#Years Quotes #Genius Quotes
“Universal appreciation of art... belongs to those countries and those ages which are not, or were not, ruled by materialism. Though travel was never so easy, literature on art never so profuse, and works of art never so widely distributed, a real passion for pictures is encountered but rarely.”
“nations decay from within more often than they surrender to outward assault.”
“Seeing babies and little children smile or even just be inquisitive about a bottle cap isnpires me. Watching a great performance, particularly live or in the moment. My favorite actor at the moment is the three-time Tony Award-winning Mark Rylance. Makes me work to be better.”
“We are fighting Germany, Austria and drink, and as far as I can see, the greatest of these three deadly foes is drink.”
“There's a thrill when you have a hard set, a rugged workout, and you feel it, and you take it, and you go beyond it.”
“There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.”
“Singing was my first passion. Whenever I sing, I'm always so happy.”
“I used to work for the World Health Organisation in poor countries all over the world - Bangladesh, Korea, the Philippines and India. You learn a whole range of things about how other people are living and try to connect with them to gain an understanding of where they're coming from.”
Baltasar Gracian Writer
Christian Furchtegott Gellert Poet
Christoph Martin Wieland Poet
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Author
Friedrich Nietzsche Philologist
Johann Kaspar Lavater Poet
Seneca the Younger Philosopher
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet
William Hogarth Painter
