Quotes and Sayings by Authors: Inspirational Wisdom

Ai Yazawa

Ai Yazawa is a Japanese mangaka born on March 7, 1967. * She is best known for her manga series Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai, Gokinjo…

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Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed 30 films in a career spanning over five decades. * He is widely…

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Al David

Al David was an American songwriter who was born in New York City in 1921. * He began his career in the music industry as a staff…

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Al Pacino

Al Pacino was born on April 25, 1940 in New York City. * He is an American actor, director, and producer. * Pacino has won an…

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al-Hasan al-Basri

Al-Hasan al-Basri was born in Medina in 642. * He was a tabi'i, or a Muslim who met and learned from the companions of the…

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Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born British writer, philosopher, and public intellectual. He is the author of over 20 books,…

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Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett was born in Leeds, England in 1934. He studied history at Oxford University and then worked as a journalist and…

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Alan Bradley

Alan Bradley was born in Toronto, Canada in 1938. * He worked as a radio and television engineer before becoming a writer. * He…

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Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster was born in New York City on November 18, 1946. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of…

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Alan Lightman

Alan Lightman is an American writer, physicist, and social entrepreneur. * He was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1948. * He…

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Alan Moore

Alan Moore is an English writer known primarily for his work in comic books, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of…

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Alan Paton

Alan Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on January 11, 1903. * He studied science and education at the University…

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Alan Turing

Alan Turing was a British mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. * He…

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Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer was born in 1875 in Kaysersberg, Alsace, France. * He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer,…

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Alberto Manguel

Alberto Manguel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1948. * He is an author, translator, and literary critic. * He has written…

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Alberto Moravia

Alberto Moravia was born in Rome, Italy, in 1907. * He was a novelist, journalist, and essayist. * His novels often explored…

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Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley was born on July 26, 1894, in Godalming, Surrey, England. * He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, a prominent…

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Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, writer, and mountaineer. He was born in 1875 and died in 1947. He founded the religion…

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Aleksandar Hemon

Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American author, essayist, and screenwriter. * He was born in Sarajevo in 1964. * He moved to…

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a Russian writer and historian. * He was born in 1918 and died in 2008. * He was awarded the Nobel…

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Alessandra Torre

Alessandra Torre is an American author of contemporary romance. * She is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal…

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Alex Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Chile national…

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Alex Harris

Alex Harris was born in Sunnydale, California on November 25, 1981. * He is the son of Jonathan and Sheila Harris. * He has one…

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Alex Levine

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