Julia Ward Howe, half-length portrait, facing front (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Cornelius Vanderbilt – 1794 – Businessman
“I don’t care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.”
Julia Ward Howe – 1819 – Activist
“I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom it offends.”
John Kendrick Bangs – 1862 – Author
“I can’t tell a lie – not even one I hear.”
Arnold Bennett – 1867 – Novelist
“A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps up his sleeve a margin for the unexpected.”
Georges Rouault – 1871 – Artist
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
Frank Woolley – 1887 – Athlete
“I was not depressed when they got me out. I have always taken my dismissals as part of the game.”
Louis-Ferdinand Celine – 1894 – Writer
“Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.”
Peter Marshall – 1902 – Clergyman
“It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail.”
Frank S. Nugent – 1908 – Journalist
“Never apologize, mister. It’s a sign of weakness.”
Hubert H. Humphrey – 1911 – Vice President of the United States
“Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.”
Vincent Price – 1911 – Actor
“A man who limits his interests, limits his life.”
Sam Snead – 1912 – Athlete
Henry Kissinger. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.”
John Cheever – 1912 – Writer
“The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one’s life and discover one’s usefulness.”
Herman Wouk – 1915 – Novelist
“Write a page a day. It will add up.”
Henry A. Kissinger – 1923 – Statesman
“A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.”
Tony Hillerman – 1925 – Author
“You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart.”
John Barth – 1930 – Novelist
“More history is made by secret hand shakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.”
Harlan Ellison – 1934 – Writer
“The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.”
Lee Meriwether – 1935 – Actress
“Basically, nice guys can finish last.”
Zahi Hawass – 1947 – Scientist
“Anyone can like their job … To love your job is not enough, you must give your passion to your job.”
Alma Guillermoprieto – 1949 – Journalist
“There is no point to samba if it doesn’t make you smile.”
Todd Bridges – 1965 – Actor
“No matter how well you do, no matter how successful you are, they’re always going to criticize you.”
Sean Kinney – 1966 – Musician
“There’s nothing worse than talking about yourself to find out that you’re not that interesting.”
Joseph Fiennes – 1970 – Actor
“I don’t know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenges.”
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