Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk
Wednesday March 12th, 2025

Alexander Calder Sculpture

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Jul 22, 1898
  • Died: Nov 11, 1976

Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of kinetic sculpture made with delicately balanced or suspended components which move in response to motor power or air currents. Calder’s stationary sculptures are called stabiles. He also produced numerous wire figures, notably for a miniature circus.

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect. art

I paint with shapes. art

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 other wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

3 other wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 sayings from Winston Churchill

74 sayings from Winston Churchill