Hassan Cigatette Trading card showing Annie Smith Peck (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Marsilio Ficino – 1433 – Philosopher
“You are running to seek your friend. Let your feet run, but your mind need not.”
Thomas Browne – 1605 – Scientist
“Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.”
Leigh Hunt – 1784 – Poet
“Colors are the smiles of nature.”
Annie Smith Peck – 1850 – Mountain Climber
“Nothing to mountaineering, just a little physical endurance, a good deal of brains, lots of practice, and plenty of warm clothing.”
Charles E. Merrill – 1885 – Businessman
“If the planters carry politics into the fields they will find it bad business.”
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar – 1910 – Scientist
“Science is a perception of the world around us. Science is a place where what you find in nature pleases you.”
Jack Anderson – 1922 – Journalist
“The insurance industry communicates through codes and check-off boxes. If there’s no check-off box for you, you don’t exist.”
John le Carre – 1931 – Writer
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”
Peter Max – 1937 – Artist
“I never know what I’m going to put on the canvas. The canvas paints itself. I’m just the middleman.”
Renata Adler – 1938 – Journalist
“Fear . . . is forward. No one is afraid of yesterday.”
Andrew Vachss – 1942 – Author
“Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.”
John Lithgow – 1945 – Actor
“Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving.”
Philip Pullman – 1946 – Writer
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar in his later years (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.”
James Howard Kunstler – 1948 – Businessman
“I don’t like talking about ‘solutions.’ I prefer talking about intelligent responses.”
Tracy Chevalier – 1962 – Author
“I try to write 1,000 words a day – about three pages. When I reach 1,000 words I feel good. Less than that: a failure. More than that: tired.”
Ty Pennington – 1964 – Entertainer
“A home is more than just where you live; it reflects who you are.”
Chris Kattan – 1970 – Comedian
“Believe in yourself and try not to take anything personally.”
Joy Bryant – 1976 – Actress
“Camo never goes out of style as far as I’m concerned.”
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