Tag: quotes
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Rachel Louise Carson Quotes
Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist and conservationist. Carson was born on May 27, 1907, at Pennsylvania, United States. She is the Author of the books such as “Silent Spring“, “The Sea Around Us” and “The Edge of the Sea” which helped for advancing the Global Environmental Movement. Google honored Rachel Carson on…
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Charles Darwin Quotes
Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist and geologist. Darwin is best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. Darwin was born in England on 12 February 1809. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors. Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book…
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Christopher Columbus Quotes
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americas in 1492. Columbus believed that sailing west would be a faster way to get to India. Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, Italy. He has been credited for opening up the Americas to European…
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Poet Thomas Moore Quotes
Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer. Thomas Moore was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 28 May 1779. He is best remembered for the lyrics of “The Minstrel Boy” and “The Last Rose of Summer“. His poem “Lalla Rookh” is credited as the most translated poem of its time. Thomas Moore was…
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Anna Freud Quotes
Anna Freud was the daughter of famous neurologist Sigmund Freud. Anna Freud was born on 3rd December 1895 in Vienna. She contributed to the newly born field of psychoanalysis which was founded by her father. And, Anna Freud is considered as the founder of psychoanalytic child psychology. Her work emphasized the importance of the ego…
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Ralph Nader Quotes
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney. He was born on February 27, 1934. Ralph Nader focuses on activities related to consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. Nader got famous in 1965 with the publication of his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American…
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William James Quotes
William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist. He was also trained as a physician. William James was the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. And, James was one of the leading thinkers of the late nineteenth century. William James is one…
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Audrey Hepburn Quotes
Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 — 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. She was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema. She is also regarded by some to be the most naturally beautiful woman of all…
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Pablo Picasso Quotes
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso ( 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is known for co-founding the Cubist movement,…
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Eminem Quotes
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (Born:October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor. After releasing his debut album Infinite (1996), Eminem rose to mainstream popularity in 1999 with the release of his second album, The Slim Shady LP.…
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Bob Ross Quotes
Robert Norman “Bob” Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter and television host. With his calm, patient nature, Bob Ross came to prominence as the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, a long-running television program on public broadcast stations in the United States. Ross died of lymphoma at…
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Charles Bukowski Quotes
Henry Charles Bukowski (August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-born American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles. His work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women,…