English: Sir Peter Ustinov in London. The photo was taken in his suite at the Berkeley hotel, over tea and a feast of jam scones and cream buns. Français : Sir Peter Ustinov à Londres. Photo prise dans sa suite au Berkeley hotel, pendant qu’il prenait le thé avec des scones au jambon et des pâtisseries à la crème. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Anatole France – 1844 – Author
“The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.”
Wilbur Wright – 1867 – Inventor
“The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.”
Charlie Chaplin – 1889 — Actor
“All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman.”
Tristan Tzara – 1896 – Artist
“Thought is made in the mouth.”
Wendell Johnson – 1906 – Speech Pathologist
“Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.”
Spike Milligan – 1918 – Humorist (Terence Alan Patrick Sean Milligan)
“A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.”
Merce Cunningham – 1919 – Dancer and Choreographer
“My dance classes were open to anybody, my only stipulation was that they had to come to the class every day.”
Sir Peter Ustinov – 1921 – Writer and Actor
“Comedy is a funny way of being serious.”
Pope Benedict XVI – 1927 (Joseph Ratzinger)
“I too hope in this short reign to be a man of peace.”
John Chamberlain – 1927 – Artist
Lew Alcindor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reaches over backwards to score (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Art is a liaison between some sort of deranged mentality and others who are not going through it.”
Edie Adams – 1927 – Musician
“All the dreamers in all the world are dizzy in the noodle.”
Dick Lane – 1928 – Athlete
“My object is to stop the guy with the ball before he gains another inch.”
Herbie Mann – 1930 – Musician
“I always say, if you keep your head in the sand, you don’t know where the kick’s coming from.”
Kareem Abdul Jabbar – 1947 – Basketball Player
“You can’t win unless you learn how to lose.”
Peter Westbrook – 1952 – Athlete
“So much of our future lies in preserving our past.”
Ellen Barkin – 1955 – Actress
“Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.”
David M. Brown – 1959 – Astronaut
“The views of the Earth are really beautiful. If you’ve ever seen a space IMAX movie, that’s really what it looks like. I wish I’d had more time just to sit and look out the window with a map, but our science program kept us very busy in the lab most of the time.”
Martin Lawrence – 1965 – Actor
“I don’t want to sound facetious, but humor is the key to the soul. You know what I mean?”
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