Image of Victoria Woodhull (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Kublai Khan – 1215 – Chinese Statesman
“Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me.”
Jane Taylor – 1783 – Poet
“Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother.”
Victoria Woodhull – 1838 – Activist
“I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.”
Robert Bosch – 1861 – Businessman
“I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.”
Walter Lippmann – 1889 – Journalist
“It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.”
Paul Delvaux – 1897 – Artist
“I have always wanted my colours to sing.”
Louise Berliawsky Nevelson – 1899 – Sculptor
“I think all great innovations are built on rejections.”
Jaroslav Seifert – 1901 – Poet
“If an ordinary person is silent, it may be a tactical maneuver. If a writer is silent, he is lying.”
Mickey Rooney – 1920 – actor
“You always pass failure on your way to success.”
John Coltrane – 1926 – Musician
“You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.”
Ray Charles – 1930 – Musician
“What is a soul? It’s like electricity – we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room.”
Fujio Mitarai – 1935 – Businessman
“Diversification and globalization are the keys to the future.”
English: artist Louise Berliawsky Nevelson (fourth from left) posing for a class portrait with her classmates. Louise Berliawsky Nevelson with her classmates, 1913 / unidentified photographer. Louise Nevelson papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Antonio Tabucchi – 1943 – Writer
“Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when I’m given a shirt that’s too clean, one that’s completely white, I immediately start having doubts.”
Julio Igelesias – 1943 – Musician
“I have discipline; I look after my voice.”
Bruce Springsteen – 1949 – Musician and Singer
“Trust the art, not the artist.”
Jerry B. Jenkins – 1949 – Novelist
“As for dialogue, I think it keeps things moving to cut to the chase.”
Chi McBride – 1961 – Actor
“Teachers are out there with a very difficult job, which they pursue with tireless dedication.”
Harry Connick, Jr. – 1967 – Musician
“I’ve raised my girls in a sort of genderless fashion. I mean, I’ll take them to get their nails done – I actually love doing that – but I also play ball with them. As a result, my girls are tough and athletic and game for anything.”
Ani DiFranco – 1970 – Musician
“Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there’s nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends.”
Karl Pilkington – 1972 – Actor
“People who live in a glass house have to answer the door.”
Rob James-Collier – 1976 – Actor
“If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn’t have been as passionate and driven.”
Anthony Mackie – 1978 – Actor
“So I feel like success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as you’re prepared it’s going to continue to come your way.”
Joshua Foer – 1982 – Journalist
“If you want to live a memorable life, you have to be the kind of person who remembers to remember.”
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