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Francis Scott Key – 1779 – Author
“Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?”
Maria Mitchell – 1818 – Scientist
“Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.”
Herman Melville – 1819 – Author
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
Mary Harris Jonas – 1837 – Activist
“In Georgia where children work day and night in the cotton mills, they have just passed a bill to protect song birds. What about the little children from whom all song is gone?”
Rose Macaulay – 1881 – Novelist
“Love’s a disease. But curable.”
Benjamin E. Mays – 1895 – Educator
“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.”
Marvin Bower – 1903 – Businessman
“People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills.”
Pam Gems – 1925 – Playwright
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“Olivier said that drama is an affair of the heart, or it’s nothing, and he was right.”
Geoffrey Holder – 1930 – Actor
“Education begins at home. You can’t blame the school for not putting into your child what you don’t put into him.”
Dom DeLuise – 1933 – Actor
“The joys of my life are my granddaughters. They are beautiful. You don’t have to believe me. You can ask my wife. She’ll tell you.”
Sheldon Adelson – 1933 – Businessman
“I look at every business and ask, How long can this last? How can I identify the status quo and change it?”
Yves Saint Laurent – 1936 – Designer
“Fashions fade, style is eternal.”
Robert James Waller – 1939 – Writer
“Life is never easy for those who dream.”
Jerry Garcia – 1942 – Musician
“Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.”
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