Posts tagged ‘History’

Here is a list of my top ten favorite quotes:

  1. Commander, you know everything about your stone garden. But clearly, you have not spent nearly enough time looking at it.
    Delenn to Sinclair in Babylon 5:”The Gathering”
  2. And so it begins.
    Kosh (to Sinclair), “Chrysalis”
  3. I am a scientist. Nothing shocks me.
    – Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  4. A programming language is for thinking of programs, not for expressing programs you’’ve already thought of. It should be a pencil, not a pen.
    – Hackers and Painters, Paul Graham
  5. Win, lose or draw, this thing’s going to know it was in a fight.
    – Garibaldi in “Infection”, Babylon 5
  6. Our situation has not improved.
    – Henry Jones, Indiada Jones and the last crusade
  7. Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
    – Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
  8. We are not retreating – we are advancing in another Direction.
    – General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
  9. Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing.
    – Wernher Von Braun (1912-1977)
  10. Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.
    –Friedrich Nietzsche
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EnjoyA blog post dedicated to King Arthur

The Last Sleep of Arthur by Edward Burne-Jonesthe

The Last Sleep of Arthur by Edward Burne-Jonesthe

… , his epic tale.

Conquest of Camelot by Sierra

Conquest of Camelot by Sierra

Do not miss the incredible soundtrack of this game.

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Lilith by John Collier

Lilith by John Collier

Source: wikipedia

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Liszt, around 1840, playing piano for Beethoven and surrounded by Hugo, Paganini, Rossini, Lamartine, Sand and Marie d'Agoult (seated on the floor). Painting by Josef Danhauser.

Liszt, around 1840, playing piano for Beethoven and surrounded by Hugo, Paganini, Rossini, Lamartine, Sand and Marie d'Agoult (seated on the floor). Painting by Josef Danhauser.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liszt

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… and his victory in the battle of agincourt.

Opposing Armies Formation

Opposing Armies Formation

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History always fascinated me. Peter the Great, was one of my favorite historical figures since my childhood.

Peter the Great interogating his son Alexei

Peter the Great interogating his son Alexei

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The Oath

 

The Oath

 

In Greek or in English.

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