Anna Brownell Jameson (1794-1860) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Edward Jenner – 1749 – Scientist
“The deviation of man from the state in which he was originally placed by nature seems to have proved to him a prolific source of diseases.”
Anna Jameson – 1794 – Writer
“The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.”
Erik Satie – 1866 – Composer
“The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art of ruining poetry.”
Jean Gabin – 1904 – Actor
“I understood immediately that to get success I had to make for the front door, not for the back one.”
Harriet Van Horne – 1920 – Journalist
“There are days when any electrical appliance in the house, including the vacuum cleaner, seems to offer more entertainment possibilities than the television set.”
Bob Merrill – 1921 – Musician
“Who told you you’re allowed to rain on my parade?”
Dennis Potter – 1935 – Author
“The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they’ve been in.”
Alan Kay – 1940 – Scientist
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
English: African American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Dave Sim – 1956 – Cartoonist
“Everyone is normal until you get to know them.”
Sugar Ray Leonard – 1956 – Professional Boxer (Ray Charles Leonard)
“Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.”
Enya – 1961 – Musician (Eithne Ni Bhraonain)
“I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone.”
Jordan Knight – 1970 – Musician
“I think if you stop bad habits, and you stop long enough, you develop good habits.”
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