English: John Marshall Harlan, 1833-1911, United States Supreme Court Justice (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Brigham Young – 1801 – Religious Leader and Founder of Utah
“It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.”
John Marshall Harlan – 1833 – Judge
“Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.”
John Masefield – 1878 – Poet
“Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.”
John Drinkwater – 1882 – Poet
“Poetry is the communication through words of certain experiences that can be communicated in no other way.”
Henry Beston – 1888 – Writer
“The seas are the heart’s blood of the earth.”
Frank Morgan – 1890 – Actor
“A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.”
Walter Legge – 1906 Businessman
“I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless.”
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Frank Whittle – 1907 – Inventor
“A nation’s ability to fight a modern war is as good as its technological ability.”
Bart Howard – 1915 – Composer
“I’ve always said it took me 20 years to find out how to write a song in 20 minutes.”
Bob Monkhouse – 1928 – Comedian
“Silence is not only golden, it is seldom misquoted.”
Marilyn Monroe – 1929 – (Norma Jeane Mortenson) Actress
“I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.”
Cropped screenshot of Marilyn Monroe from the trailer for the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Morgan Freeman – 1937 – Actor
“As you grow in this business, you learn how to do more with less.”
Colleen McCullough – 1937 – Author
“It’s a dead giveaway of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice.”
Robert Powell – 1944 – Actor
“There is no teaching to compare with example.”
Tony Snow – 1955 – Journalist
“Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.”
Jeff Hawkins – 1957 – Inventor
“Whatever the difference between brilliant and average brains, we are all creative. And through practice and study we can enhance our skills and talents.”
Paul Coffey – 1961 – Athlete
“Nobody’s a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It’s hard to stay on top.”
Alan Lewis – 1964 – Athlete
“If at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer.”
Heidi Klum – 1973 – Model
“I like to dream, but I like to make things happen.”
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