English: Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
William Pitt – 1759 – British Leader
“Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.”
Thomas Moore – 1779 – Poet
“Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities – that’s training or instruction – but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed.”
Louis Agassiz – 1807 – Scientist
“I cannot afford to waste my time making money.”
Ian Fleming – 1908 – Writer and Journalist
“A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle.”
Walker Percy – 1916 – Writer
“You can get all A’s and still flunk life.”
C. Wright Mills – 1916 – Sociologist
“Prestige is the shadow of money and power.”
Barry Commoner – 1917 – Scientist
“If you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, you are looking the wrong way.”
Lou Duva – 1922 – Coach
“It’s hard to start from the bottom.”
Jerry West – 1938 – Artist
“Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don’t think you can, you won’t.”
Gladys Knight – 1944 – Musician
“I don’t regret any decisions I’ve made in my life.”
Rudy Giuliani – 1944 – Politician
“Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.”
Lynn Johnston – 1947 – Cartoonist
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“Complaining is good for you as long as you’re not complaining to the person you’re complaining about.”
Mark Sanford – 1960 – Politician
“In not my, but our collective hands, is held the promise of change.”
Roland Gift – 1962 – Actor
“It’s better to burn brightly for half as long than to be a dim lingering light.”
Luke Ford – 1966 – Writer
“Everything we do affects other people.”
Marco Rubio – 1971 – Politician
“Even today with the problems that we face, who would you rather be? Which country would you trade places with?”
Ekaterina Gordeeva – 1971 – Athlete
“Family is always the most important part.”
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