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Who Shares Your Day and What Did They Say? This is a collection of thought-provoking quotations for each day of the year by people who share YOUR birthday!

April 2

Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947)

Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) (Photo credit: Political Graveyard)

Giacomo Casanova – 1725 – Celebrity

“It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.”

Hans Christian Anderson – 1805 – Writer

“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.”

Emile Zola – 1840 – Novelist

“I am an artist … I am here to live out loud.”

Nicholas M. Butler – 1862 – Philosopher

“An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less.”

Walter Chrysler – 1875 – Inventor

“The real secret of success is enthusiasm.”

Max Ernst –  1891 – Artist

“All good ideas arrive be chance.”

Irene Mayer Selznick – 1907 – Producer

“I’d like to grow very old  as slowly  as possible.”

Sir Alec Guinness – 1914 – Actor

“Who is more foolish?  The fool or the fool that follows it?”

Kenneth Tynan – 1927 – Critic

“A critic is a man who knows the way but can’t drive the car.”

English: Sir Alec Guinness portrait

English: Sir Alec Guinness portrait (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Serge Gainsbourg – 1928 – Poet

“Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.”

Marvin Gaye – 1939 – Singer

“I sing about life.”

Penelope Keith – 1940 – Actress

“Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.”

Don Sutton – 1945 – Athlete

“Luck is the by-product of busting your fanny.”

Sue Townsend – 1946 – Novelist

“Live with all of your senses.”

Daniel Okrent – 1948 – Editor

“I’m afraid we’ll see reporters stop chasing quotes around the same time dogs stop chasing cars.”

Christopher Meloni – 1961 – Actor

“I never find sincerity offensive … so, be sincere.”

Jenny Craig – 1971 – Celebrity

“A change in bad habits leads to a change in life.”

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