Edgar Degas - (1834 1917) French Painter, Sculptor, and Printmaker. More than half of his works depict dancers.
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Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" Ten Boom (1892 – 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker, resistance hero and later a Christian writer and public speaker. Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, is a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts to help many Jewish people escape from the Nazis during World War II, and how after she was caught, arrested and sent to a concentration camp she found and shared hope in God while she was imprisoned.
Quote source: Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook
"A painting is a poem without words"
Horace - (65 BC –8 BC) - Roman lyric poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace., he is considered one of the greatest Roman lyric poets. He is particularly known for his Odes, a collection of short poems that explore themes of love, friendship, philosophy, and politics. Horace's work was done during this period, known as the Golden Age of Roman literature during the under the reign of Augustus. More
"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have"
Vince Lombardi (1913 -1970) American football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League.
John Barrymore - (1882- 1942) American actor on stage, screen and radio.
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James A. Michener - (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997)
“To know what you’re going to draw, you have to begin drawing,”
Pablo Picasso - (1881 - 1973) - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer. He spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he us known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage art and for the wide variety of styles he helped develop and explore. Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years and was extremely prolific throughout his life with over 20,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and other items such as costumes and theater sets. Read more
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 -1900) German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and a Latin and Greek scholar.
"Don't confuse honours with achievement"
Zadie Smith - Contemporary British novelist, essayist, and short-story writer.