Albert Einstein
a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).
Lisää luettavaaAlexandre Havard
author of Virtuous Leadership — An Agenda for Personal Excellence (New York, 2007) and "Created for Greatness: The Power of Magnanimity" (Washington, 2011).
Lisää luettavaaAndré Gide
was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the symbolist movement, to the advent of anticolonialism between the two World Wars.
Lisää luettavaaAnja Laurila
Forssassa asuva ja Forssan ammatti-instituutissa opettajana työskentelevä Anja Laurila on ennen tietokirjailijan uraansa kirjoittanut kaksi nuortenkirjaa.
Lisää luettavaaAntoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist, and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of several of France's highest literary awards and also won the U.S. National Book Award.
Lisää luettavaaAnton Chekhov
Was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history.
Lisää luettavaaAristotle
Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, in the north of Classical Greece.
Lisää luettavaaAustin O'Malley
Was an ophthalmologist and a professor of English literature at University of Notre Dame. He was an author of a book of aphorisms.
Lisää luettavaaBenjamin Disraeli
British politician, writer, and aristocrat who twice served as Prime Minister. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach.
Lisää luettavaaCaroline Myss
American author of numerous books and audio tapes, including five New York Times Best Sellers: Anatomy of the Spirit (1996), Why People Don't Heal and How They Can (1998), Sacred Contracts (2002), Invisible Acts of Power (2004), Entering The Castle (2007...
Lisää luettavaaClayton M. Christensen
American academic, business consultant, and religious leader who currently serves as the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School of Harvard University.
Lisää luettavaaDalai Lama
Dalai Lama is a title given to spiritual leaders of the Tibetan people. They are part of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Lisää luettavaaDesmond Tutu
South African Anglican cleric and theologian known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist.
Lisää luettavaaDouglas Hurd
Is a British Conservative politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.
Lisää luettavaaErich Fromm
Was a German-born American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
Lisää luettavaaErnesto "Che" Guevara
was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, writer, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.
Lisää luettavaaFrancis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his emotionally charged, raw imagery. He is best known for his depictions of popes, crucifixions, and portraits of close friends.
Lisää luettavaaFrançois de La Rochefoucauld
A noted French author of maxims and memoirs. It is said that his world-view was clear-eyed and urbane, and that he neither condemned human conduct nor sentimentally celebrated it.
Lisää luettavaaFrançois Fénelon
Was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
Lisää luettavaaFriedrich Hegel
German philosopher and an important figure of German idealism. He achieved wide recognition in his day and—while primarily influential within the continental tradition of philosophy—has become increasingly influential in the analytic tradition as well.
Lisää luettavaaG. K. Chesterton
English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic.
Lisää luettavaaGeorge Orwell
English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic whose work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
Lisää luettavaaGroucho Marx
Was an American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. A master of quick wit, he is widely considered one of America's greatest comedians.
Lisää luettavaaHelen Keller
American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.
Lisää luettavaaHerman Cain
American politician and author, business executive, radio host, syndicated columnist, and Tea Party activist from Georgia.
Lisää luettavaaIsa Merikallio
suomalainen johtamisen ja itsensä johtamisen valmentaja, liikkeenjohdon konsultti (LJK), motiivianalyytikko, tutkija ja kirjailija.
Lisää luettavaaJames A. Ray
Motivational speaker and author who was convicted of felony negligent homicide.
Lisää luettavaaJarmo Somppi
Posti- ja telelaitoksessa työskennellyt diplomi-insinööri. Hänen aforismejaan julkaistiin aikoinaan Helsingin Sanomissa. Sompilta on ilmestynyt kolme Juha Tantun kuvittamaa aforismikokoelmaa
Lisää luettavaaJerome K. Jerome
Was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889).
Lisää luettavaaJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
Was a German writer and statesman. His works include four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; and treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.
Lisää luettavaaJonathan Swift
An Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
Lisää luettavaaJoseph Campbell
was an American writer. He was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion.
Lisää luettavaaJoseph Fort Newton
He attended Southern Baptist Seminary, and Harvard University. While at Harvard he studied under William James. Newton held the honorary degrees of Doctor of Hebrew Literature (Coe College, 1912), Doctor of Divinity (Tufts University, 1919), Doctor of Hu...
Lisää luettavaaJuha Vuorinen
suomalainen kirjailija. Hänet tunnetaan parhaiten Juoppohullun päiväkirja -kirjasarjastaan.
Lisää luettavaaLaurence J. Peter
Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist" best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle.
Lisää luettavaaLin Yutang
Was a Chinese writer, translator, linguist, philosopher and inventor. His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic Chinese tex...
Lisää luettavaaLord Byron
British nobleman, poet, peer, politician, and leading figure in the Romantic movement.
Lisää luettavaaMahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule.
Lisää luettavaaMarcus Tullius Cicero
Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC.
Lisää luettavaaMike Dooley
New York Times Bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur in the philosophical New Thought movement.
Lisää luettavaaNikos Kazantzakis
Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years.
Lisää luettavaaPaul Verlaine
French poet associated with the Decadent movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.
Lisää luettavaaPeyton C. March
United States Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1918 until 1921.
Lisää luettavaaPlutarch
Later named, upon becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, was a Greek biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia.
Lisää luettavaaSamuel Johnson
Often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer.
Lisää luettavaaSergey Brin
Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur. Together with Larry Page, he co-founded Google.
Lisää luettavaaSigmund Freud
An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst
Lisää luettavaaSøren Kierkegaard
Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
Lisää luettavaaStedman Graham
American educator, author, businessman, speaker and podcaster primarily known as the longtime partner of media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
Lisää luettavaaThomas Carlyle
Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, translator, historian, mathematician, and teacher.
Lisää luettavaaTommy Hellsten
Finnish theologian, therapist, trainer and writer who has written several life-style works. He uses his own and the life of his patients as the material.
Lisää luettavaaTony Pettito
American actor, producer, screenwriter and director best known for his starring roles in Spaghetti Westerns
Lisää luettavaaViktor Frankl
Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy.
Lisää luettavaaWilliam Shakespeare
English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
Lisää luettavaaYashar Kemal
was a Turkish writer and human rights activist of Kurdish origin. He was one of Turkey's leading writers.
Lisää luettavaaYvonne Printemps
French singer and actress who achieved stardom on stage and screen in France and internationally.
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