Agnes Repplier
Quotes·Quotations by Agnes Repplier
Appearance
¶
@ A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally stopping before it gets there.
Catherine Ashton (1956- )
Catherine Ashton (1956- )
Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, PC (born 20 March 1956) is a British Labour politician who in 2009 became the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union. Under the Treaty of Lisbon, this post is combined with the post of Vice-President of the European Commission.
Quotes·Quotations by Catherine Ashton
Japan
¶ Abe's visit to the shrine was not conducive to lowering tensions in the region or to improving relations with Japan's neighbors. (Dec 27, 2013)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Ashton
Elizabeth Ashley
Elizabeth Ashley
Quotes·Quotations by Elizabeth Ashley
Romance·Relationships
¶
@ In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes.
Quotes·Quotations by Elizabeth Ashley
Romance·Relationships
¶
@ In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes.
Artur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
Artur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982) was a Polish-American classical pianist who received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers; many regard him as the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time. He is widely considered one of the greatest classical pianists of the twentieth century.
Quotes·Quotation
Attitude
¶ If I omit practice one day, I notice it. If two days the critics notice it. If three days the public notices it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rubinstein
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity. At age 25, he published his doctoral dissertation, On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, which examined the four separate manifestations of reason in the phenomenal world.
Schopenhauer's most influential work, The World as Will and Representation, claimed that the world is fundamentally what humans recognize in themselves as their will. His analysis of will led him to the conclusion that emotional, physical, and sexual desires can never be fully satisfied. The corollary of this is an ultimately painful human condition. Consequently, he considered that a lifestyle of negating desires, similar to the ascetic teachings of Vedanta, Buddhism and the Church Fathers of early Christianity, was the only way to attain liberation.
Schopenhauer's metaphysical analysis of will, his views on human motivation and desire, and his aphoristic writing style influenced many well-known thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Richard Wagner, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Erwin Schrödinger, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Otto Rank, Carl Gustav Jung, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Mann, and Jorge Luis Borges.
Quotes·Quotation
Marriage
¶ To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer
Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1818-1896)
Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1818-1896)
Arthur Cleveland Coxe DD LLD (May 10, 1818 – July 20, 1896) was the second Episcopal bishop of New York. He used Cleveland as his given name and is often referred to as A. Cleveland Coxe.
Quotes·Quotation
Flower
¶ Flowers are words which even a baby can understand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Cleveland_Coxe
Arthur Helps (1813-1875)
Arthur Helps (1813-1875)
Sir Arthur Helps, KCB, DCL (10 July 1813 – 7 March 1875), English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London.
He was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, coming out thirty-first wrangler in the mathematical tripos in 1835. He was recognized by the ablest of his contemporaries there as a man of superior gifts, and likely to make his mark in later life. As a member of the "Conversazione Society", better known as the Cambridge Apostles, a society established in 1820 for the purposes of discussion on social and literary questions by a few young men attracted to each other by a common taste for literature and speculation, he was associated with Charles Buller, Frederick Maurice, Richard Chenevix Trench, Monckton Milnes, Arthur Hallam and Alfred Tennyson.
Soon after leaving the university Arthur Helps became private secretary to Thomas Spring-Rice (afterwards Lord Monteagle), then Chancellor of the Exchequer. This appointment he filled till 1839, when he went to Ireland as private secretary to Lord Morpeth (afterwards Earl of Carlisle), Chief Secretary for Ireland. In the meanwhile (October 28, 1836) Helps had married Bessy Fuller, daughter of Captain Edward Fuller and Elizabeth Blennerhassett. Bessy's maternal grandfather, Rev. John Blennerhassett of Tralee, Co. Kerry, was the cousin of Harman Blennerhassett.
He was one of the commissioners for the settlement of various claims relating to the Gunboat War dating as far back as 1807. In retaliation for the bombardment of Copenhagen, the Danish government had impounded British goods in warehouses, and merchant ships with their cargoes. Although the seizure of goods on land had been settled soon afterwards, the ship-owners were still fruitlessly pursuing their claims for compensation from the British Government as late as 1861. However, with the fall of the Melbourne administration (1841) Helps' official experience closed for a period of nearly twenty years. He bought the Vernon Hill estate near Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, and a private income allowed him to turn to writing books and plays, which he dictated to an amanuensis.
He was not, however, forgotten by his political friends. He possessed admirable tact and sagacity; his fitness for official life was unmistakable, and in 1860 he was appointed Clerk of the Privy Council on the recommendation of Lord Granville. This appointment brought him into personal communication with Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort, both of whom came to regard him with confidence and respect. In 1864 he received the honorary degree of D.C.L. from Oxford University.
In 1862 he established the Bishops Waltham Clay Company for the manufacture of bricks and terracotta. He was also involved with the Bishops Waltham Railway Company, set up to link the brickworks (and the town) with the main London-Southampton line. However, profits were small and he faced competition from the Staffordshire Potteries. Helps also financed the Coke and Gas works which lit the town from 1864.
Helps was also affected by the banking panic of 1866, caused by the failure of Overend, Gurney and Company. It had invested heavily in long-term railway stocks rather than holding cash reserves. The brickworks went into liquidation in 1867, and Helps had to sell the Vernon Hill estate. Queen Victoria in a personal gesture (he had edited a volume of Prince Albert's speeches in 1862) offered him a grace and favour residence in Kew Gardens. He lived for the rest of his life in Queen Charlotte's Cottage, near the main gates.
He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1871 and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the following year. He died of pleurisy on 7 March 1875.
Quotes·Quotations by Arthur Helps
Writing·Reading
¶ Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Helps
Arthur Cody Jarrett (White Heat)
Arthur Cody Jarrett from White Heat (1949)
Quotes·Quotation by Arthur Cody Jarrett
James Cagney as Arthur Cody Jarrett from White Heat (1949)
¶ Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947- )
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947- )
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( /ˈʃwɔrtsənɛɡər/; German: [ˈaɐnɔlt ˈalɔʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənˌʔɛɡɐ]; born July 30, 1947) is an Austro-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011. Schwarzenegger began weight training at the age of 15 years old. He won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest seven times. Schwarzenegger has remained a prominent presence in bodybuilding and has written many books and articles on the sport. Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. He was nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" and the "Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnie" during his acting career and more recently the "Governator" (from "Governor" and "Terminator").
As a Republican, he was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis's term. Schwarzenegger was then re-elected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for his second term on January 5, 2007. Schwarzenegger was married to Maria Shriver. The couple separated in 2011 after 25 years of marriage.
Quotes·Quotation by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator from The Terminator (1984)
¶ [looks around, examining the structural integrity of the room, then looks back at him] I'll be back.
¶ Hasta la vista, baby.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)