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Joshua Reynolds – 1723 – Artist
“The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.”
Mary Baker Eddy – 1821 – Theologian
“Happiness is spiritual, born of truth and love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but required all mankind to share it.”
Theodore N. Vail – 1845 – Industrialist
“Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.”
Roald Amundsen – 1972 – Explorer
“Adventure is just bad planning.”
Ivy Lee – 1877 – Writer
“Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow.”
Shoeless Joe Jackson – 1889 – Athlete
“I ain’t afraid to tell the world that it didn’t take school stuff to help a fella play ball.”
Orville Redenbacher – 1907 – Businessman
“I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business.”
Barbara Stanwyck – 1907 – Actress
Ginger Rogers – 1920s (Photo credit: danceonair1986)
“Egotism – usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.”
Ginger Rogers – 1911 – Actress (Virginia Katherine McMath)
“The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first.”
Mari Evans – 1923 – Poet
“To identify the enemy is to free the mind.”
Bess Myerson – 1924 – Model
“To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.”
Robert Sheckley – 1928 – Author
“A novel is often a longer process of handling self-doubt.”
Anita Brookner – 1938 – Historian
“Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.”
Desmond Dekker – 1941 – Musician
“Things will get better if you just hold out long enough.”
Jimmy Johnson – 1943 – Coach
“The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesn’t care about his people is one who pretends to care. People can spot a phony every time.”
Tony Kushner – 1956 – Playwright
“As a playwright, you are a torturer of actors and of the audience as well. You inflict things on people.”
Jerry Doyle – 1956 – Actor
“If you’re not having fun – I don’t care what you’re doing – don’t do it. Move on. Find something else, life’s too short.”
Michael Flatley – 1958 – Dancer
“Whenever I hear, ‘It can’t be done,’ I know I’m close to success.”
Mark Burnett – 1960 – Businessman
“The best person to get something done is a busy person.”
Phoebe Cates – 1963 – Actress
“Too many people are buying gifts for themselves when they pick out a gift for a friend.”
Miguel Indurain – 1964 – Athlete
“To be free and to live a free life – that is the most beautiful thing there is.”
Will Ferrell – 1967 – Comedian
“I have only been funny about seventy-four percent of the time. Yes I think that is right. Seventy-four percent of the time.”
Barry Sanders – 1968 – Athlete
“I really love peace and quiet.”
Corey Feldman – 1971 – Actor
“As an actor, you’re pretty much a hired gun. You are reading other people’s words off a page and doing what they want you to do.”
Brian Celio – 1981 – Novelist
“True friends: only a few have ’em, but only a few will admit that they don’t.”
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