Melvin Van Peebles Shankbone NYC 2010 (Photo credit: david_shankbone)
Saint Francis de Sales – 1567 – Clergyman
“Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.”
Jules Michelet – 1798 – Historian
“You are one of the forces of nature.”
Count Basie – 1904 – Musician
“If you play a tune and a person doesn’t tap their feet, don’t play the tune.”
Jack Buck – 1924 – Celebrity
“You can’t get a job without experience and you can’t get experience until you have a job. Once you solve that problem, you are home free.”
Thomas S. Monson – 1927 – Clergyman
“Work will win when wishy washy wishing won’t.”
Princess Margaret – 1930 – British Royalty
“I have always had a dread of becoming a passenger in life.”
Melvin Van Peebles – 1932 – Actor
“I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don’t, I’m prepared to enjoy it all by myself.”
Wilt Chamberlain – 1936 – Athlete
“If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?”
Kenny Rogers (Photo credit: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer)
Kenny Rogers – 1938 – Musician
“You gotta know when to hold ’em, know what to fold ’em, know when to walk away, know when to run.”
Jackie DeShannon – 1944 – Musician
“Ignorance is a kind of bliss.”
Glenn Hughes – 1952 – Musician
“Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with loving, nurturing people. Fall in love with your art and find yourself. Music is the great communicator.”
Kim Cattrall – 1956 – Actress
“Really rejoice in being yourself. Have your own drumbeat.”
John Howe – 1957 – Artist
“Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor, and happiness.”
Jim McMahon – 1959 – Athlete
“Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.”
Mohammed VI of Morocco – 1963 – Moroccan Royalty
“I may appear to be full of myself because I always want better.”
Serj Tankian – 1967 – Musician
“Pretending that we live doesn’t make us alive.”
Sergey Brin – 1973 – Businessman
“Solving big problems is easier than solving little problems.”
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