WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965

Prime Minister of Britain 1940-45 and 1951-55

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT No.8

an obsolete, out-of-fashion belief or theory = WASM

 

SARAH BERNHARDT 1844-1923

French stage and early film actress

One should hate very little, because it's extremely fatiguing. One should despise much, forgive often, and never forget. Pardon does not bring with it forgetfulness; at least not for me.

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT  No.7

a small group of people, e.g. a discussion or literary group = CENACLE

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Swedish Proverb

To dare is to lose your foothold for a moment; not to dare is to lose yourself.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT  No.6

    a cauldron of boiling water used during trials by ordeal = ALFET

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AMELIA EARHART 1897-1939

American aviation pioneer

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT  No.5

one who firmly sticks to an opinion = OPINIASTER

OSCAR WILDE 1854-1900

Irish writer and poet

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT   No.4

intense and persistent fear of the sea = THALASSOPHOBIA

DORIS LESSING b.1919

British novelist, poet and playwright

"What matters most is that we learn from living."

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THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.3

government by white people = ALBOCRACY

LAO-TZU

Philosopher in Ancient China, believed to have been the founder of Taoism.

Live a simple life, be free, be yourself and be close to nature.
Do these things and you will be wise and happy

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.2

people who bite their nails = ONYCHOPHAGISTS

PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973

Spanish painter, sculptor, ceramicist, printmaker and stage designer

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

THERE'S A WORD FOR IT - No.1
a place where principal roads or streets intersect, especially in a town where four roads meet =

CARFAX (Latin quadrifurcus, four-forked)

ELVIS PRESLEY 1935-77

American singer, musician and actor

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Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it’s not going to go away

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ANON

Knowledge is like a garden. If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.

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THE SATURDAY POEM

Let’s Not Blow it

Homer Groening 1919-96

There are millions of years in the past,
There are millions of years ahead of us,
And here we are
Right in the middle

Then there's space,
There are miles and miles of space in all directions,
And here we are
Right in the middle

This is a big deal
Being in the middle of time and space,
It sort of makes your eyes water.

We'd never find this moment again
In a million years.
This is our world,
Let's not blow it.

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ALBERT CAMUS 1913-60

French author, journalist and philosopher

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All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.  Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.

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SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR 1908-86

French writer, intellectual, political activist and feminist

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Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

 

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MUHAMMAD ALI b.1942

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, American former professional boxer

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Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

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MOTHER TERESA 1910-97

Albanian born, Indian Roman Catholic religious Sister

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Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echos are truly endless.

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DAVID LLOYD GEORGE 1863-1945

British Liberal politician, Prime Minister of  United Kingdom 1916-22

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Don't be afraid to take a big step when one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small steps.

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HENRY van DYKE 1852-1933

American author, educator and clergyman

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Use what talent you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.

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LISA WINGATE

American journalist, magazine columnist, inspirational speaker and author

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The hardest thing about the road not taken is that you never know where it might have led. 
 

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THE SATURDAY POEM

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

J. R. R. Tolkien

DOROTHY PARKER 1893-1967

American poet, critic and satirist

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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.

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ARNOLD BENNETT 1867-1931

English novelist and journalist

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Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

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ARISTOTLE 384 BC - 322 BC

Greek philosopher and polymath

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Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU 1889-1964

The first Prime Minister of India

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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

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ANNA QUINDLEN b.1952

American author and journalist

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After all those years as a woman hearing "not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not this enough, not that enough," almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, "I'm enough."

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ANON

It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the seconds.

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Have you visited "My Own Selection of British Art of the 19th Century" yet?

http://myownselection.blogspot.com

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SYDNEY J. HARRIS 1917-86

American journalist

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Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

THE SATURDAY POEM

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson 1830-86

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WILLIAM BLAKE 1757-1827

English poet and painter

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A truth that's told with bad intent

Beats all the lies you can invent.

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Admiral GRACE HOPPER 1906-92

American computer scientist and USA Navy rear admiral

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The most damaging phrase in the language is - "It's always been done that way."

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CHARLOTTE BRONTE 1816-55

English novelist and poet, the author of Jane Eyre

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It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.  

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THOMAS A. EDISON 1847-1931

American inventor and businessman

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When you have exhausted all the possibilities, remember this - you haven’t! 

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HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW 1807-82

American poet and educator

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Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak. 

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BLOG NEWS - "The Eternal Venus" will have shown 180 paintings by Friday and will come to an end then. "My Own Selection of Pre-Raphaelite Paintings" which ran from June 2010 to June 2011 returns on Saturday 7th with a new title "My Own Selection of British Art of the 19th Century" but using the same address - http://myownselection.blogspot.com

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NANCY, VISCOUNTESS ASTOR 1879-1964

The first woman MP in the British House of Commons

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One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time. 

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