The philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Johann Gottlieb Fichte – 1762 – Philosopher
“A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not.”
Nellie Melba – 1861 – Musician
“One of the drawbacks of fame is that one can never escape from it.”
Wilson Mizner – 1876 – Playwright and Entrepreneur
“The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.”
Nancy Astor – 1879 – Politician
“One reason why I don’t drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time.”
Ho Chi Minh – 1890 – Revolutionary
“Love other human beings as you would love yourself.”
Ida Pauline Rolf – 1896 – Scientist
“An effective human being is a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.”
Bert Hardy – 1913 – Photographer
“Everywhere I look and most of the time I look, I see photographs.”
Malcolm X – 1925 – African American Leader (Malcolm Little)
Kevin Garnett (Photo credit: Keith Allison)
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
Harvey Cox – 1929 – Theologian
“What we are seeking so frantically elsewhere may turn out to be the horse we have been riding all along.”
Lorraine Hansberry – 1930 – Playwright
“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”
Edward de Bono – 1933 – Psychologist
“A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen.”
Jim Lehrer – 1934 – Journalist
“There’s always a germ of truth in just about everything.”
David Hartman – 1935 – Journalist
“Kids are capable of handling a lot more than you think if you are willing to commit some time.”
Nora Ephron – 1941 – Author
“Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.”
Grace Jones – 1948 – Model
“Use, don’t abuse.”
Joey Ramone – 1951 – Musician
“I enjoyed my life when I had nothing … and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.”
Kevin Garnett – 1976 – Athlete
“I’m from the bottom, I understand what it’s like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people’s shoes and go from there. So that’s what I did.”
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