Movie screenshot of Fred Astaire singing “Poor Mr. Chisholm” (lyrics by Johnny Mercer, music by Bernie Hanighen) from Second Chorus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
James Gordon Bennett – 1841 – Editor
“Many a good newspaper story has been ruined by over verification.”
Ariel Durant – 1898 – Author
“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.”
Fred Astaire – 1899 – Actor, Dancer, Singer (Frederic Austerlitz, Jr.)
“The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.”
Eric Berne – 1910 – Psychologist
“The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.”
T. Berry Brazelton – 1918 – Author
“Parents don’t make mistakes because they don’t care, but because they care so deeply.”
Daniel Bell – 1919- Sociologist
“Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.”
Jeff Cooper – 1920 – Celebrity
English: Dennis Bergkamp warming up for a Holland vs Scotland at Euro 96, Villa Park, England. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.”
Jean Houston – 1937 – Author
“At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.”
Judith Jamison – 1943 – Dancer
“Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn’t stop at the end of your fingers, because you’re dancing bigger than that; you’re dancing spirit.”
Caroline B. Cooney – 1947 – Writer
“My favorite book is always the one I’m working on at the moment.”
Andrew Card – 1947 – Politician
“Don’t believe everything that you read in the newspapers.”
Ellen Ochoa – 1958 – Astronaut
“I’ll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.”
Dennis Bergkamp – 1969 – Athlete
“I don’t want to lose myself in football and that’s what a coach has to do to be successful.”
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