Quotations
| Aleister Crowley English diabolist, 1875-1947 Alfred Nobel Swedish chemist, who the Nobel prize is named after Alphonse De Lamartine French poet, 1790 - 1869 Alvin Toffler American business futurist Anita Roddick Successful businesswoman as founder of the Body Shop Anne Tyler Novelist, 1941+ Annie Besant Philosopher Anthony Hopkins Famous actor, particularly renowned for his role in Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal Ari Fleischer Former White House press secretary Arlene Francis American entertainer, 1907 - 2001 Arsene Wenger Arsenal football club manager Arthur Miller 1915+, US dramatist Arthur Rimbaud French poet, 1854 - 91 Arthur Zimmermann German statesman, 1864 - 1940 Ashlee Simpson Actress B H Liddell Hart Basil Henry Liddell Hart (October 31, 1895 - January 29, 1970) was a military historian Benita Valente An internationally celebrated interpreter of Lieder, chamber music, oratorio, and opera Benjamin Constant French novelist, political philosopher and politician Benjamin Netanyahu Former Prime Minister of Israel Bill Gates Founded Microsoft, currently the richest man in the world Bill Wyman Ex-Rolling Stone Billy Connelly Scottish comedian (NB: this is a common mis-spelling, actually Billy Connolly) Bob Geldof Once a member of the Boomtown Rats, became most famous for organising the huge fund raising concert 'Live Aid' in the mid 80s Bobby Knight 1940-, American Basketball Coach Bruce Jenner Athlete, 1949+ Carole Lombard Arguably the finest comedienne throughout the 30s and into the early 40s Carrie Fisher Actress starred in films such as "Austin Powers" and "When Harry Met Sally" Cary Elwes Actor Cat Deeley Famous TV presenter Catherine Deneuve Actress Charlton Heston US film actor Chiaki Kuriyama Japanese actress Cindy Margolis Actress Cliff Richard Ageing singer, unique in having number one hits across five decades in the UK, and entertaining the crowds at a wet Wimbledon. Bring on the roof in 2010... Damon Runyon American writer Daniela Pestova Model Dannii Minogue Kylie's little sis David Carradine Famous celebrity Dawn French British comedienne, as in French and Saunders Denis Diderot French philosopher 1713-84 Desmond Tutu 1931+, religious leader Dick Francis British novelist, 1920+ Donna Karan Fashion guru Doris Lessing English writer, 1919- Dylan Thomas Welsh poet E E Cummings Famous American writer and poet Eleanor Roosevelt Politician's wife Eminem Controversial musician. White 'gangsta' rapper who has as many critics as he has fans Eugenio Montale Italian poet, 1896-1981 Evelyn Waugh English novelist, 1903-66 Ezra Pound American poet 1885-1972 Faith Baldwin Author Fanny Brice Comedienne, 1891-1951 Ferdinand Foch French marshal Fran Lebowitz American writer, 1946- Frank Herbert American writer, 1920 - 86 Friedrich Nietzsche German philosopher and writer George Bancroft Historian Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901, Italian composer Gore Vidal Writer Graham Greene Famous author Groucho Marx US comedian (As in Marx Brothers). Lived 1890 - 1977 Guy Pearce Actor Gwen Stefani Lead singer of American band No Doubt H R Haldeman Presidential assistant to Richard Nixon Hannah Arendt American political philosopher Harold Pinter English playwright 1930- Heinz Fischer Austrian politician, 1938+ Helen Hayes Long regarded as the first lady of American theatre, 1900 - 1993 Helen Hunt Jackson US writer, 1830 - 85 Hugh Jackman Actor from The X-Men Ian Thorpe Aussie swimming star, The Thorpedo Italo Calvino Italian novelist Ivan Turgenev A great Russian author Jackie Collins Successful author Jamelia Singer James Boswell Biographer of Samuel Johnson 1740-95 James Cook Captain James Cook, often referred to as the World's Explorer, 1728 - 79 James Whitcomb Riley Poet, 1849 - 1916 Jean Giraudoux French playwright Jesse Jackson Famous American activist, 1941+ Jimmy Breslin Columnist Jimmy Carter American President from 1977-1981 Joe Hill Lived 1879 - 1914, American labour leader and songwriter John Adams American president 1797-1801 John Burns The son of an engineer, was born in Lambeth, London in 1858 John Cleese British comedian John Dewey Philosopher John Evelyn English diarist, 1620-1706 John Hay American writer, 1838 - 1905 John Keats Famous english poet John Le Carre British novelist John Lennon Member of the Beatles who was shot dead in 1980 John Perry Barlow American writer, 1947+ John Wooden American basketball player in the 1930s Johnny Carson American comedian, 1925+ Jonas Salk American scientist, 1914-95 | Joseph Goebbels German Nazi leader, 1897-1945 Julia Roberts Hollywood favourite, many hugely successful movies like 'Pretty Woman' and 'Erin Brockovich' Julie Andrews Famous actress Kate Winslet British actress whose role in Titanic gave her huge international acclaim Katherine Mansfield New Zealand born short-story writer Kelly Preston Actress Kelly Ripa Soap actress Kristanna Loken Actress, 1979+ Larry Holmes American athlete, 1949+ Le Corbusier French architect Lee Iacocca Famous businessman Leigh Hunt English poet, 1784 - 1859 Lenny Bruce American comedian Leo Burnett American advertising executive, 1891 - 1971 Leon Trotsky Russian revolutionary Lewis Mumford American sociologist Lillian Gish Actress Lord Alfred Douglas Poet and friend of Oscar Wilde 1870-1945 Louise Talma Composer, 1906+ Luciano Pavarotti 1935+, opera singer Mahatma Gandhi Indian statesman, 1869-1948 Mahatma Ghandi Famous Indian statesman Margaret Thatcher Ex-British Prime Minister Marie Osmond Musician, one of the Osmonds, 1959+ Mario Puzo American novelist Marlene Dietrich Actress Martha Stewart Actress, 1922+ Martina Navratilova Top tennis player Matt Damon Actor Maya Lin Author Michael Collins Astronaut, 1930+ Michael Crichton American author, film producer and television producer, 1942+ Michael Winner TV personality, famed for adverts with the strapline 'calm down dear, it's only a commercial' Michel Foucault English historian and philosopher, 1926 - 84 Michelle Trachtenberg Actress Mickey Mantle Athlete, 1931-95 Mike Ditka American football coach, 1939+ Montgomery Clift Actor, played Matt Garth in Red River Moss Hart American playwright, 1904 - 61 Murray Walker Famous yet inept motor racing commentator Napoleon Hill American writer, 1883-1970 Natalie Clifford Barney American writer, 1876 - 1972 Natalie Maines American musician, 1974+ Neve Campbell Star of the 'Scream' trilogy and other movies Niels Bohr World renowned Danish physicist, 1885 - 1962 Nora Roberts Author Oscar Wilde Anglo-Irish playwright and poet, noted for his sartorial wit. Lived 1854-1900. Ozzy Ozbourne Ex-singer in Black Sabbath, this is a common mis-spelling: actually spells his surname Osbourne, but listed here due to the frequency with which his surname is spelt with a 'z' P Diddy Rapper who used to known as Puff Daddy P G Wodehouse British humourist Pablo Picasso Picasso was a Spanish artist, who lived in France. An extremely influential artist, he produced a prolific number of artworks in his life. He lived 1881 - 1973, and had several painting styles which influenced his art. In 1901 he had his blue painting period - all paintings blue and contained lean figures. The Old Guitarist and Life were produced in this period. 1907 - 1911 saw his early cubism stage: e.g. Fruit Dish. Then synthetic cubism 1912 - 21. His most famous painting, Guernica, was produced in 1935. His art work is loved by millions and his paintings are worth millions, too |