Thinkers of the Modern Era
Donald Trump
1945 – present
Politicsquotes
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
I was honored five years ago, ‘man of the year’ in Michigan.
Barack Obama
1961 – present
Politicsquotes
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president. Obama previously served as a U.S.
When I was a kid, I inhaled. Frequently. That was the point.
Russell Brand
1975 – present
Entertainmentquotes
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, podcaster, and media personality. Establishing himself as a stand-up comedian and radio and television presenter in the UK, Brand initially became well-known as the host of the television show Big Brother's Big Mouth, a spin-off from reality show Big Brother, broadcast on E4.
I like pressing that emergency button on bus doors to escape.
Ansel Adams
1902 – 1984
Artquotes
Ansel Easton Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph. He and Fred Archer developed a system of image-making called the Zone System, a method of achieving a desired final print through a technical understanding of how the tonal range of an image is the result of choices made in exposure, negative development, and printing.
Jeff Bezos
1964 – present
Businessquotes
Adolf Hitler
1889 – 1945
Politicsquotes
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany during the Nazi era, which lasted from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor of Germany in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 under his leadership marked the outbreak of the Second World War.
We must on principle free ourselves from any class standpoint.
Chuck Schumer
1950 – present
Politicsquotes
Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017 and served as Senate Majority Leader from 2021 to 2025. He has served two stints as Senate Minority Leader, from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025.
Greg Abbott
1963 – present
Literaturequotes
Words from May 7
"I was honored five years ago, ‘man of the year’ in Michigan."
Donald Trump
1945
"The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage!"
Donald Trump
1945
"When I was a kid, I inhaled. Frequently. That was the point."
Barack Obama
1961
"I'm LeBron, baby. I can play on this level. I got some game."
Barack Obama
1961
"I like pressing that emergency button on bus doors to escape."
Russell Brand
1975
"We must on principle free ourselves from any class standpoint."
Adolf Hitler
1889