Dr. Albert Schweitzer – 1875 – Physician and Philosopher
“Do something wonderful. People my imitate it.”
Cecil Beaton – 1904 – Photographer
“Perhaps the world’s second-worse crime is boredom; the first is being a bore.”
Tillie Olsen – 1913 – Novelist
“There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt.”
Andy Rooney – 1920 – Journalist
“Don’t take a butcher’s advice on how to cook meat. If he knew, he’d be a chef.”
George Herman – 1920 – Journalist
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
Joseph Chilton Pearce – 1926 – Author
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.”
Faye Dunaway – 1941 – Actress
“Years are not important, my dear.”
Nina Totenberg – 1944 – Journalist
“I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom.”
Maureen Dowd – 1952 – Journalist
“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”
Steven Soderbergh – 1963 – Director
“Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.”
Shepard Smith – 1964 – Journalist
“We have a product for sale called news, and I’m a salesman.”
Emily Watson – 1967 – Actress
“I always think I am going to do my best.”
L. L. Cool – 1968 – Musician (James Todd Smith)
“I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free.”