Quote Queen

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud – 1753 – Statesman

“When justice has spoken, humanity must have its turn.”

Horatio Seymour – 1810 – Politician

“The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promoted democracy, but checks it.”

Walt Whitman – 1819 – Poet

“Be curious, not judgmental.”

Walter Sickert – 1860 – Artist

“You must come again when you have less time.”

Phyllis Bottome – 1884 – Novelist

“There are two ways of meeting difficulties:  you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them.”

Fred Allen – 1894 – Comedian (John Florence Sullivan)

“A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.”

Norman Vincent Peale – 1898 – Author

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”

Henry M. Jackson – 1912 – Politician

“The best politics is no politics.”

Judith Wright – 1915 – Poet

“Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored.  They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place.”

Edward Bennett Williams – 1920 – Lawyer

“I will defend anyone as long as the client gives me total control of the case and pays up front.”

Clint Eastwood – 1930 – Actor

“I don’t believe in pessimism.  If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead.  If you think it’s going to rain, it will.”

Johnny Paycheck – 1938 – Musician

“Always go hard and fast enough so that when you hit the ditch you can pull out the other side.”

Terry Waite – 1939 – Author

“Sometimes the wheels of justice grind slowly.”

John S. Herrington – 1939 – Politician

“There are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond our reach.”

Joe Namath – 1943 – Athlete

“To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn’t know where he’s going.”

Sharon Gless – 1943 – Actress

“I’ve come to learn that there is a real difference between men and women.  It’s genetic.”

Bernard Goldberg – 1945 – Writer

“The evening news is a concept whose time has come and gone.”

Tom Berenger – 1949 – Actor

“Around mid-life everyone goes manic a little bit.”

Corey Hart – 1962 – Musician

“Wearing sunglasses at night hurts your eyes after a while.”

Brooke Shields – 1965 – Actress

“Don’t waste a minute not being happy.  If one window closes, run to the next window – or break down a door.”

Phil Keoghan – 1967 – Celebrity

“With any good story, you need the adversary, the heroes and villains.  You need a good mixture to make it work.”

Colin Farrell – 1976 – Actor

“Being Irish is very much a part of who I am.  I take it everywhere with me.”

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