William Camden – 1551 – Scholar
“The sea hath fish for every man.”
Jerome K. Jerome – 1858 – Author
“Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life.”
Hedda Hopper – 1885 – Actress and Newspaper Columnist
“Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox and the silent telephone.”
Gottfried Benn – 1886 – Novelist
“Whoever wants to understand much must okay much.”
Werner Finck – 1902 – Comedian
“Everybody wants to eat at the government’s table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.”
Dr. Benjamin Spock – 1903 – Pediatrician and Author
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
Philip Massinger – 1908 – Poet
“He that would govern others, first should be Master of himself.”
Lesley Gore – 1946 – Singer (Lesley Sue Goldstein)
“Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don’t get through.”
James Dyson – 1947 – Designer
“Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success.”
Christine Baranski – 1952 – Actress
“Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.”
Donatella Versace – 1955 – Designer
“Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.”
The Rock – 1972 – Actor (Dwayne Douglas Johnson)
“You’ve got to keep your finger on the pulse of what your audience is thinking, and know what they’ll accept from you.”
David Beckham – 1975 – Athlete
“Hindsight is a wonderful thing.”
Sarah Hughes – 1985 – Olympic Figure Skater
“I think what every skater dreams of is not only skating the best program they can possibly skate, but y’know, having the crowd roar at the end, and it was just so loud I couldn’t even hear my music.”
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