At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version and this is the great literary monument of the English language. – Lafcadio Hearn
It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found – indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese. – Lafcadio Hearn
Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles. – Lafcadio Hearn
It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed more rapidly in every other respect than in morality. – Lafcadio Hearn
Im not in the business of becoming famous. And thats the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end its not important to be seen. Its important to do. Theres a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded. – Kristen Bell
For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, its office automation using computer technology: enterprise-resource-planning systems, groupware, intranets, extranets, expert systems, the Web, and e-commerce. – Tom Peters