Actress Lilyan Tashman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Francis Jeffrey – 1773 – Judge
“There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the extent and strength of his prejudices.”
Robert Bridges – 1884 – Poet
“When first we met we did not guess That Love would prove so hard a master.”
Lilyan Tashman – 1896 – Actress
“It’s more boring for a woman to talk about clothes than for a man to talk of his golf score.”
Harvey Penick – 1904 – Athlete
“Be brave if you lose and meek if you win.”
Gertrude Ederle – 1906 – Swimmer of the English Channel
“When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that’s when I do it.”
James Daly – 1918 – Actor
“You lie awake at 3 in the morning thinking of story ideas. You’re online at 8 a.m. on a Sunday or midnight on a Wednesday. It’s a job that you never push aside.”
Fred Shero – 1925 – Athlete
“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must first set yourself on fire.”
Johnny Carson – 1925 – TV Show Host
“Talent alone won’t make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: ‘Are you ready?'”
Chi Chi Rodriguez – 1935 – Professional Golfer (Juan Rodriguez)
“Only fools live in the past or carry envy to the present.”
Pele – 1940 – Athlete
“A penalty is a cowardly way to score.”
Douglas Dunn – 1942 – Poet
“A poet’s cultural baggage and erudition can interfere with a poem.”
Michael Crichton – 1942 – Author
English: “Weird Al” Yankovic performing live in concert during his 2010 Tour. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas.”
Anita Roddick – 1942 – Businesswoman
“If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just.”
Dwight Yoakam – 1956 – Musician
“Control success before it controls you.”
Weird Al Yankovic – 1959 – Entertainer
“As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.”
Laurie Halse Anderson – 1961 – Writer
“Each reader has to find her or his own message within a book.”
Augusten Burroughs – 1965 – Writer
“The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It’s not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work.”
Larry Dixon – 1966 – Driver
“If two people were exactly alike, one of them would be unnecessary.”
Ryan Reynolds – 1976 – Actor
“Guys are lucky: We can wear a suit over and over, just with different shirts and ties.”
Amandla Stenberg – 1998 – Actress
“My mom reminds me that all things are possible.”
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