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Robert Southey – 1774 – Poet
“It is with words as with sunbeams – the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.”
Katharine Lee Bates – 1859 – Author
“Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.”
Julius Rosenwald – 1862 – Businessman
“Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich he is necessarily smart. There is ample proof to the contrary.”
Edith Hamilton – 1867 – Writer
“Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.”
Christy Mathewson – 1880 – Athlete
“You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.”
Radclyffe Hall – 1880 – Poet
“You’re neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you’re as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else.”
Cecil B. DeMille – 1881 – Producer
“The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”
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George Soros – 1930 – Businessman
“I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.”
Jean Nouvel – 1945 – Architect
“Each new situation requires a new architecture.”
Dominique Swain – 1980 – Actress
“Things that bring out your emotions are what should be in the theaters and in books. That’s what art is. It makes you feel things.”
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