Blogs of PrasadVSSN

Friday, November 30, 2018

Quotation for You

Camille Claudel-Sculptor
Never think in surfaces, think in depths. - Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel (1864-1943) was a French sculptor. Although she died in relative obscurity, Claudel has gained recognition for the originality of her work. - Wikipedia

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Quotation for You

Charles William Eliot-Academic
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends and the most patient of teachers. - Charles William Eliot
Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was an American academic who was selected as Harvard's president in 1869. A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, he transformed the provincial college into the pre-eminent American research university. - Wikipedia
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Quotation for You

George Savile - Politician
A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else. - George Savile
George Savile (1633-1695) was an English statesman, writer, and politician.  - Wikipedia

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Quotation for You

Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali-Philosopher
Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls. - Al-Ghazali
Al-Ghazali (1058-1111) was one of the most prominent and influential philosophers, theologians, jurists, and mystics of Sunni Islam. He was of Persian origin. - Wikipedia
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Monday, November 26, 2018

Quotation for You

William Thurston-Mathematician
Mathematics is an art of human understanding. - William Thurston
William Paul Thurston (1946-2012) was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology. - Wikipedia
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Sunday, November 25, 2018

Quotation for You

Dante Gabriel Rossett-Poet
It is beautiful, the world, and life itself. I am glad I have lived. - Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) was a British poet, illustrator, painter and translator. - Wikipedia

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Quotation for You

Leon Trotsky -Revolutionary
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. - Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) was a Russian revolutionary, Marxist theorist, and Soviet politician whose particular strain of Marxist thought is known as Trotskyism. - Wikipedia

Friday, November 23, 2018

Quotation for You

Maria Popova-Writer
Be curious. Be constantly, consistently, indiscriminately curious. - Maria Popova
Maria Popova (born 1985) is a Bulgarian-born writer, blogger, literary and cultural critic. She is known for her speeches and her blog BrainPickings.org, which features her writing on culture, books, philosophy and eclectic subjects on and off the Internet. - Wikipedia

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Quotation for You

Dejan Stojanović-Poet
Fly without wings; Dream with open eyes; See in darkness. - Dejan Stojanović
Dejan Stojanović (born 1959) is a Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His poetry is characterized by a recognizable system of thought and poetic devices, bordering on philosophy, and, overall, it has a highly reflective tone. - Wikipedia

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Quotation for You

Nadine Gordimer-Writer
The facts are always less than what really happened. - Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014) was a South African writer, political activist and recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature.  -  Wikipedia

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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Quotation for You

Georges Braque-Painter
Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented. - Georges Braque
Georges Braque (1882-1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most important contributions to the history of art were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1906, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. - Wikipedia
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Monday, November 19, 2018

Quotation for You

Kazuo Ishiguro-Novelist
Don’t you wonder sometimes, what might have happened if you tried? - Kazuo Ishiguro
Sir Kazuo Ishiguro (born 1954) is a Nobel Prize-winning British novelist, screenwriter, and short-story writer. He was born in Nagasaki, Japan; his family moved to the UK in 1960 when he was five. - Wikipedia

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Quotation for You

Desiderius Erasmus-Scholar
It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. - Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (1466-1536) was a Dutch scholar of the northern Renaissance. He was an important figure in classical scholarship who wrote in a pure Latin style. - Wikipedia
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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Quotation for You

John Maxwell Coetzee-Novelist
Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths. - John Maxwell Coetzee
John Maxwell Coetzee (born 1940) is a South African-born novelist, essayist, linguist, translator, and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. - Wikipedia
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Friday, November 16, 2018

Quotation for You

Konrad Lorenz-Zoologist
We do not take humor seriously enough. - Konrad Lorenz
Konrad Zacharias Lorenz (1903-1989) was an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Karl von Frisch. He is often regarded as one of the founders of modern ethology, the study of animal behavior. - Wikipedia

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Quotation for You

Thomas J. Watson-Businessman
The way to succeed is to double your failure rate. - Thomas J. Watson
Thomas John Watson Sr. (1874-1956) was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines. - Wikipedia

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Quotation for You

Khaled Hosseini-Novelist
Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors. - Khaled Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini (born 1965) is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. - Wikipedia
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Quotation for You

Nicki Minaj-Rapper
Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up. - Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj (born 1982) is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and model. - Wikipedia

Monday, November 12, 2018

Quotation for You

C. S. Lewis-Writer
The task of a modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. - C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-19630 was a British writer. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University and Cambridge University. - Wikipedia

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Quotation for You

Boris Becker-Tennis player
I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play. - Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker (born 1967) is a German former world No. 1 professional tennis player. He was successful from the start of his career, winning the first of his six major singles titles at age 17. He also won five year-end championships, 13 Masters Series titles and an Olympic gold medal in doubles. - Wikipedia
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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Quotation for You

Osho Rajneesh-Guru
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle - Osho Rajneesh
Osho Rajneesh (1931-1990) known as Acharya Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and latterly as Osho, was an Indian godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement. - Wikipedia

Friday, November 9, 2018

Quotation for You

Natalie Massenet-Entrepreneur
Positivity is like a muscle: Keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit. - Natalie Massenet
Dame Natalie Sara Massenet (born 1965) is a fashion entrepreneur and former journalist, who founded the designer fashion portal Net-a-Porter. From 2013 to 2017, she was the chairman of the British Fashion Council. - Wikipedia
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Thursday, November 8, 2018

Quotation for You

Robert Kiyosaki-Businessman
When people are lame, they love to blame. - Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born 1947) is an American businessman and author. Kiyosaki is the founder of the Rich Dad Company, a private financial education company that provides personal finance and business education to people through books and videos. - Wikipedia
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Quotation for You

William E. Vaughan-Columnist
The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine. - William E. Vaughan 
William E. Vaughan was (1915-1977) an American columnist and author. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, he wrote a syndicated column for the Kansas City Star from 1946 until his death in 1977. - Wikipedia
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Quotation for You

Nikolai Gogol-Dramatist
A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe. - Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) was a Russian dramatist of Ukrainian origin. - Wikipedia

Monday, November 5, 2018

Quotation for You

Maimonides-Philosopher
Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress. - Maimonides
Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides (1135-1204) was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician. - Wikipedia

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Quotation for You

Charles M. Schulz-Cartoonist
Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. - Charles M. Schulz
Charles Monroe Schulz (1922-2000) was a cartoonist best known for the comic strip Peanuts. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time. - Wikipedia
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Saturday, November 3, 2018

Quotation for You

Tarthang Tulku-Teacher
Once our hearts are open, all existence appears naturally beautiful and harmonious. - Tarthang Tulku
Tarthang Tulku (born 1934) is a Tibetan teacher. He who introduced the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism into the United States. He works to preserve the art and culture of Tibet. - Wikipedia
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Friday, November 2, 2018

Quotation for You

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux-Poet
When we envy another, we make their virtue our vice. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic. He did much to reform the prevailing form of French poetry, in the same way that Blaise Pascal did to reform the prose. He was greatly influenced by Horace. -  Wikipedia
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Quotation for You

Michael Porter-Academic
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. - Michael Porter
Michael Eugene Porter (born 1947) is an American academic known for his theories on economics, business strategy, and social causes. - Wikipedia
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