Jack LaLanne (1914–2011) American exercise instructor
LaLanne's reply when asked for the best advice he'd ever received, reported in the Denver Post (28 December 2003)
Jack LaLanne (1914–2011) American exercise instructor
LaLanne's reply when asked for the best advice he'd ever received, reported in the Denver Post (28 December 2003)
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), XX Humorous Writings
“Electrical fire and the fire of greed kindle economies.”
B. W. Powe (1955) Canadian writer
Interlude, p. 75
Towards a Canada of Light (2006)
Context: Electrical fire and the fire of greed kindle economies. In that flux, nations become digitized commodities on stock-exchange floors and on investors' rating screens. A country becomes a product to be rated for its obedience to paying of deficits and debts.
Will Eisner (1917–2005) American cartoonist
Source: The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (10/2/2005), p.118
Will Eisner (1917–2005) American cartoonist
The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (10/2/2005)
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
Plutarch (46–127) ancient Greek historian and philosopher
“When you publish a book, it’s the world’s book. The world edits it.”
Philip Roth (1933–2018) American novelist
"A Visit with Philip Roth," interview with James Atlas, The New York Times Book Review (2 September 1979), p. BR1
Alan Sugar (1947) British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor
The Apprentice, Series 10