Horace Greeley – 1811 – Editor
“Common sense is very uncommon.”
Elizabeth Blackwell – 1821 – First Woman Doctor
“If society will not admit of a woman’s free development, then society must be remodeled.”
Walter Bagehot – 1826 – Economist
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
Frederick W. Robertson – 1840 – Clergyman
“There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy: hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny.”
Gertrude Stein – 1874 – Writer
“We are always the same age inside.”
Norman Rockwell – 1894 – Artist
“Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn’t know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn.”
James Michener – 1907 – Author
“I love writing. I live the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.”
Simone Weil – 1909 – Philosopher
“Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.”
Shelley Berman – 1926 – Actor (Sheldon Leonard Berman)
“As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.”
Fran Tarkenton – 1940 – Football Player and TV Personality
“If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time.”
Morgan Fairchild – 1950 – Actress (Patsy Ann McClenny)
“You can never be too rich or too thin.”
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