We all love him and have seen him in countless movies. No one would have ever thought that this little boy in Austria, Arnold Schwarzenegger, would grow up to travel across the Atlantic and...
Universally recognized as an enormous talent before her death in 2011, Amy Winehouse had taken the music world by surprise with the release of the 2006 Mark Ronson-produced album “Back to black” and singles...
We all love art and value it but when art of this dimension comes along, we are breathless as it’s magnificent. This Spanish artist was constantly innovating and helped invent Cubism. Pablo Picasso revolutionized...
There is no way you haven’t seen this artist at work. His mystic tranquillity and calm he portrays while painting, is like no other. Bob Ross, the beloved painter we all grew to love...
We are all familiar with his work, on Broadway and in the film industry with films containing elements of parody, romance and drama. We do take our hat off to this man’s talent. Woody...
Amazing performances such as his, should never come to an end. This incredibly talented performer helped shaped the film industry to what it is today. Born Robin McLaurin Williams, a comedian and actor known...
Source image by Keith Allison – file licensed and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. No better example to remind us that yes, it is real, dreams come true. Dare...
A figure to surely to be inspired from, Napoleon Hill was a successful American author. He is known for his best selling self-help book of all times, “Think and Grow Rich” among others. Hill...
Alexander Hamilton was an American Founding Father who started from nothing and changed American politics forever. He was a child of immigrant parents who died when he was young, yet he became one of...
Like no other writer, she is of great significance to American literature, as she paved the way for many of today’s poets. Although born in the early 1800’s, her words still sound timeless and...
One of the greatest writers of the 20th century, James Arthur Baldwin blazed the trail of new literary grounds on racial and social issues. This significant American author, playwright, poet and essayist was to...
Thomas Jefferson was much more than a president. Over his long lifetime, Jefferson worked as a lawyer, philosopher, architect, diplomat, and statesman. As a young man, he was a dedicated student at the University...
Toni Morrison was a Nobel Prize winning American novelist and poet responsible for novels like Song of Solomon, Beloved, and The Bluest Eye. Throughout her career, Morrison addressed difficult issues like sexual assault, race...
Walt Whitman is one of the most modern poets in the sense that his ideas and meanings have shaped the world we live in. And although these verses were written some 150 years ago,...
What does the book The Plague by the French author Albert Camus have to tell us today? Camus was an author, journalist, playwright, political activist and reluctant philosopher, born in Algiers on November 7,...
Nikola Tesla is often called the father of modern electricity. In fact, many credit him as being the coiner of the idea of an electric railway that operated throughout the world. It was in...
An Alabama-born motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar helped many people recognize their inner selves and do their best in that which they desired. His interest in helping others stemmed from his firm Christian faith and...
Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born in 1910 in North Macedonia to Albanian parents and spent the majority of her life in India as a nun. Throughout her life, she focused...
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, but he grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was competitive from childhood, playing many sports and striving to win at all of...
Alan Watts brought Eastern wisdom and teachings to the West. Through his books and public speaking, Watts served as an ambassador of Eastern philosophy. Watts’ journey began early in life. He was born in...
Vincent Thomas Lombardi was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1913. From humble beginnings, Lombardi became an American professional football coach known for his absolute dedication to winning. From 1959-1967 Lombardi was head coach...
“The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” Frida Kahlo, this truly inspiring Mexican painter who lived...
Frederick Douglass (February 1818 – February 20, 1895) may very well be the most famous figure in American history for his incredible life and survival as a slave, his success in breaking free from...
Arguably one of the world’s most famous Jewish girls and certainly the writer of one of the most read diaries, Anne Frank is still remembered and celebrated around the world. Her words have given...
Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who became the catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. On December 1, 1955, Mrs. Parks boarded a bus after clocking out of her job...
To reflect on John Lennon’s legacy on the 40th anniversary of his death is the least we could do as a tribute to this great rock artist. A prolific songwriter, a peace activist, and...
Initially almost unknown in Scotland, the country of his birth, John Muir – an explorer, mountaineer, writer and advocate of U.S. forest conservation – lived a hundred years ago, but expressed opinions about the...
A heir to a 600-year tradition, the 14th Dalai Lama (born Lhamo Thondup in China in 1935) is the spiritual and political leader of Tibetan Buddhism. According to this religion, all the Dalai Lamas...
The image of a heavyweight boxer is the first thing that comes to mind when we want to commemorate the legend that Muhammad Ali was. This Olympic gold medal winner is known as a...
Besides Bruce Lee’s legacy as an actor and martial artist, his school of thought is often mentioned when it comes to the combination of bodily and mental health. An avid reader himself, Bruce Lee...