Oliver Perry – 1785 – Admiral in United States Navy
“We have met the enemy, and they are ours.”
William Ernest Henley – 1849 – Poet
“I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.”
Edgar Lee Masters – 1868 – Poet
“Beware of the man who rises to power from one suspender.”
George Matthew Adams – 1878 – Editor
“No one owns you. One hundred percent of the stock in your personal corporation belongs to you.”
Will Cuppy – 1884 – Writer
“Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.”
Arthur Adamov – 1908 – Playwright
“Misery’s fine – as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to.”
Gene Kelly – 1912 – Actor and Dancer
“I didn’t want to be a dancer. I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally.”
Peter Thomson – 1929 – Athlete
“You can think best when you’re happiest.”
Mark Russell – 1932 – Writer
“The way money goes so fast these days, they should paint racing stripes on it.”
Barbara Eden – 1934 – Actress
“Out of all the actors I have worked with, I love working with Larry Hagman the most. We were very close and it was just a wonderful time.”
Ron Blomberg – 1948 – Athlete
“Competing in sports has taught me that if I’m not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.”
English: Publicity photo of Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden from I Dream of Jeannie. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Merrie Spaeth – 1948 – Writer
“The minute you make people laugh, you get them to listen.”
Rick Springfield – 1949 – Musician
“I’m thankful for the serendipitous moments in my life, where things could’ve gone the other way.”
Shelley Long – 1949 – Actress
“If you don’t quit, and don’t cheat, and don’t run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.”
Dean Karnazes – 1962 – Athlete
“Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.”
River Phoenix – 1970 – Actor
“Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn’t like selling products I didn’t believe in.”
Scott Caan – 1976 – Actor
“Good things happen when you get your priorities straight.”
Kobe Bryant – 1978 – Athlete
“I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.”
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