James Madison, Hamilton’s major collaborator, later President of the United States and “Father of the Constitution” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
James Madison – 1751 – 4th President of the United States
“Philosophy is common sense with big words.”
Maxim Gorky – 1868 – Novelist
“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hand, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”
Harry Banks – 1896 – Soldier
“If at first you don’t succeed – try to hide your astonishment.”
Henny Youngman – 1906 – Comedian
“The secret to a happy marriage remains a secret.”
Pat Nixon – 1912 – Wife of President Richard M. Nixon
“Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world. I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious to advance the political career of my husband.”
Vernon Howard – 1918 – Author
“Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.”
Jerry Lewis – 1926 – Actor
“I get paid for what most kids get punished for.”
Daniel Patrick Moynihan – 1927 – Politician
“The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it’s so rare.”
Sanford I. Weill – 1933 – Businessman
Henny Youngman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Learn how to be a loser, because it’s important to be a loser to be a winner.”
Jerry Jeff Walker – 1942 – Musician
“I think it’s real easy to be famous these days; it’s not real easy to sustain success.”
Erik Estrada – 1949 – Actor
“My grandfather taught me generosity. He sold snow cones in Harlem. I went with him at 5 and he let me hand out the change and snow cones. I learned a lot in the couple of years that we did that.”
Hollis Stacy – 1954 – Athlete
“Have a blast while you last.”
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