Esperantist

Leo Tolstoy

Literature

literary realism

1828–1910

"There is only one time that is important -- NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time that we have any power."

Rudolf Carnap

Philosophy

Positivism

1891–1970

"In science there are no 'depths'; there is surface everywhere."

🇨🇦William Shatner

Entertainment

b. 1931

"A friend of mine suffered from COPD. That's why I wanted to let you know about Inogen, a new way to have oxygen anytime, anywhere. Look into the difference Inogen can make for you."

🇵🇱Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Politics

b. 1942

"Under Hitler or Stalin a Góral could choose to produce oscypek however he preferred. Nowadays the EU official is watching him."

🇫🇷Marcellin Berthelot

organic compound

freethought

1827–1907

"Science... dominates all things, it alone is of any definite utility. No man, no institution shall henceforth have an enduring authority if they do not conform themselves to its precepts."

🇦🇹Lucien Laurat

Literature

Marxism

1898–1973

"Many people declare that democracy, too, is bankrupt. It is certainly true that democracy has lost much ground in recent years, and is now face to face with a serious crisis, but we do not believe that it is bankrupt."

🇭🇺Josip Broz Tito

Politics

1892–1980

"Those Chetniks up there who are now firing on us will have joined us within a year."

🇩🇪Otto Dix

Art

Expressionism

1891–1969

"I had the feeling that there was a dimension of reality that had not been dealt with in art: the dimension of ugliness."

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Literature

1904–1991

"We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children."

🇵🇱Maximilian Kolbe

Literature

1894–1941

"Hate is not a creative force. Love is a creative force."

🇩🇪B. Traven

Literature

1890–1969

"An author should have no other biography than his books."

🇬🇧Marjorie Boulton

Literature

1924–2017

"Rhythm includes metre, but metre is a relatively small part of rhythm."

"Persistent and undiscerning almost to the point of criminality as far as resources were concerned, this woman was of immeasurable hindrance to her husband, her children and humankind as a whole."

Ba Jin

Literature

1904–2005

"When the Snow Melted" , as translated by Tang Sheng at Words Without Borders"

🇺🇸Linus Pauling

Science

atheism

1901–1994

"If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas. Most of them will be wrong, and what you have to learn is which ones to throw away."

Lu Xun

Literature

New Culture Movement

1881–1936

"Savage as a lion, timid as a rabbit, crafty as a fox..."

🇩🇪Reinhard Selten

Mathematics

1930–2016

"Reinhard Selten at the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive"

🇫🇷Jules Verne

Literature

1828–1905

"He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem."

🇺🇸Harry Harrison (writer)

Literature

1925–2012

"Without being too clinical, let’s say his brain was affected."

🇬🇧Daniel Tammet

Literature

b. 2006

"Optimnem: The Official Website of Daniel Tammet"