Portrait of Knute Nelson after his election to Senate, 1895 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Hannah More – 1745 – Writer
“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart … forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirit.”
Knute Nelson – 1843 – Politician
“I know that money speaks more loudly than need.”
Margot Asquith – 1864 – Author
“What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he never mentioned it.”
Ernest Shackleton – 1874 – Explorer
“Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.”
James Joyce – 1882 – Author
“A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.”
Ayn Rand – 1905 – Novelist and Philosopher (Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum)
“To achieve, you need thought … you have to know what you are doing and that’s real power.”
James Dickey – 1923 – Poet
“A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.”
Liz Smith – 1923 – Journalist
Christie Brinkley (Photo credit: nick step)
“Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.”
Stan Getz – 1927 – Musician
“A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other’s ideas.”
Judith Viorst – 1932 – Author
“Superstition is foolish, childish, primitive, and irrational – but how much does it cost you to knock on wood?”
Jane Wagner – 1935 – Comedianne
“All my life I wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.”
Tom Smothers – 1937 – Comedian
“When you don’t know what you’re talking about, it’s hard to know when you’re finished.”
Brian Lumley – 1937 – Writer
“A literary critic is someone who can’t write, but who loves to show he would have been a wonderful writer if only he could.”
Gordon Gee – 1944 – Educator
“When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers.”
Brent Spiner – 1949 – Actor
“Acting is acting.”
Christie Brinkley – 1954 – Model
“I just found out that I’m one inch taller than I thought!”
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