Calamity Jane with gun (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Joseph Addison – 1672 – Poet
“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”
Calamity Jane – 1852 – Soldier (Martha Jane Cannary)
“By the time we reached Virginia City I was considered a remarkable good shot and fearless rider for a girl of my age.”
Marie Corelli – 1855 – Novelist
“I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.”
Philip Gibbs – 1877 – Journalist
“It is better to give then to lend, and it costs about the same.”
Teihard de Chardin – 1881 – Philosopher
“The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.”
Kate Smith – 1907 – Singer
“An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.”
Morris Kline – 1908 – Writer
“Statistics: the mathematical theory of ignorance.”
Giovanni Guareschi – 1908 – Journalist
“It is right to hate sin, but not to hate the sinner.”
Jane Jacobs – 1916 – Sociologist
“The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.”
Glenn Ford – 1916 – Actor
“If they try to rush me, I always say, I’ve only got one other speed and it’s slower.”
Jack Parr – 1918 – Talk Show Host
“I’m complicated, sentimental, lovable, honest, loyal, decent, generous, likeable, and lonely. My personality is not split; it’s shredded.”
Joseph Heller – 1923 – Author
Tim McGraw matched the achievement of his wife, Faith Hill, in having two country number ones in 2000. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Procrastination is the thief of time.”
Terry Southern – 1924 – Novelist
“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock – shock is a worn-out word – but astonish.”
Judy Collins – 1939 – Singer and Songwriter
“Suffering is the price of being alive.”
Rita Coolidge – 1944 – Musician
“I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.”
Joanna Lumley – 1946 – Actress
“You have to feel more involved than just writing out a cheque. Charity is almost the wrong word. I think people are beginning to feel more responsible for the world.”
Joel Rosenberg – 1954 – Author
“Miscellaneous is always the largest category.”
Phil Foglio – 1956 – Cartoonist
“I didn’t really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math.”
Tim McGraw – 1967 – Singer and Songwriter
“Like an old photograph / Time can make a feeling fade / But the memory of a first love / Never fades away.”
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