Björn Andrésen (1955- )
Björn Johan Andrésen (born 26 January 1955) is a Swedish actor and musician.
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@ I was just sixteen and Visconti and the team took me to a gay nightclub. Almost all the crew were gay. The waiters at the club made me feel very uncomfortable. They looked at me uncompromisingly as if I was a nice meaty dish. I knew I couldn't react. It would have been social suicide. But it was the first of many such encounters.
Quoted in Matt Seaton, "I feel used," The Guardian (2003-10-16)
@ My career is one of the few that started at the absolute top and then worked its way down. That was lonely.
Quoted in Matt Seaton, "I feel used," The Guardian (2003-10-16)
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Andr%C3%A9sen
Vitruvius
Vitruvius
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born ca. 80/70 BC?; died ca. 25 BC) was a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BC.
@ Owing to this favor I need to have no fear of want to the end of my life, and being thus laid under obligation I began to write this work for you, because I saw that you have built and are now building extensively, and that in future also you will take care that our public and private buildings shall be worthy to go down to posterity by the side of your other splendid achievements. [Preface, Sec. 3 (dedication to Imperator Caesar)]
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vitruvius
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born ca. 80/70 BC?; died ca. 25 BC) was a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BC.
@ Owing to this favor I need to have no fear of want to the end of my life, and being thus laid under obligation I began to write this work for you, because I saw that you have built and are now building extensively, and that in future also you will take care that our public and private buildings shall be worthy to go down to posterity by the side of your other splendid achievements. [Preface, Sec. 3 (dedication to Imperator Caesar)]
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vitruvius
Victor Frankenstein (Frankenstein)
Victor Frankenstein (Frankenstein)
Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character, the protagonist of the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, written by Mary Shelley. He is a scientist who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living beings, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature (often referred to as Frankenstein's monster, or incorrectly as Frankenstein).
Film
Victor Frankenstein's first unofficial appearance on screen was in a 1910 film (produced by Thomas Edison) in which he seemed more a magician.
The character's first significant film appearance was in Universal Pictures' 1931 film adaptation, directed by James Whale. Here, the character is renamed Henry Frankenstein (a later film shows his tombstone bearing the name "Heinrich") and is played by British actor Colin Clive opposite Boris Karloff as the Creature. Clive reprised his role in the 1935 sequel, Bride of Frankenstein, which reunited Clive, Whale and Karloff, as well as first giving Frankenstein the official title of Baron. Although not present in the following sequels due to Clive's death in 1937, Henry made a cameo appearance in 1939's Son of Frankenstein, as an oil painting in the Frankenstein family library, and was the title character, in spite of having only a cameo, in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942). It is in these films that the character became known as "Dr. Frankenstein," as the novel's character never finished his education.
Quotes·Quotations by Victor Frankenstein
¶ Look! It's moving. It's sha — it's... it's alive. It's alive... It's alive, it's moving, it's alive! It's alive, it's alive, it's alive! It's ALIVE!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Frankenstein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Clive
Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
Vito Andolini Corleone is a fictional character and the main character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather, as well as Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather trilogy, where he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in The Godfather and by Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II. Premiere Magazine listed Vito Corleone as the greatest movie character in history. He was also selected as the 10th greatest movie character by Empire Magazine.
Quotes·Quotation by Vito Corleone
¶ I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Vito_Corleone
Virgil
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was a Latin poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that became the Roman Empire's national epic.
@ Sub tegmine fagi.
In the shade of a beech tree. [Eclogues (37 BC) Book I, line 1]
@ Parvis componere magna.
To compare great things with small. [Eclogues (37 BC) Book I, line 23]
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was a Latin poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that became the Roman Empire's national epic.
@ Sub tegmine fagi.
In the shade of a beech tree. [Eclogues (37 BC) Book I, line 1]
@ Parvis componere magna.
To compare great things with small. [Eclogues (37 BC) Book I, line 23]
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Virgil
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
Adeline Virginia Woolf (/ˈwʊlf/; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.
During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf
Adeline Virginia Woolf (/ˈwʊlf/; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.
During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf
Virgil Tibbs (In the Heat of the Night)
Virgil Tibbs from In the Heat of the Night
Virgil Tibbs is a fictional character who is one of the two leading male characters in John Ball's 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night. He is also the protagonist in six sequels to that novel, the Oscar-winning 1967 film of the same name based on the original novel, the sequel films They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) and The Organization (1971), and the subsequent 1988-1995 television series derived from the film.
Quotes·Quotation by Sidney Poitier
¶ They call me Mister Tibbs!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Tibbs
Peter De Vries
Peter De Vries
Quotes·Quotations by Peter De Vries
Religion·Faith
¶
@ It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.
Quotes·Quotations by Peter De Vries
Religion·Faith
¶
@ It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.
Vivian Ward from Pretty Woman (1990)
Vivian Ward from Pretty Woman (1990)
Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward, a beautiful, kind-hearted prostitute on Hollywood Boulevard, who is independent and assertive—refusing to have a pimp and fiercely reserving the right to choose her customers and what she would do and not do when with them. She runs into Edward, a wealthy businessman, when he asks her for directions to Beverly Hills. Edward hires Vivian for the night and offers her $3,000 to spend the week as his escort to business social engagements.
Quotes·Quotations by Vivian Ward
Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward from Pretty Woman (1990)
¶ The bad things are easier to believe. Haven't you noticed that?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Woman
Vietnam and Vietnamese people
Vietnam and Vietnamese people
Vietnam
Vietnam (i/ˌviːətˈnɑːm/, /viˌɛt-/, /-ˈnæm/, /ˌvjɛt-/;[7] Vietnamese pronunciation: [viət˨ naːm˧]) officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With an estimated 90.3 million inhabitants as of 2012, it is the world's 13th-most-populous country, and the eighth-most-populous Asian country. The name Vietnam translates as "South Viet", and was officially adopted in 1945. The country is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.[8] Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976.
The Vietnamese became independent from Imperial China in 938 AD, following the Battle of Bạch Đằng River. Successive Vietnamese royal dynasties flourished as the nation expanded geographically and politically into Southeast Asia, until the Indochina Peninsula was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. The First Indochina War eventually led to the expulsion of the French in 1954, leaving Vietnam divided politically into two states, North and South Vietnam. Conflict between the two sides intensified, with heavy foreign intervention, during the Vietnam War, which ended with a North Vietnamese victory in 1975.
Vietnam was then unified under a Communist government, but was politically isolated and impoverished. In 1986, the government initiated a series of economic and political reforms, which began Vietnam's path towards integration into the world economy.[9] By 2000, it had established diplomatic relations with most nations. Vietnam's economic growth has been among the highest in the world since 2000,[9] and in 2011 it had the highest Global Growth Generators Index among 11 major economies.[10] Its successful economic reforms resulted in it joining the World Trade Organization in 2007. However, the country still suffers from relatively high levels of income inequality, disparities in healthcare provision, and poor gender equality.[11][12][13][14][15]
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people (Vietnamese: người Việt or người Kinh)[needs IPA] are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam. The earliest recorded name for the ancient Vietnamese people appears as "Lạc".
Although geographically and linguistically labeled as Southeast Asians, long periods of Chinese domination and influence have placed the Vietnamese culturally closer to East Asians, or more specifically their immediate northern neighbours, the Southern Chinese and other tribes within the South China. The word Việt is shortened from Bách Việt, a name used in ancient times. Nam means "south".
If regarded as a single ethnic group, the Vietnamese constitute one of the world's largest with 77 million people.[25]
Vietnamese proverb
@ Ác giả, ác báo.
Equivalent: What you reap is what you sow.
References
Vietnam
[1]^ a b Robbers, Gerhard (30 January 2007). Encyclopedia of world constitutions. Infobase Publishing. p. 1021. ISBN 978-0-8160-6078-8. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
[2]^ a b c Vietnam - Geography. Index Mundi. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
[3]^ a b c d e f g "Vietnam". International Monetary Fund. October 2012 data. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
[4]^ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
[5]^ "Human Development Report 2010. Human development index trends: Table G". The United Nations. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
[6]^ "Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Travelsradiate.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
[7]^ Vietnam. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
[8]^ The South China Sea is referred to in Vietnam as the East Sea (Biển Đông).
[9]^ a b "Vietnam's new-look economy". BBC News. 18 October 2004.
[10]^ Weisenthal, Joe (22 February 2011). "3G Countries". Businessinsider.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
[11]^ "Vietnam Inequality Report". Mekong Economics. 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
[12]^ "Distribution of Family Income – Gini Index". CIA World Factbook, 2008 data. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
[13]^ a b "ScienceDirect – Journal of Econometrics: On decomposing the causes of health sector inequalities with an application to malnutrition inequalities in Vietnam". Sciencedirect.com. 12 September 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
[14]^ a b Goodkind, D. (1995). "Rising Gender Inequality in Vietnam Since Reunification". Pacific Affairs 68 (3): 342–359. doi:10.2307/2761129. edit
[15]^ a b Gallup, John Luke (2002). "The wage labor market and inequality in Viet Nam in the 1990s". Ideas.repec.org. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
Vietnamese people
[25]^ "CIA World Factbook". May 8th, 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_people
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vietnamese_proverbs
Vietnam
Vietnam (i/ˌviːətˈnɑːm/, /viˌɛt-/, /-ˈnæm/, /ˌvjɛt-/;[7] Vietnamese pronunciation: [viət˨ naːm˧]) officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With an estimated 90.3 million inhabitants as of 2012, it is the world's 13th-most-populous country, and the eighth-most-populous Asian country. The name Vietnam translates as "South Viet", and was officially adopted in 1945. The country is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east.[8] Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976.
The Vietnamese became independent from Imperial China in 938 AD, following the Battle of Bạch Đằng River. Successive Vietnamese royal dynasties flourished as the nation expanded geographically and politically into Southeast Asia, until the Indochina Peninsula was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. The First Indochina War eventually led to the expulsion of the French in 1954, leaving Vietnam divided politically into two states, North and South Vietnam. Conflict between the two sides intensified, with heavy foreign intervention, during the Vietnam War, which ended with a North Vietnamese victory in 1975.
Vietnam was then unified under a Communist government, but was politically isolated and impoverished. In 1986, the government initiated a series of economic and political reforms, which began Vietnam's path towards integration into the world economy.[9] By 2000, it had established diplomatic relations with most nations. Vietnam's economic growth has been among the highest in the world since 2000,[9] and in 2011 it had the highest Global Growth Generators Index among 11 major economies.[10] Its successful economic reforms resulted in it joining the World Trade Organization in 2007. However, the country still suffers from relatively high levels of income inequality, disparities in healthcare provision, and poor gender equality.[11][12][13][14][15]
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people (Vietnamese: người Việt or người Kinh)[needs IPA] are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam. The earliest recorded name for the ancient Vietnamese people appears as "Lạc".
Although geographically and linguistically labeled as Southeast Asians, long periods of Chinese domination and influence have placed the Vietnamese culturally closer to East Asians, or more specifically their immediate northern neighbours, the Southern Chinese and other tribes within the South China. The word Việt is shortened from Bách Việt, a name used in ancient times. Nam means "south".
If regarded as a single ethnic group, the Vietnamese constitute one of the world's largest with 77 million people.[25]
Vietnamese proverb
@ Ác giả, ác báo.
Equivalent: What you reap is what you sow.
References
Vietnam
[1]^ a b Robbers, Gerhard (30 January 2007). Encyclopedia of world constitutions. Infobase Publishing. p. 1021. ISBN 978-0-8160-6078-8. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
[2]^ a b c Vietnam - Geography. Index Mundi. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
[3]^ a b c d e f g "Vietnam". International Monetary Fund. October 2012 data. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
[4]^ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
[5]^ "Human Development Report 2010. Human development index trends: Table G". The United Nations. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
[6]^ "Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Travelsradiate.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
[7]^ Vietnam. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
[8]^ The South China Sea is referred to in Vietnam as the East Sea (Biển Đông).
[9]^ a b "Vietnam's new-look economy". BBC News. 18 October 2004.
[10]^ Weisenthal, Joe (22 February 2011). "3G Countries". Businessinsider.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
[11]^ "Vietnam Inequality Report". Mekong Economics. 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
[12]^ "Distribution of Family Income – Gini Index". CIA World Factbook, 2008 data. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
[13]^ a b "ScienceDirect – Journal of Econometrics: On decomposing the causes of health sector inequalities with an application to malnutrition inequalities in Vietnam". Sciencedirect.com. 12 September 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
[14]^ a b Goodkind, D. (1995). "Rising Gender Inequality in Vietnam Since Reunification". Pacific Affairs 68 (3): 342–359. doi:10.2307/2761129. edit
[15]^ a b Gallup, John Luke (2002). "The wage labor market and inequality in Viet Nam in the 1990s". Ideas.repec.org. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
Vietnamese people
[25]^ "CIA World Factbook". May 8th, 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_people
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vietnamese_proverbs
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