Deutsch: Jean-Philippe Rameau (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jean Philippe Rameau – 1683 – Composer
“Rhythm and sounds are born with syllables.”
Lu Xun – 1881 – Author
“To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time without coming to a conclusion is the defect.”
Mark Rothko – 1903 – Artist
“Silence is so accurate.”
Red Smith – 1905 – Journalist
“It was an ideal day for football – too cold for the spectators and too cold for the players.”
Dimitri Shostakovich – 1906 – Composer
“A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his previous one.”
Robert Bresson – 1907 – Director
“An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually surrounds it.”
Eric Williams – 1911 – Historian
“Some things you’ll never know, and some things you’ll wish you never knew.”
Norman O. Brown – 1913 – Philosopher
“I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.”
Sam Rivers – 1923 – Musician
“The great musicians are those who can reach people, who can make people feel something.”
Ronnie Barker – 1929 – Comedian
“To get a job where the only thing you have to do in your career is make people laugh – well, it’s the best job in the world.”
Barbara Walters – 1929 – Television Journalist
“Show me someone who never gossips, and I’ll show you someone who isn’t interested in people.”
Shel Silverstein – 1930 – Poet
“Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.”
Michael Douglas – 1944 – Actor
“There’s nothing like a family crisis, especially a divorce, to force a person to re-evaluate his life.”
English: One of the winners in the tie for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Catherine Zeta-Jones (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Felicity Kendal – 1946 – Actress
“I think you have to relax about aging. What else can you do?”
Cheryl Tiegs – 1947 – Model
“It’s very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it’s not inspiring for your workout.”
Anson Williams – 1949 – Actor
“‘Happy Days’ is the type of show that represents the best we can be. It’s something warm, something tactile when life was good and life was simple.”
Mark Hamill – 1951 – Actor
“I live in a sort of insular world. It’s mostly my family, my house, staying home and working.”
Christopher Reeve – 1952 – Actor
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
Michael Madsen – 1958 – Actor
“Your children don’t have to fear you to respect you.”
Heather Locklear – 1961 – Actress
“You can’t keep changing men, so you settle for changing your lipstick.”
Marc Benioff – 1964 – Businessman
“Most of all, I discovered that in order to succeed with a product you must truly get to know your customers and build something for them.”
Will Smith – 1968 – Actor
“Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.”
Hal Sparks – 1969 Actor
“It’s better to waste money than it is to waste time. You can always get more money.”
Catherine Zeta-Jones – 1969 – Actress
“Words impress me. If a man can speak eloquently and beautifully to me, I just melt on the floor.”
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