Tuesday's Quotefall Puzzles: Feb 1

Easy Quotefall by Confucius

Confucius was a famous Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese life and thought.

Hard Quotefall by Colin Powell

Colin Powell was the former US Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Military, and was the highest ranking non-judicial African-American in US history.

Both puzzles expire on Feb 7

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Monday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 31

Easy Quotefall by Count Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist, writer, essayist, and philosopher. Heis widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists, particularly noted for his masterpieces "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina."

Hard Quotefall by Orlando A. Battista

This Canadian-American chemist-inventor and author is credited with a wide range of inventions. He worked mostly with cellulose and other similar chemicals and helped develop modern prescription drug ingredients.

Both puzzles expire on Feb 6

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Sunday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 30

Easy Quotefall by Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer was an American social writer. He drew confidence and inspiration from his modest roots and working-class surroundings, seeing in it vast human potential.

Hard Quotefall by Francis Picabia

Francis-Marie Martinez Picabia was a well-known Franco-Spanish painter and poet. Involved in the Dada movement earlier in his career, he broke away and developed in interest in Surrealist, then Figurative painting styles.

Both puzzles expire on Feb 5

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Saturday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 29

Easy Quotefall by John Mason

John Mason is an anointed minister and nationally recognized speaker.

Hard Quotefall by James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson was a leading American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. An African-American, he is best remembered for his novels, poems, and folklore.

Both puzzles expire on Feb 4

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Friday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 28

Easy Quotefall by Japanese Proverb

Japanese proverbs are the direct reflections of wisdom, morals, and customs of Japan.

Hard Quotefall by Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman was an American economist and public intellectual who made major contributions to the fields of macroeconomics, microeconomics, economic history and statistics while advocating laissez-faire capitalism.

Both puzzles expire on Feb 3

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Thursday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 27

Easy Quotefall by John Naisbitt

John Naisbitt is an American author and public speaker in the area of futures studies. He is best known for authoring the international bestsellers "Megatrends" and "Re-inventing the Corporation."

Hard Quotefall by Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi was one of the most successful head coaches in the history of American football. Head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967, he led them to five NFL championships during his 9 year tenure.

Both puzzles expire on Feb 2

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Wednesday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 26

Easy Quotefall by Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers was an Academy Award-winning American film actress and singer. She is principally celebrated for her role as Fred Astaire's romantic interest and dancing partner in a series of Hollywood musical films that revolutionized the genre.

Hard Quotefall by Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche was an 18th Century German philosopher. He wrote essays explaining the orientation of cultural critique, challenging the culture lines advocated by antagonists Schopenhauer and Wagner. He wrote his novel "The Will to Power" and "The Antichrist" that started a divide in Germany that culminated by the end of WWII.

Both puzzles expire on Feb 1

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Tuesday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 25

Easy Quotefall by Myrtle Reed

Myrtle Reed was an American author, the daughter of Elizabeth Armstrong Reed and the preacher Hiram von Reed. She sometmes wrote under the pseudonym of Olive Green.

Hard Quotefall by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them.

Both puzzles expire on Jan 31

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Tuesday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 25

Easy Quotefall by Myrtle Reed

Myrtle Reed was an American author, the daughter of Elizabeth Armstrong Reed and the preacher Hiram von Reed. She sometmes wrote under the pseudonym of Olive Green.

Hard Quotefall by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them.

Both puzzles expire on Jan 31

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Monday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 24

Easy Quotefall by Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or "French New Wave."

Hard Quotefall by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Colette was a French novelist. Her works included several operas and war novels throughout the first half of the 20th Century, and had a variety of affairs and marriages that added to her rich alliterative style not common with feminine writers of her era.

Both puzzles expire on Jan 30

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Sunday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 23

Easy Quotefall by James L. Fisher

James L. Fisher is one of the most published writers on leadership and organization in higher education today. He is the author of the book "The Power of the Presidency," and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Hard Quotefall by Horace

Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Considered by many to be among the greatest of all Latin Poets, he is known for his famous quote, "carpe diem," translated to "seize the day."

Both puzzles expire on Jan 29

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Saturday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 22

Easy Quotefall by Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry is a prolific author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays. He is also an elected member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.

Hard Quotefall by Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th century English poet. His style was strongly influenced by Ben Jonson, by the classical Roman writers, and by the poems of the late Elizabethan age, and was once considered "the greatest song writer ever born of English race."

Both puzzles expire on Jan 28

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Friday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 21

Easy Quotefall by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, theorist, and painter. He was one of the key figures of German literature and the movement of Weimar Classicism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Hard Quotefall by Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day.

Both puzzles expire on Jan 27

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Thursday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 20

Easy Quotefall by Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot was a nineteenth century British journalist who wrote extensively about government and economic affairs and other topics.

Hard Quotefall by F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an Irish American author of novels and short stories, and is regarded as one of the greatest twentieth century writers. He finished four novels and wrote dozens of short stories that treat themes of youth, despair, and age.

Both puzzles expire on Jan 26

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Wednesday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 19

Easy Quotefall by Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was hugely influential during the Victorian era.

Hard Quotefall by Heraclitus

Heraclitus was a Greek philosopher. He was the first person in the Western world to create a robust philosophical system, and his writings influenced the thought of Socrates, Plato, and modern process philosophy.

Both puzzles expire on Jan 25

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Monday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 17

Easy Quotefall by Edward Everett

Edward Everett was an American politician who served in Congress, the State Department, and also served as President of Harvard University.

Hard Quotefall by Richard M. Nixon

Richard M. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. He was the 36th Vice President of the United States in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Nixon is the only person elected twice to the offices of vice president and president, and the only president to have resigned from the office.

Both puzzles expire on Jan 23

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Sunday's Quotefall Puzzles: Jan 16

Easy Quotefall by Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was a French writer, statesman, human rights campaigner, and the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement in France. His best-known works are the novels "Les Misérables" and "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame."

Hard Quotefall by George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was one of Ireland's greatest playwright. He wrote more than sixty plays, and was uniquely honored by being awarded both a Nobel Prize (1925) for his contribution to literature and an Oscar (1938) for "Pygmalion."

Both puzzles expire on Jan 22

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