Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
William Whewell – 1794 – Philosopher
“Every failure is a step to success.”
Queen Victoria – 1819 – British Royalty
“Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.”
Arthur Wing Pinero – 1855 – Actor
“I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate.”
Benjamin Cardozo – 1870 – Judge
“Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience.”
Elsa Maxwell – 1883 – Writer
“A bore is a vacuum cleaner of society, sucking up everything and giving nothing. Bores are always eager to be seen talking to you.”
Helen B. Taussig – 1898 – Scientist
“Learn to listen with your fingers.”
Coleman Young – 1918 – Politician
“You can’t look forward and backward at the same time.”
Roger Caras – 1928 – Activist
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”
Arnold Wesker – 1932 – Dramatist
“Whatever happened to the good old days: you know, dirty attics, tuberculosis and general all-round suffering.”
David Viscott – 1938 – Psychologist
“If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.”
Joseph Brodsky – 1940 – Poet
“Bad literature is a form of treason.”
Bob Dylan – 1941 – Musician
“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.”
Gary Burghoff – 1943 – Actor
Patti LaBelle in Zang Toi at The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“I don’t vote for the guy I trust. I vote for the guy who trusts me the most.”
James Levine – 1943 – Musician
“Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.”
Patti LaBelle – 1944 – Musician
“A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.”
Alfred Molina – 1953 – Actor
“To be challenged means to strive – I’m almost certain that’s true.”
Rosanne Cash – 1955 – Musician
“Every person’s every action has an effect.”
Kristin Scott Thomas – 1960 – Actress
“I never go straight to the point if I can go the most difficult way. Why be simple when you can be complicated?”
John C. Reilly – 1965 – Actor
“I try to take things that challenge me either physically or mentally, or I have to learn a new skill.”
Eric Cantona – 1966 – Athlete
“I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery.”
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