Charles Caleb Colton, an eccentric English cleric who became a wine merchant and gambler, and committed suicide in 1832, said, "Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness."
Flying discs (Frisbee is a brand trademark by Wham-O) have long been a great source of fun on hot summer days.
Istanbul-based photographer and digital artist Aydin Buyukta has been a keen science fan - and a dreamer - since childhood. He enjoyed reading science-fiction books by popular writers such as Isaac Asimov and HG Wells, and constantly had dreams about the unrealistic ships and fantasy cities he saw from illustrations in the Ringworld series.
Louis Armstrong famously sang, "Life can be so sweet - on the sunny side of the street." That's even more true when you're wearing a stylish pair of sunglasses
Elvis Presley is usually described as the king of rock 'n' roll, but he was also the first modern pop star. He signalled the beginning of the era of larger-than-life musical deities whose mythology subsumes them even as they live, and whose voices echo long after their bones have ground to dust.
Museums are now commonly acknowledged as being a part of a child's education. Beijing has more than 160 of them. And this summer, many parents took their children to museums.
Every June and July, shepherds living in the village of Kalatashiqimugan at the foot of the Muztag-Ata Peak on the Pamir Plateau travel across deep valleys along the ancient Silk Road to a mountain retreat.
An ancient-looking building cluster appears before us as we set foot in Xinghuacun town in northern China's Shanxi province.
Li Xia has been traveling around to keep up with major marathon events at home and abroad.
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