Hugh Hefner – 1926 – Publisher and Editor
“Life is too short to be living somebody else’s dream.”
Tom Lehrer – 1928 – Musician
“If a person feels he can’t communicate, the least he can do is shut up about it.”
Nathaniel Branden – 1930 – Psychologist
“Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.”
Jim Fowler – 1932 – Scientist
“I don’t want to save a creek for the creek’s sake, but what’s in it for human beings.”
Paul Krassner – 1932 – Journalist
“For years, reality has been nipping at the heels of satire. Now, it’s finally caught up. I don’t need to make this stuff up.”
Carl Perkins – 1932 – Musician
“If it weren’t for the rock in its bed, the stream would have no song.”
Aulis Sallinen – 1935 – Composer
“These days people wallow in enormous masses of sound.”
Sam Ewing – 1949 – Athlete
“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.”
English: Actor Dennis Quaid prepares for a VIP flight with the US Navy (USN) Blue Angels. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Dennis Quaid – 1954 – Actor
“I could never hold a job for more than three months, which works out well because that’s how long a movie shoots.”
Marc Jacobs – 1963 – Fashion Designer
“I love to take things that are everyday and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world.”
Paulina Porizkova – 1965 – Model
“When I model I pretty much go blank. You can’t think too much or it doesn’t work.”
Jesse McCartney – 1987 – Musician
“If you really want it, you need to really work for it.”