Thomas Wolfe, 1937 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
George Bancroft – 1800 – Historian
“In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.”
Elenora Duse – 1858 – Actress
“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.”
Pierre Bonnard – 1867 – Artist
“Color does not add a pleasant quality to design – it reinforces it.”
Louis Aragon – 1897 – Poet
“We know that the nature of genius is to provide idiots with ideas twenty years later.”
Thomas Wolfe – 1900 – Novelist
“You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.”
James Herriot – 1916 – Physician and Writer
“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”
Gore Vidal – 1925 – Author
“A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.”
Erik Bruhn – 1928 – Dancer
“Dance every performance as if it were your last.”
Chubby Checker – 1941 – Singer (Ernest Evans)
“I want people to look at a checkerboard and think of me!”
Roy Horn – 1944 – Entertainer
“Imitation is the sincerest form of pain.”
John Perry Barlow – 1947 – Writer
“But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.”
Laurie Simmons – 1949 – Artist
“We don’t have real hours and we don’t have a boss, so artists create rules for themselves that they then break. It’s transgressive in such a personal way.”
Dave Winfield – 1951 – Athlete
“I chose baseball because to me baseball is the best game of all.”
Stevie Ray Vaughn – 1954 – Musician
“What I am trying to get across to you; is please take care of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we are here for, that’s all we got, that is all we can take with us. Are you with me?”
Fred Couples – 1959 – Professional Golfer
“Golf is supposed to be fun, but I don’t think anything is fun is you’re not doing it reasonably well.”
Dave Winfield in New York Yankees Spring Training, 1983. Philatio (talk) 03:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC) 03:33, 5 May 2008 . . Phil5329 . . 224×356 (12 KB) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jack Wagner – 1959 – Actor
“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it.”
Clive Owen – 1964 – Actor
“I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It’s a craft, and I’m constantly trying to learn and get better at it.”
Sara Zarr – 1970 – Writer
“I’m not really a plot writer – I’m more interested in the characters and sort of small events that propel the story forward.”
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