Daniel Webster – 1782 – Statesman
“Justice is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.”
A. A. Milne – 1882 – Author (Alan Alexander Milne)
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.”
Seth Low – 1850 – Educator
“The great city can teach something that no university by itself can altogether impart: a vivid sense of the largeness of human brotherhood, a vivid sense of man’s increasing obligation to man; a vivid sense of our absolute dependence on one another.”
Arthur Ransome – 1884 – Author
“Grab a chance and you won’t be sorry for a might-have-been.”
Oliver Hardy – 1892 – Actor
“We never see ourselves as others see us.”
Cary Grant – 1904 – Actor (Archie Leach)
“Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one’s past failings.”
Danny Kaye – 1913 – Actor
“Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can on it.”
Robert Anton Wilson – 1932 – Writer
“Nothing of any importance can be taught. It can only be learned, with blood and sweat.”
Joe Schmidt – 1932 – Athlete
“I’m just riding the wave until it hits the shore.”
Ray Dolby – 1933 – Inventor
“Inventing is a skill that some people have and some people don’t. But you can learn how to invent.”
Takeshi Kitano – 1947 – Actor
“Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blow is.”
Kevin Costner – 1955 – Actor
“Failure doesn’t kill you … it increases your desire to make something happen.”
Jonathan Davis – 1971 – Musician
“Be yourself, let you come through.”