Saturday, 30th April, 2016

Florence Nightingale-Social Reformer

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. - Florence Nightingale 

Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (1820-1910) was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. - Wikipedia

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Friday, 29th April, 2016

Pablo Neruda-Poet

Poetry is an act of peace. - Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet-diplomat and politician Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto. He derived his pen name from the Czech poet Jan Neruda. Neruda won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. - Wikipedia

Thursday, 28th April, 2016

Nelson Mandela

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. - Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was a long time champion of the anti-apartheid movement and former president of South Africa. He is known for his ability to motivate millions with his words. - qz.com 

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Wednesday, 27th April, 2016

Louisa May Alcott-Novelist

Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us. - Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. - Wikipedia

Tuesday, 26th April, 2016

John Mayer-Singer, songwriter

No, it won't all go the way it should. But I know the heart of life is good. - John Mayer

John Clayton Mayer (born 1977) is a singer-songwriter and producer. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in nearby Fairfield. - Wikipedia

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Monday, 25th April, 2016

Niccolò Machiavelli-Historian

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. - Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469-1527)) was an Italian Renaissance historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer. He has often been called the founder of modern political science. - Wikipedia

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Sunday, 24th April, 2016

Primo Levi-Chemist

The aims of life are the best defense against death. - Primo Levi

Primo Michele Levi (1919-1987) was an Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. He was the author of several books, novels, collections of short stories, essays, and poems. - Wikipedia

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Saturday, 23rd April, 2016

Oriana Fallaci-Journalist

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare. - Oriana Fallaci

Oriana Fallaci (1929-2006) was an Italian journalist, author, and political interviewer. A partisan during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career. - Wikipedia

Friday, 22nd April, 2016

Greg Hickman-Internet marketer

You have to see opportunity before you can seize it. - Greg Hickman

Greg Hickman is the CEO and Founder of System.ly, a done-for-you sales funnel and marketing automation service for entrepreneurs. He also co-hosts the Zero To Scale podcast.

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Thursday, 21st April, 2016

Bill Nye-Educator

Everyone you will ever meet knows something that you don't. - Bill Nye 

William Sanford "Bill" Nye, popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, (born 1955) is an American science educator, television presenter, and mechanical engineer. - Wikipedia

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Wednesday, 20th April, 2016

Arnold J. Toynbee-Historian

The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play. - Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH (1889-1975) was a British historian, philosopher of history, research professor of International History at the London School of Economics and the University of London and author of numerous books. - Wikipedia

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Tuesday, 19th April, 2016

Michio Kaku-Futurist

The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe. - Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku (born 1947) is a Japanese-American futurist, theoretical physicist and popularizer of science. Kaku is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City College of New York. - Wikipedia

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Monday, 18th April, 2016

Agnes Martin-Artist

Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings. - Agnes Martin

Agnes Bernice Martin, born in Canada, (1912-2004) was an American abstract painter. Often referred to as a minimalist, Martin considered herself an abstract expressionist. Her work has been defined as an "essay in discretion, inwardness and silence". - Wikipedia

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Sunday, 17th April, 2016

Margaret Atwood-Poet

A word after a word after a word is power. - Margaret Atwood

Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC OOnt FRSC (born 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. - Wikipedia

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Saturday, 16th April, 2016

Jane Goodall-Primatologist

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. - Jane Goodall

Dame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE, formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, (born 1934) is a British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace. - Wikipedia

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Friday, 15th April, 2016

Nicolas de Chamfort-Writer

Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking. - Nicolas de Chamfort

Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary to Louis XVI's sister, and of the Jacobin club. - Wikipedia

Thursday, 14th April, 2016

Neetu Chandra-Film actress

Success is all about saying no to what you don’t want to do. - Neetu Chandra

Neetu Chandra (born 1984) is an Indian film actress, model and martial artist. - Wikipedia

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Wednesday, 13th April, 2016

Stewart Udall-Politician

Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man. - Stewart Udall

Stewart Lee Udall (1920-2010) was an American politician and later, a federal government official. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969. -  Wikipedia

Tuesday, 12th April, 2016

Abbé Prévost-Novelist

The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature. - Abbé Prévost

Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles (1697-1763) usually known simply as the Abbé Prévost, was a French author and novelist. - Goodreads.com

Monday, 11th April, 2016

Amelia Barr-Novelist

Kindness is always fashionable. - Amelia Barr

Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831-1919) was a British novelist. - Wikipedia

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Sunday, 10th April, 2016

Ralph Waldo Emerson-Philosopher

Language is fossil poetry. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American Transcendentalist poet, philosopher and essayist during the 19th century. One of his best-known essays is "Self-Reliance.” - bioography.com

Saturday, 9th April, 2016

Thomas Hobbes-Philosopher

Curiosity is the lust of the mind. - Thomas Hobbes 

Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury (1588-1679) was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy. -Wikipedia

ఉగాది Friday, 8th April, 2016

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe-Writer

ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు:

We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves, otherwise we harden. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist. - Wikipedia

Thursday, 7th April, 2016

Kurt Vonnegut-Author

Enjoy the little things in life because one day you`ll look back and realize they were the big things. - Kurt Vonnegut 

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) was an American author. In a career spanning over 50 years, Vonnegut published fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. - Wikipedia

Wednesday, 6th April, 2016

Leo Buscaglia-Author

It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them. -Leo Buscaglia

Leo Buscaglia was a cheerleader for life. "Life is a banquet," he would say, quoting from the movie "Auntie Mame," " and most poor fools are starving to death." He was most closely associated with the topic of love and human relationships, emphasizing the value of positive human touch, especially hugs. - buscaglia.com/biography

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Tuesday, 5th April, 2016

Dan Zadra-Author

Worry is a misuse of imagination. - Dan Zadra

Dan Zadra is a nationally recognized author, book mentor, strategic. communications and creativity consultant. He is the founder. and former Creative Director of Seattle-based Compendium Inc. Founded in 1983, Compendium is one of the nation's foremost. - Amezon.com

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Monday, 4th April, 2016

Laurence Peter-Educator

The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure. - Laurence Peter

Laurence Johnston Peter (1919-1990) was a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist", best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter Principle. - Wikipedia

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Sunday, 3rd April, 2016

René Descartes-Philosopher

Everything is self-evident. - Rene Descartes  

Philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650) is regarded as the father of modern philosophy for defining a starting point for existence, “I think; therefore I am.” - biography.com

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Saturday, 2nd April, 2016

Cesar Chavez-Civil rights activist

Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers. - Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist, who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the  National Farm Workers Association. - Wikipedia

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Friday, 1st April, 2016

Warren Buffett-Business magnate

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.- Warren Buffett 

Warren Edward Buffett (born 1930) is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the most successful investor in the world. - Wikipedia

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