Quote Queen

William Chappell – 1809 – Writer

“I think women get a little crazier when they run in packs.  They want to outdo each other.”

James Dewar – 1842 – Scientist

“Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.”

Upton Sinclair – 1878 – Author

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”

Elizabeth Kenny – 188o – Celebrity

“He who angers you conquers you.”

Charles Williams – 1886 – Editor

“Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party comes prepared to be forgiven.”

Stevie Smith – 1902 – Poet

“All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication.  All the poet has to do is listen.  The poet is not an important fellow.  There will always be another poet.”

Clarice Taylor – 1917 – Actress

“My family thought it was insanity for me to go into the theater rather than to get an education.”

Red Auerbach – 1917 – Coach

“He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.”

William Kapell – 1922 – Musician

“The dull and stupid have a much easier time of it.”

Joyce Brothers – 1927 – Psychologist

“Trust your hunches.  They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.”

Malachy McCourt – 1931 – Actor

“Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”

Sophia Loren – 1934 – Actress

“Mistakes are the dues one pays for a full life.”

Andrew Davies – 1936 – Writer

“You’re stuck with being yourself, so the important thing is to find people who like that.”

Pete Coors – 1946 – Businessman

“I’ve always wanted to serve my country in some capacity.”

Jude Deveraux – 1947 – Author

“I don’t like to read books where I feel as though I’ve stepped into the middle of things and don’t know what’s going on.  I like to see characters I’ve met before, but I don’t want to feel left out because I haven’t read other books in the series.”

George R. R. Martin – 1948 – Author

“Of course it’s not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.”

Guy Lafleur – 1951 – Athlete

“Play every game as if it is your last one.”

Nuno Bettencourt – 1966 – Musician

“As much as you put into it is as much as you get out of it.”

Kristen Johnston – 1967 – Actress

“And to be different is great.  You don’t want to be the same.”

Juan Pablo Montoya – 1975 – Professional Race Car Driver

“I’m busy, man, too busy.  There’s a lamentable absence of free time.”

Jon Bernthal – 1976 – Actor

“If you can figure out how to get paid to do something you love, that’s the dream.”

Dante Hall – 1978 – Athlete

“Treat everyone the way you would want to be treated . . . this can be applied to any situation.”

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