Fairness, objectivity and honesty matter. Good journalists push themselves to dig deeper and ask tough questions. They put personal feelings aside to unearth the truth. Courage is vital. They are not satisfied making phone calls from a comfortable desk. Their assignments carry considerable risks. In recent years, journalists have suffered injuries from land mines, car bombs ...
1959-10-14 Vancouver, Canada / Pursuit of Happiness / Das Streben nach Glück / Busca da Felicidade / Búsqueda de la Felicidad
Flynn developed a reputation for womanizing, hard drinking, chain smoking and narcotics abuse. He was linked romantically with Lupe Vélez, Marlene Dietrich and Dolores del Río, among many others. He was a regular of William Randolph Hearst's equally lavish affairs at Hearst Castle, though he was once asked to leave after becoming excessively intoxicated. Flynn was married three times: to actress Lili Damita from 1935 until 1942 ...
1999-10-12 Los Angeles, USA / A great part of my Life / Ein großer Teil meines Lebens / Uma grande parte da minha Vida / Una gran parte de mi Vida
Chamberlain was an American basketball player who played as a center and is considered one of the greatest players in history. Chamberlain holds numerous NBA records in scoring, rebounding, and durability categories. He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game or average more than 40 and 50 points in a season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaLDn__0AeE Although Chamberlain was shy and insecure as ...
1985-10-10 Los Angeles / War of the Worlds / Krieg der Welten / Guerra dos Mundos / Guerra de los Mundos
Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He is one of the greatest film directors of all time. In 1938, his radio series 'The Mercury Theatre on the Air' gave Welles the platform to find international fame as the director and narrator of ...
2004-10-05 Los Angeles, USA / I get no Respect / Ich bekomme keinen Respekt / Eu não recebo Respeito / No recibo Respeto
Some will recall comic Rodney Dangerfield's catch phrase. Others may remember Aretha Franklin’s iconic spelling. When you respect someone, it is a verb. When you get respect, it is a noun. Either way, it has positive connotations. If I respect you, it does not necessarily or obligatory follow that you will respect me. Many cultures show respect for elders; it ...
2018-10-01 Mouriès, France / The Bohemian / Der Bohème / O Boémia / La Bohème
Aznavour sang frequently about Love. He was married three times: to Megan Rugel (1946), Evelyn Plessis (1956) and his widow Ulla Thorsell (1967). Five children were produced by these marriages: Séda, Patrick, Katia, Mischa, and Nicolas. During the German occupation of France during World War II, Aznavour and his family hid a number of people who were persecuted by ...
2019-09-26 Natal, Brazil / Marriage is like Alcatraz / Ehe ist wie Alcatraz / Casamento é como Alcatraz / Matrimonio es como Alcatraz
Marriage is a strange phenomenon. Marriage brings out the worst in you. It is not surprising. In fact, it is already been proven – the people you know and love the most are the same people you are most awful to. Which is why people relate marriage to prison. Once you get married, you are pretty much locked ...
2014-09-23 New York, USA / Climate change is here Now / Klimawandel ist da und zwar Jetzt / Mudança climática está aqui Agora / El cambio climático ya está Aquí
Climate change is no longer a distant threat. The evidence of climate change is all around us. Every day, new stories and scientific studies pour in documenting impacts of climate change we are already experiencing. The message is clear: Climate change is not an abstract problem for the future. Climate change is happening now and we ...
2005-09-20 Vienna, Austria / I have never forgotten You / Ich habe Euch nie Vergessen / Eu nunca esqueci Voçê / Nunca os Olvide
Every new generation must be educated about the past. We must remember the horrors of the Holocaust, and the hatred that gave birth to such incomprehensible destruction and death, so we can learn from our history. We must listen to the survivors, and share their stories. Above all, we must never forget the horrors they ...
2003-09-12 Nashville, USA / God’s gonna cut you Down / Gott wird dich niedermachen / Deus vai te Cortar / Dios te va a Cortar
Sinners and evil guys will eventually pay for all the bad things they have committed. God gives to those what they give to others. What goes around comes around. When all you do is betray and hurt people, God will hurt you too, equal to the pain you caused to others. This is the basic understanding ...
1987-09-11 Kingston, Jamaica / Walk and do not look Back / Geh und schau nicht Zurück / Ande e não olhe para Trás / Camina y no mires Atrás
In the end, if all does not work, just walk away. Do not look back; leave the past to the past. Do it for your own sanity and well being. Walking away is not a sign of weakness; it is a brave resolution. For some, it will take tremendous courage to walk away but you can ...
You will be Sorry Someday / Es wird dir eines Tages Leid Tun / Você vai se arrepender um Dia / Te arrepentiras algun Dia
Making a false accusation is an aggressive act. Being accused of a crime one did not commit is torture, and once the information is out there, trying to defend yourself, clear your name, fight suspicion, and tolerate disdain makes for a horrible predicament. The psychological devastation can be ruinous. If you are not believed, if you can ...
2019-09-09 Natal, Brazil / Thanks for the Life / Danke für das Leben / Obrigado pela Vida / Gracias por la Vida
Thanks for the life lessons. For every time you preached them, and I let it go in one ear and out the other. I remembered them when it was critical. For the kick in the ass when I deserved it, which was most of the time. If I know how to get through life, it ...
1966-09-08 Los Angeles, USA / Beam me Up / Beam mich Rauf / Teletransporta-Me / Teletransporta-Me
Star Trek was produced from September 1966 to December 1967 by Norway Productions and Desilu Productions, and by Paramount Television from January 1968 to June 1969. Star Trek aired on NBC from September 8, 1966, to June 3, 1969. The series became a hit, remaining so throughout the 1970s, achieving cult classic status and a developing influence on popular culture. Star Trek is set in the Milky Way ...
1997-09-02 Vienna, Austria / Human search for Meaning / Suche des Menschen nach Bedeutung / Pesquisa humana por Significado / Búsqueda humana de Significado
I know some people who probably would not survive more than a day without their iPhone let alone having everything in their life that could possibly be taken ripped away. Frankl lived through the horrors of the Holocaust, a prisoner in Auschwitz and Dachau. The loss of his family clarified for him that his purpose in this world was ...
1969-08-31 Newton, USA / He was a Savage / Er war ein Wilder / Ele era um Selvagem / Era un Salvaje
Do what you do. Who cares what anyone thinks or says about you. Savages are themselves and do not care who knows it. Embrace the savage. A savage is someone who dislikes you, what you do, or what you represent. A savage thrives on negativity, criticism, and insults. Savages can be anyone. A savage in today’s modern culture is looked down ...
1995-08-28 Filderstadt, Germany / The Neverending Story / Die unendliche Geschichte / A história sem Fim / La historia interminable
Human passions have mysterious ways, in children as well as grown-ups. Those affected by them can not explain them, and those who have not known them have no understanding of them at all. Some people risk their lives to conquer a mountain peak. No one, not even they themselves, can really explain why. Others ruin ...
2007-08-24 New York, USA / New World Order / Neue Weltordnung / Nova ordem Mundial / Nuevo orden Mundial
The New World Order is an emerging totalitarian World government. A secretive power elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the World through an authoritarian government which will replace sovereign nation-states. Many influential historical and contemporary figures have been purported to be part of a group that operates through many front organizations to orchestrate political and financial events, ranging from causing systemic crisis to pushing through controversial policies at international ...
Young at Heart / Jung Geblieben / Jovem no Coração / Jóven de Corazón
You will carry the accumulation of years in your body and on your face, but you can stay young at heart and in your mind and not let the years weigh on your spirit. When you stop having dreams and stop trying to achieve them you start aging. If you act old, you will feel old. So ...
1988-08-14 Maranello, Italy / The Commander / Der Kommandant / O Comendador / Il Commendatore
Do you feel the need, the need for speed. Driving a Ferrari is for thrill seekers and car racing lovers. For some, owning a Ferrari is only a dream, a sweet dream, but that is all. All young boys, at one point or another, have a fascination with supercars. For some it was all about the ...
1975-08-09 Moscow, Russia / Eyes Wide Shut / Augen weit Geschlossen / De olhos bem Fechados / Ojos bien Cerrados
Eyes wide shut for ladies is the only way they can affectively tune in with their partner. Lean in, close your eyes, and kiss. No matter how kisses differ in partners, in levels of passion, it seems as if ladies have all been trained to never (repeat: never) open their eyes during a kiss. Humans are not ...
1976-08-02 Beverly Hills, USA / Snake Dance / Schlangentanz / Dança Cobra / Danza de la serpiente
Fritz Lang was approaching blindness during the production of 'The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse' and it was his final project as director. He died from a stroke in on August 2nd, 1976. After emigrating to the US in 1936, the 'Master of Darkness' had returned to Germany in 1959 to make his 'Indian Epic' (consisting of 'The ...
2019-09-26 Natal, Brazil / Marriage is like Alcatraz / Ehe ist wie Alcatraz / Casamento é como Alcatraz / Matrimonio es como Alcatraz
Marriage is a strange phenomenon. Marriage brings out the worst in you. It is not surprising. In fact, it is already been proven - the people you know and love the most are the same people you are most awful to. Which is why people relate marriage to prison. Once you get married, you are pretty much locked ...
1952-07-26 Buenos Aires, Argentina / Don’t cry for Me / Weine nicht um Mich / Não chore por Mim / No llores por Mi
If one day you wake up and I am gone do not cry, do not grieve, do not write paragraphs about how much you loved me because when I was alone in my darkest hours and when I needed you the most, you were not the one that stayed up all night to make sure ...
1969-07-20 Moon, Universe / The first Moonwalk / Der erste Spaziergang auf dem Mond / Primeira caminhada na Lua / Primer paseo en la Luna
It is 9:30 p.m. Houston time on July 20, 1969. Armstrong and Aldrin put on their moon suits and prepare to take the first steps on the moon. Armstrong is the first to step out of the Eagle. He lowers a small drawbridge that holds a TV camera. Now the World can watch as he backs ...