1848 Daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe at 39, a year before his death (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Robert E. Lee – 1807 – Commander of the Confederate Army
“I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.”
Edgar Allan Poe – 1809 – Poet and Writer
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only at night.”
Henry Bessemer – 1813 – Scientist
“I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind.”
Paul Cezanne – 1839 – Painter
“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.”
Charles E. Jones – 1881 – Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia
“The greatest waste of time is hate and the most expensive indulgence is pride.”
John Raitt – 1917 – Actor
“I like the work. If I upped the price, I wouldn’t get the work.”
John Johnson – 1918 – Businessman
“Everyday I run scared. That’s the only way I can stay ahead.”
Jean Stapleton – 1923 – Actress
“Lost of colors appear when you’re working with other people.”
Tippi Hedren – 1935 – Actress (Nathalie Hedren)
Henry Bessemer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“I didn’t think any amount of money was worth something that would take away what you believed in or what you stood for.”
Michael Crawford – 1942 – Actor
“I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion. I think it holds everything. It holds love; it holds care … and if everybody just did something. We all make a difference.”
Peter Lynch – 1944 – Businessman
“Don’t bottom fish.”
Shelley Fabares – 1944 – Actress
“We need to appreciate how precious life is.”
Dolly Parton – 1946 – Musician
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
Janis Joplin – 1943 – Singer
“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.”
Robert Palmer – 1949 – Singer and Songwriter
“What happens often – although I’m not particularly a victim of this sort of thing – is that somebody will make a quote, or invent a remark and it gets printed, ends up on the ‘net and it becomes currency. And some of them are so bizarre!”
Katey Sagal – 1954 – Actress
“I didn’t actually begin professionally acting until I was 30.”
Cindy Sherman – 1954 – Photographer
“The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.”
Paul Rodriguez – 1955 – Comedian
“Everybody really needs to laugh … If you don’t laugh, you’re not going to live long.”
Elanor Mondale – 1960 – Actress
“The biggest hurdle is figuring out who your friends are. Your real friends.”
Martin Bashir – 1963 – Journalist
“If somebody’s not prepared to answer the question, you can keep asking.”
Jim Morris – 1964 – Athlete
“I’d like to fly. Then I wouldn’t have to wait in airport security lines.”
Drea de Matteo – 1973 – Actress
“I like to make everything my friends are involved in a little better. I should have just become a manager.”
Shawn Johnson – 1992 – Athlete
“My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.”
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