Ivan Shadr, pseudonym of Ivan Dmitriyevich Ivanov (1887 — 1941) was a Russian/Soviet sculptor.

Shadr studied under three great masters: Nicholas Roerich, Auguste Rodin and Emile-Antoine Bourdelle and went on to become one of the Soviet Union’s most revered 20th Century sculptors.

Stone As The Weapon Of the Proletariat is one of Shadr’s best known works and is currently on display at the Tretyakov Museum in Moscow.

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James Allen

James Allen (28 November 1864 in Leicester, England – 1912) was a philosophical writer of British nationality known for his inspirational books and poetry. He authored 19 books and a magazine called ‘Epoch’. His writings are often considered part of the New Thought Movement. The most famous of his books is As a Man Thinketh, a book which influenced many contemporary writers including Norman Vincent Peale, Earl Nightingale, Denis Waitley and Anthony Robbins, among others.

The quote “Circumstance does not make a man, it reveals him” is found in As a Man Thinketh. The full quotation is: “Circumstance does not make the man, it reveals him to himself”.

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