O. Henry (real name William Sydney Porter) in his thirties. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
James Thomson – 1700 – Musician
“Ingratitude is treason to mankind.”
Eduard Hanslick – 1825 – Writer
“Music has no subject beyond the combinations of notes we hear, for music speaks not only by means of sounds, it speaks nothing but sound.”
O’Henry – 1862 – Writer (William Sydney Porter)
“The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculated to meet and greet unknown fate.”
James Jeans – 1877 – Physicist
“Put three grains of sand inside a vast cathedral, and the cathedral will be more closely packed with sand than space is with stars.”
D. H. Lawrence – 1885 – Writer (David Herbert Lawrence)
“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.”
Vinoba Bhave – 1895 – Educator
“When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.”
Jimmie Davis – 1899 – Politician
“A song is the most intangible thing in the world.”
Theodor Adorno – 1903 – Philosopher
“Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.”
Paul Goodman – 1911 – Writer
“Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.”
Paul “Bear” Bryant – 1913 – American College Football Coach
“Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.”
Herbert Lom – 1917 – Actor
“You know, I always do my best, no matter the quality of the film.”
Ferdinand Marcos – 1917 – Filipino Statesman
“Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.”
Jessica Mitford – 1917 – Journalist
“You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.”
Charles Evers – 1922 – Activist
“I believe welfare makes you lazy and unproductive.”
Tom Landry – 1924 – Professional Football Coach
Capt. Robert Crippen, USN, STS-1 pilot, STS commander (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.”
David Broder – 1929 – Journalist
“Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he’ll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.”
Bob Packwood – 1932 – Politician
“Judgment comes from experience and great judgment comes from bad experience.”
Arvo Part – 1935 – Composer
“The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.”
Robert Crippen – 1937 – Astronaut
“You’re going very fast when you’re on orbit, going around the world once every hour and a half.”
Tony Gilroy – 1956 – Writer
“I love the idea of spies in love. How would it work between two people who were so programmed to lie and be suspicious, who have a whole life based on pretense?”
Brad Bird – 1957 – Cartoonist
“Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can’t create it if you don’t have one.”
Maria Bartiromo – 1967 – Journalist
“I think that my biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard.”
Charles Kelley – 1981 – Musician
“With anything you do in life, there are days where you’re worn out and you don’t want to do it for a second.”
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