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Horace Mann – 1796 – Educator
“A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.”
Thomas Huxley – 1825 – Scientist
“All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.”
William Kingdon Clifford – 1845 – Mathematician
“It is wrong, always, everywhere, for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.”
W. Clement Stone – 1902 – Businessman
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”
Audrey Hepburn – 1929 – Actress
“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.”
El Cordobes – 1936 – Athlete
“Bravery is believing in yourself, and that thing nobody can teach you.”
Amos Oz – 1939 – Writer
“I find the family the most mysterious and fascinating institution in the world.”
Audrey Hepburn (Photo credit: Iban Nieto)
George Will – 1941 – Journalist
“A politician’s words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience.”
Pia Zadora – 1953 – Actress
“The future comes quickly. Before you know it, you turn around and it’s tomorrow.”
Keith Haring – 1958 – Artist
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.”
Randy Travis – 1959 – Musician
“It’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It’s what you leave behind you when you go.”
Andrew Denton – 1960 – Comedian
“Pressure and stress is the common cold of the psyche.”
Lance Bass – 1979 – Musician
“You’ve got to have a sense of humor to keep your sanity.”
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