Martha Washington – 1731 – Wife of President George Washington
“I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.”
Hedda Hopper – 1890 (Elda Furry) – Gossip Columnist
“And in singing, what my voice lacked in quality it made up for in volume.”
Johnny Weissmuller – 1904 – U.S. Freestyle Swimmer and Actor
“How can a guy climb trees, say Me Tarzan, You Jane, and make a million?”
Dorothy West – 1907 – Writer and Editor
“There is no life that does not contribute to history.”
Pete Conrad – 1930 – Astronaut
“The flight was extremely normal…for the first 36 seconds then after that it got very interesting.”
Tony Buzan – 1942 – Author
“Learning how to learn is life’s most important skill.”
Marvin Hamlisch – 1944 – Composer
“There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT scores.”
Michael Leunig – 1945 – Cartoonist
“Love one another and you will be happy. It’s a simple and as difficult as that.”
Dana Carvey – 1955 – Comedian
“I’m thirty years old, but I read at the thirty-four-year-old level.”
Wayne Brady – 1972 – Actor
“Work is the thing that happens around the game time.”
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