English: Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci. Red chalk. 33 × 21 cm. Turin, Royal Library (inv.no. 15571). NOTE This image is in red chalk. Do not revert to the black and white image. Deutsch: Kopf eines bärtigen Mannes, sog. Selbstbildnis. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Leonardo da Vinci – 1452 – Artist and Inventor
“A well-spent day brings happy sleep.”
Henry James – 1843 – Writer and Critic
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.”
Bliss Carman – 1861 – Poet
“What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.”
Corrie Ten Boom – 1892 – Celebrity
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.”
Bessie Smith – 1894 – Singer
“I ain’t good-lookin’, but I’m somebody’s angel child.”
Nikita Khrushchev – 1894 – Soviet Leader
“Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all.”
Molly McGee – 1898 – Vaudevillian (Marian Driscoll)
“When a man bring his wife flowers for no reason, there’s a reason.”
Joe Davis – 1901 – Celebrity
“One thing I learned about riding is to look for trouble before it happens.”
Eden Ahbez – 1908 – Musician
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved, just to love and be loved.”
Thomas Szasz – 1920 – Psychologist
“A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.”
John L. Phillips – 1951 – Astronaut
“It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected.”
Michael Cooper – 1956 – Athlete
US President John F. Kennedy shaking hands with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, 3 June 1961 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“This whole thing’s about development. Not only are we trying to develop players, we’re trying to develop ourselves.”
Evelyn Ashford – 1957 – Athlete
“Whatever muscles I have are the product of my own hard work and nothing else.”
Emma Thompson – 1959 – Actress
“Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn’t listening.”
Samantha Fox – 1966 – Model
“I’ve got ten pairs of trainers. That’s one for every day of the week.”
Ed O’Brien – 1968 – Musician
“Everyone who’s serious about what they’re doing must be in constant forward motion.”
Emma Watson – 1990 – Actress
“I’ve probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.”
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