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.”
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.”