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Jean Paul – 1763 – Author
“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”
Benito Juarez – 1806 – Mexican Statesman
“Respect for the rights of others means peace.”
Florenz Ziegfeld – 1869 – Producer
“How little the public realizes what a girl must go through before she finally appears before the spotlight that is thrown upon the stage.”
Hans Hofmann – 1880 – Artist
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”
Phyllis McGinley – 1905 – Author
“Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.”
Marian McPartland – 1918 – Musician
“At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I don’t have a computer; I don’t have e-mail; and I really don’t need something in my house that I would be sitting in front of for hours.”
Nizar Kabbani – 1923 – Syrian Diplomat
“Because my love for you is beyond words, I decided to shut up.”
James Coco – 1930 – Actor
“When a man forgets himself, he usually does something everybody else remembers.”
Tom Flores – 1937 – Athlete
“A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance.”
Timothy Dalton – 1946 – Actor
“You can’t relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself and triumphs but only after a struggle.”
Denise Di Novi – 1956 – Producer
“If you’re lucky enough to experience love, what you find is that it can sustain you through the most difficult times.”
Teresa Nielsen Hayden – 1956 – Writer
“If you ask 20 different readers why they read, they will all be right.”
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Gary Oldman – 1958 – Actor
“Political correctness has become a straightjacket.”
Matthew Broderick – 1962 – Actor
“I slip from workaholic to bum real easy.”
Rosie O’Donnell – 1962 – Actress
“I think that the reason for my success is that I am really not aspirational. I am inspirational in that the people at home feel like they can really relate to me.”
Jonah Goldberg – 1969 – Journalist
“Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony.”
Suraj Sharma – 1993 – Actor
“Everyone has a conflict inside of them – the conflict between what you should do and what you want to do.”
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