Baltasar Gracian – 1601 – Philosopher
“Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.”
Robert Schumann – 1810 – Composer
“Talent works, genius creates.”
Wilkie Collins – 1824 – Novelist
“It is the nature of truth to struggle to the light.”
Henry James Byron – 1835 – Dramatist
“Life’s too short for chess.”
Storm Jameson – 1891 – Writer
“Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.”
Carl Rogers – 1902 – Psychologist
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.”
Ron Moody – 1924 – Actor
“I have no regrets. You take responsibility for your actions.”
Charles Osgood – 1933 – Journalist
“Being Politically Correct means always having to say you’re sorry.”
Elvis Presley – 1935 – Musician
“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.”
Lewis H. Lapham – 1935 – Editor
“People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be entertaining, they expect it to be true.”
Shirley Bassey – 1937 – Musician
“You don’t get older, you get better.”
Graham Chapman – 1941 – Comedian
“We don’t deliberately set out to offend. Unless we feel it’s justified.”
Stephen Hawking – 1942 – Physicist
“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
Terry Brooks – 1944 – Writer
“We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.”
David Bowie – 1947 – Musician
“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.”