Bain News Service, publisher. Duke P. Kahanamoku (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
William Wilberforce – 1759 – Politician
“Let everyone regulate his conduct … by the golden rule of doing to others as in similar circumstances we would have them do to us, and the path of duty will be clear before him.”
Theodore Parker – 1810 – Theologian
“Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.”
Max Beerbohm – 1872 – Actor
“To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.”
Earl Derr Biggers – 1884 – Novelist
“Careless shepherd make excellent dinner for wolf.”
Duke Kahanamoku – 1890 – Athlete
“Don’t talk – keep it in your heart.”
Jean Rhys – 1894 – Novelist
“Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere.”
Malcolm Cowley – 1898 – Critic
“Be kind and considerate with your criticism … It’s just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.”
Jorge Luis Borges – 1899 – Poet
“Life itself is a quotation.”
Robert G. Allen – 1902 – Politician
“Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist.”
Shirley Hufstedler – 1925 – Public Servant
“If you play it safe in life you’ve decided that you don’t want to grow any more.”
A. S. Byatt – 1936 – Novelist
“Human beings love stories because they safely show us beginnings, middles and ends.”
Kenny Guinn – 1936 – Politician
Jorge Luís Borges 1951 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“There is something permanent, and something extremely profound in owning a home.”
Mel Karmazin – 1943 – Businessman
“You may not like the humor, but that is why every radio has an on-off button.”
Vince McMahon – 1945 – Entertainer
“Sometimes you have to take a half step back to take two forward.”
Paulo Coelho – 1947 – Novelist
“Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.”
Orson Scott Card – 1951 – Writer
“Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.”
Hank Haney – 1955 – Athlete
“One of the things you realize with a lot of high achievers: You have to figure out a way to make things their idea.”
Mike Huckabee – 1955 – Politician
“It’s when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.”
Steve Guttenberg – 1958 – Actor
“A career is a series of ups and downs, of comebacks.”
Dave Chappelle – 1973 – Comedian
“The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.”
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