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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – 1714 – Musician
“What comprises a good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.”
Thomas Fuller – 1823 – Writer
“A fox should not be on the jury at a goose’s trial.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. – 1841 – Judge
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”
Kenneth Grahame – 1859 – Novelist
“Monkeys who very sensibly refrain from speech, lest they should be set to earn their livings.”
Anna Held – 1872 – Entertainer
“A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.”
Gene Fowler – 1890 – Journalist
“What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins.”
Claire Trevor – 1910 – Actress
“What a holler would ensue if people had to pay the minister as much to marry them as they have to pay a lawyer to get them a divorce.”
Neil Postman – 1931 – Author
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“At its best, schooling can be about how to make a life, which is quite different from how to make a living.”
Jim Bouton – 1939 – Athlete
“Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?”
Lynn Redgrave – 1943 – Actress
“God always has another custard pie up his sleeve.”
Lester Holt – 1959 – Journalist
“You have to go where the story is to report on it. As a journalist, you’re essentially running to things that other people are running away from.”
Aidan Quinn – 1959 – Actor
“You have to make them laugh and then make them listen.”
Kathy Ireland – 1963 – Model
“Beauty comes from the inside.”
James Van Der Beek – 1977 – Actor
“You are incredibly fortunate whatever success falls on you, which is what happened to me.”
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