, former U.S. Representative from Montana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Ben Jonson – 1572 – Poet
“He that is taught only be himself has a fool for a master.”
John Constable – 1776 – Artist
“I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, – light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.”
Julia Margaret Cameron – 1815 – Photographer
“The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.”
Alexander Bain – 1818 – Philosopher
“Instinct is untaught ability.”
Richard Strauss – 1864 – Composer
“The human voice is the most beautiful instrument, but it is the most difficult to play.”
E. V. Lucas – 1868 – Writer
“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.”
Alfred L. Kroeber – 1876 – Scientist
“Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities.”
Jeanette Rankin – 1880 – Member of U. S. House of Representatives and Social Activist
“If I had my life to live over, I would do it all again, but this time I would be nastier.”
Română: Jacques-Yves Cousteau cu Mihai Băcescu, 1977 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jacques Yves Cousteau – 1910 – Explorer
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
Vince Lombardi – 1913 – Football Coach
“If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?”
Hazel Scott – 1920 – Musician
“I have always respected everyone’s religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people.”
William Styron – 1925 – Novelist
“Reading – the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.”
Gene Wilder – 1933 – Actor
“A lot of comics derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing such silly things; you’d say, ‘That’s what a child would do.'”
Chad Everett – 1936 – Actor
“I went into acting because I’m easily bored. Acting seemed to give vent to a lot of different feelings.”
Adrienne Barbeau – 1945 – Actress
“When I see myself on film it makes me smile, I mean making a good living doing what I enjoy is so much fun. I just hope that everyone has the chance to enjoy life like I do.”
Adrienne Barbeau (Photo credit: 5of7)
Graham Russell – 1950 – Musician
“I think with any songwriter the first 1,000 songs are always terrible.”
Peter Bergman – 1953 – Actor
“When you are not practicing, remember somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win.”
Steven A. Cohen – 1956 – Businessman
“There’s something to be said for giving and helping to change people’s lives.”
Joe Montana – 1956 – Athlete
“Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live.”
Shia LaBeouf – 1986 – Actor
“Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.”
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