In his grave in Paris there is the Greek inscription reading “KATA TON DAIMONA EAYTOY”, which means “true to his own spirit, true to his inner daemon”. That, along with dozens of other words uttered by this artist are included in this collection of Jim Morrison quotes which you can read and share.
A remarkable french fashion designer, famous for her unique timeless trademark suits, little black dress and more, is basically still among us today in many ways, as her belief was that fashion isn’t only...
It was somewhere around late 2010, when an enigmatic musician who appeared by the name “The Weeknd” released a few singles on YouTube. Ten years later and Abel Tesfaye, as his real name is,...
Born Audrey Geraldine Lorde in New York City on February 18, 1934, Audre Lorde was an African American feminist, activist, and poet. She developed a love for writing as a young child, and her...
Although times may look different, there are similarities between the past and present. The words of people like Bertrand Russell still influence us today. He was a British polymath, a logician, and a well-known...
Warren Buffett is one of the most well-known people in the world. He is most notably known for his many successful ventures in the world of business and finance. Having created his first business...
Joseph Campbell, one of the most famous and influential writers of our time, had a profound impact on society. His work revolves around mythological stories and how they relate to modern life. He’s written...
While his work, the Art of War, is world-famous, the life of Sun Tzu is less well known. Traditionally, he is believed to have been born in 544 BC and died in 496 BC,...
This ancient Greek philosopher is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. Socrates was the first to explore questions of ethics and we are all glad he did. He pointed out that...
This remarkable American author is definitely worth reading about. Fran Lebowitz is known for her sardonic social commentary of American life through her New York eyes. She is also a public speaker worldwide and...
When Elizabeth Woolridge Grant first began performing, she went by her real name – Lizzy Grant, only to change it later in order to sound more appealing and memorable to her fans. Lana Del...
Epictetus (circa 50 to 135 AD) was born into slavery and was said to have suffered partial disability in his leg. He showed a passion and aptitude for philosophy, and his enslaver allowed Epictetus...
With her solid feminine stances in the 1960s, Dolly Rebecca Parton revolutionized the country music world for female artists. From dominating “The Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour” stage in Knoxville, TN, to landing...
Tupac Shakur was an American rapper, entertainer, actor, songwriter, and poet. Over his short-life, 2Pac made a massive impact on the rap and music scene, rapping about the struggles faced by young black men...
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...
