sea. In her tomb by the sounding sea." Edgar Allan Poe [Criminal Minds 04.14 Cold Comfort]

¶ I once dated a guy who washed his car more than he washed his hair. [Criminal Minds 04.23 Roadkill]

@ The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still, small voice of conscience." Mahatma Gandhi [Criminal Minds 04.23 Roadkill]

@ "A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another, the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another, it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden." The Buddha [Criminal Minds 06.01 The Longest Night]

¶ Jean Racine said, "A tragedy need not have blood and death; it's enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of tragedy." [Criminal Minds 06.02 JJ]

@ I'm thankful for my years spent with this family, for everything we shared, every chance we had to grow. I'll take the best of them with me and lead by their example wherever I go. A friend told me to be honest with you, so here it goes: this isn't what I want, but I'll take the high road. Maybe it's because I look at everything as a lesson or because I don't want to walk around angry. Or maybe it's because I finally understand. There are things we don't want to happen but have to accept; things we don't want to know but have to learn; and people we can't live without but have to let go. [Criminal Minds 06.02 JJ]

JJ: Queen Elizabeth I said, "The past cannot be cured." [Criminal Minds 7.1 It Takes a Village]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Jareau


Jennifer Lawrence (1990- )


Jennifer Lawrence (1990- )

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American film and television actress. She had lead roles in TBS's The Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning Plain and Winter's Bone, for which she received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Award. At age 20, she was the second youngest actress ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is also known for playing Mystique in X-Men: First Class. In 2012, Lawrence achieved wider recognition starring as the heroine Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel of the same name. Her performance in the film garnered her notable critical praise and marked her as the highest grossing action heroine of all time. Lawrence's performances thus far have prompted Rolling Stone to define her as "the most talented young actress in America."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Lawrence

Jennifer Grey (1960- )


Jennifer Grey (1960- )

Jennifer Elise Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress known for her roles in the 1980s films Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Dirty Dancing, the latter for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She is also known for her 2010 victory in the eleventh season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars. Grey is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Joel Grey and former actress/singer Jo Wilder.


Quotes·Quotations by Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey as France Baby Houseman from Dirty Dancing (1987)

¶ I'm scared of everything! I'm scared of what I saw. I'm scared of what I did, of who I am. And most of all, I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life.... the way I feel when I'm with you!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Grey

Thomas Jefferson (1743~1826)

Thomas Jefferson (1743~1826) 


Quotes·Quotations by Thomas Jefferson

Money

¶ Never spend your money before you have it.

Religion·Faith

@ In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to Liberty.

War

¶ War is much a punishment to the punisher as it is to the sufferer.


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Jeff Davidson (1967- )



Jeff Davidson (1967- )

Jeff Davidson (born October 3, 1967 in Akron, Ohio) is the current offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.


Quotes·Quotation

Advice

¶ If you're too busy to enjoy life, you're too busy.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Davidson

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)


Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre ( /ˈsɑːtrə/; French pronunciation: [saʁtʁ]; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy and Marxism, and was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism. His work continues to influence fields such as Marxist philosophy, sociology, critical theory and literary studies. Sartre was also noted for his long non-monogamous relationship with the feminist author and social theorist Simone de Beauvoir. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature but refused it, saying that he always declined official honours and that, "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution."


Quotes·Quotation

Attitude

Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.

Writing·Reading

¶ A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)


Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.

His novel Émile: or, On Education is a treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship. His sentimental novel Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse was of importance to the development of pre-romanticism and romanticism in fiction. Rousseau's autobiographical writings — his Confessions, which initiated the modern autobiography, and his Reveries of a Solitary Walker — exemplified the late 18th-century movement known as the Age of Sensibility, featuring an increasing focus on subjectivity and introspection that has characterized the modern age. His Discourse on the Origin of Inequality and his On the Social Contract are cornerstones in modern political and social thought and make a strong case for democratic government and social empowerment.

Rousseau was a successful composer of music, besides. He wrote seven operas as well as music in other forms, and he made contributions to music as a theorist.

During the period of the French Revolution, Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophes among members of the Jacobin Club. Rousseau, a Freemason was interred as a national hero in the Panthéon in Paris, in 1794, 16 years after his death.


Quotes·Quotation

Beauty

¶ I have always believed that good is only beauty but into practice.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Rousseau

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)


Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants terribles (1929), and the films Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946), and Orpheus (1949). His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María Félix, Édith Piaf and Raymond Radiguet.


Quotes

Film

@ A film is a petrified fountain of thought. [Jean Cocteau Esquire, (Feb. 1961)]

...

@ Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time.

@ Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Cocteau

Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Jean Racine (December 22, 1639 – April 21, 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and Pierre Corneille). Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy.


Quotes·Quotations by Jean Racine

Tragedy

¶ A tragedy need not have blood and death; it's enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of tragedy.


http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean_Racine

Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)


Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)

Jean de La Fontaine (IPA: [ʒɑ̃ də la fɔ̃tɛn]; July 8, 1621, Château-Thierry – April 13, 1695, Paris) was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages.

According to Flaubert, he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the French language before Hugo. A set of postage stamps celebrating La Fontaine and the Fables was issued by France in 1995.


Quotes·Quotation

Belief

¶ Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_La_FontaineJean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)