
Vice President of the United States John C. Calhoun (19th-century daguerreotype) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
John C. Calhoun – 1782 – Vice President of the United States
“Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes.”
Grover Cleveland – 1837 – 22nd and 24th President of the United States
“Your every vote, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.”
Rudolph Diesel – 1858 – Inventor
“The automobile engine will come, and then I will consider my life’s work complete.”
Edgar Cayce – 1877 – Celebrity
“Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions.”
Manly Hall – 1901 – Philosopher
“Moderation is the secret of survival.”
Henry Longhurst – 1909 – Journalist
“Playing golf is like learning a foreign language.”
W. H. Murray – 1913- Athlete
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
John Updike – 1932 – Novelist
“Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.”
Charley Pride – 1938 – Musician
“I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.”
Joy Fielding – 1945 – Novelist
“I’ve always been hopelessly stuck in the present.”
Vanessa Williams – 1963 – Entertainer
“Success is the sweetest revenge.”
Bonnie Blair – 1964 – Athlete
“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.”
Jerry Cantrell – 1966 – Musician
“Like everybody, I’m making up my life as I go along.”
Michael Rapaport – 1970 – Actor
“Only a genius can play a fool.”
Queen Latifah – 1970 – Actress (Dana Owens)
“Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.”