
English: Guglielmo Marconi about 1902. Deutsch: Guglielmo Marconi um 1902. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Oliver Cromwell – 1599 – British Statesman and Soldier
“He who stops being better stops being good.”
John Keble – 1792 – Theologian
“Give us grace to listen well.”
Felix Klein – 1849 – Mathematician
“Everyone knows what a curve is, until he had studied enough mathematics to become confused through the countless number of possible exceptions.”
Guglielmo Marconi – 1874 – Scientist
“Every day sees humanity more victorious in the struggle with space and time.”
Edward R. Murrow – 1908 – Journalist
“People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished it were.”
Ella Fitzgerald – 1917 – Singer
“The only thing better than singing is more singing.”
Al Pacino – 1940 – Actor
“Fame is a perversion of the natural human instinct for attention.”
Jon Kyl – 1942 – Politician
“Real leadership means tackling tough problems ourselves and not leaving them to our children.”
Johan Cruijff – 1947 – Athlete
“I don’t want to be a thief of my own wallet.”
James Fenton – 1949 – Poet
“The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.”
Randy Cross – 1954 – Athlete
“The NFL, like life, is full of idiots.”
Dinesh D’Souza – 1961 – Author
“A bigot is simply a sociologist without credentials.”
Jane Clayson – 1967 – Journalist
“The most important job you’ll ever have is in the walls of your own home.”
Tim Duncan – 1976 – Athlete
“When you have to stop and think about things is when they go wrong.”
Renee Zellweger – 1969 – Actress
“I believe in love, but I don’t sit around waiting for it. I buy houses.”