Julia Marlowe as Galatea in a U.S. production (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
William Carey – 1761 – Clergyman
“I can plod. I can preserve in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.”
Davy Crockett – 1786 – Pioneer
“Be always sure you’re right, then go ahead.”
Henry Drummond – 1851 – Writer
“To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever.”
Julia Marlowe – 1866 – Actress
“The inability to listen and to depict in the countenance what others have said has spoiled many a good actress.”
Samuel Goldwyn – 1882 – Producer
“Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.”
Marcus Garvey – 1887 – Publisher
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
Harry Hopkins – 1890 – Diplomat
“We shall tax and tax, and spend and spend, and elect and elect.”
Mae West – 1893 – Actress
“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”
John Hay Whitney – 1905 – Publisher
“To be fair is not enough anymore. We must be ferociously fair.”
Maureen O’Hara – 1920 – Actress
“I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.”
Larry Rivers – 1923 – Musician
“Any art communicates what you’re in the mood to receive.”
V. S. Naipaul – 1932 – Novelist (Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul)
“That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing – which is never an easy thing to do.”
Maureen O’Hara (Photo credit: signerlaraine)
Robert De Niro – 1943 – Actor
“Time goes on. So whatever you’re going to do, do it. Do it now. Don’t wait.”
Millard Drexler – 1944 – Businessman
“I like to prove things wrong.”
Larry Ellison – 1944 – Businessman
“I have had all the disadvantages required for success.”
Robin Cousins – 1957 – Professional Ice Skater
“Advice for anybody – enjoy what you’re doing, enjoy the process of learning and don’t be impatient.”
Eric Schlosser – 1959 – Journalist
“Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that’s where an interesting conversation begins.”
Sean Penn – 1960 – Actor
“There’s a lot of mediocrity being celebrated, and a lot of wonderful stuff being ignored or discouraged.”
Jim Courier – 1970 – Athlete
“I think all of us are shaped by the choices we make.”
Giuliana Rancic – 1974 – Journalist
“A lot of us think we’re invincible … but we have to start putting ourselves on the to-do-list.”
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