Semyon Bilmes
Semyon Bilmes (29 August 1955) is an Azerbaijani American painter and the founder and instructor of The Ashland Academy of Art, in Ashland, Oregon, United States and Atelier Maui, in Maui, Hawaii United States.[1]
Quotes·Quotations by Semyon Bilmes
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| Lady in a red Turban, Oil on Canvas, by Semyon Bilmes |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Bilmes
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.[1]
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| Official portrait, 2017 |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; Yiddish: יעקב משה מזא; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor.[1]
Quotes·Quotations by Jackie Mason
¶ I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something.
This quote humorously highlights the paradox of financial security.
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| Mason in 2006 |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Mason
John Smibert
John Smibert (rarely spelled Smybert; /ˈsmaɪbət/; 24 March 1688 – 2 April 1751) was a Scottish-born painter, regarded as the first academically trained artist to live and work regularly in British America.[1]
Quotes·Quotations by John Smibert
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| Self-portrait of Smibert, present as part of The Bermuda Group, c. 1729–1731, Yale University Art Gallery |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smibert
Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American author and screenwriter.[1]
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| Ellis in 2010 |
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Easton_Ellis
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."[1]
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", which became very popular and brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well-received. Twain had found his calling.
He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
He lacked financial acumen, and, though he made a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he squandered it on various ventures, in particular the Paige Compositor, and was forced to declare bankruptcy. With the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers he eventually overcame his financial troubles. Twain worked hard to ensure that all of his creditors were paid in full, even though his bankruptcy had relieved him of the legal responsibility.
Twain was born during a visit by Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it" as well. He died the day following the comet's subsequent return. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age," and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature."
Quotes·Quotation by Mark Twain[2]
¶ Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
¶ Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
@ It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
@ Man is the only animal that blushes--or needs to.
¶ The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
¶ I can live for two months on a good compliment.
¶ Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.
¶ Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.
¶ The law of work does seem utterly unfair--but there it is, and nothing can change it: the higher the pay in enjoyment the worker gets out of it, the higher shall be his pay in money, also.
¶ I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.
¶ The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
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| Mark Twain from Pixabay |
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain
¶ The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
This quote suggests that financial concerns often occupy a significant portion of our thoughts and worries.
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