In my wanderings around the world, I have been lucky enough to meet many eminent people. Here is a gallery of my closest encounters.
Fernando Pessoa didn’t want to listen to my reasons, but with Benjamin Franklin I’ve had much better luck.
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While Victor Hugo had other thoughts on his mind, Luciano Pavarotti could not contain all his enthusiasm.
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After the strict protocol of the meeting with Otto von Bismarck, the visit to Carl Linnaeus was somewhat more relaxed.
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With Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels I found myself slightly embarrassed. The situation improved with Robert Oppenheimer.
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Max Planck didn’t seem very available to a cultural exchange; James Joyce was certainly more cooperative.
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Both Denis Diderot and Nicolaus Copernicus had no time to waste, they were deep in thought.
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After being overwhelmed by Abraham Lincoln I found peace with Francesco d’Assisi.
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Yes, I also visited Francesco Hayez and Camillo Benso di Cavour.
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At the meeting with William Shakespeare and Julius Caesar I finally felt at ease.
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Francisco Goya and Diego Velázquez welcomed me a little coldly, but the experience with the two painters was still priceless.
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Giordano Bruno and Nikola Tesla made me meditate on human nature and the relationships between individuals and society.
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Gustav Fabergé and Johannes Brahams were extremely friendly and showed me the way to new experiences.
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With Marco Aurelio and Mahatma Gandhi, I found of course peace in my heart.
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Alessandro Manzoni and Miguel de Cervantes were not very interested in meeting me, but I went to see them anyway.
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On the same day, in the same place, I was lucky enough to meet David Livingstone and one of my heroes: James Clerk Maxwell.
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