Otto Mueller (1874–1930) German painter and printmaker of the expressionist movement
from (letter 03 205) and (letter 03 147); as quoted in Otto Mueller: A Stand-Alone Modernist, Dieter W. Posselt; 2006 / new edition 2010, Books on Demand, GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany - ISBN:978-3-8448-6866-1, unpaged
Vernon Corea (1927–2002) The legendary broadcaster – a pioneer with Radio Ceylon/Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC.
Vernon Corea The Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon http://ivan_corea.tripod.com : Vernon Corea on 'London Sounds Eastern'.
“When I try, I fail.
When I trust,
He succeeds.”
Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) Dutch resistance hero and writer
Rayssa Leal (2008) Youngest Brazilian skateboarder and athlete to win a medal at the Olympics
Rayssa Leal. Mateus Baeta: Conto de fadas à brasileira: Rayssa Leal é prata no skate street http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/conto-de-fadas-a-brasileira-rayssa-leal-conquista-prata-no-skate-street, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Brazil https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/deed.en.
“Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.”
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
“When I was a little boy I used to repeat: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again."”
Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
That is what I am doing. When I come back I hope I may be able to say, as Hotspur said in Henry IV, "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
Speech at Heston Airport before his flight to Munich to meet Hitler (29 September 1938), quoted in The Times (30 September 1938), p. 12
Prime Minister
“That's why I love spiders. 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.”
Diana Wynne Jones book Howl's Moving Castle
Source: Howl's Moving Castle
Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931) Dutch architect, painter, draughtsman and writer
from his article: 'The new style in painting', in the Dutch journal 'De Avondpost', 2 May 1916
this quote of Van Doesburg is announcing more or less De Stijl movement as a general modern art style
1912 – 1919
Johan Cruyff (1947–2016) Dutch association football player
Cruyff wrote in his weekly column for the Barcelona-based newspaper El Periodico, prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup final match ( Goal.com, 11 July 2010 http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/07/11/2018367/from-ajax-to-barcelona-holland-vs-spain-world-cup-2010-final).
“Maybe my style is a bit more like an American style. I suppose I am more enthusiastic.”
Ian Darke (1950) British association football and boxing commentator
2010s, 2014, Voice of the Americans (2014)
