Richard Whately – 1787 – Rhetorician
“A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them a fortune.”
Clark Gable – 1901 – Actor
“I’m just a lucky slob from Ohio who happened to be in the right place at the right time.”
Langston Hughes – 1902 – Poet
“Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
S. J. Perelman – 1904 – Humorist
“The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel … You are what you are.”
Boris Yeltsin – 1931 – Russian Political Leader
“A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can.”
Don Everly – 1937 – Musician
“Old men need applause too.”
Jessica Savitch – 1947 – Journalist
“I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.”
Sherilyn Fenn – 1965 – Actress
“At the very least, my tastes are out of the ordinary.”
Brandon Lee – 1965 – Actor
“For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It’s not just a physical discipline.”
Meg Cabot – 1967 – Author
“Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”
Lisa Marie Presley – 1968 – Musician
“Being Elvis Presley’s daughter is a whole lot of pressure. It’s been a constant burden in my life.”
Pauly Shore – 1968 – Comedian
“Even at my peak, I never went too over the top.”