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John Adams – 1735 – 2nd President of the United States
“Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.”
Richard Sheridan – 1751 – Playwright
“Our memories are independent of our wills. It is not so easy to forget.”
Adelaide Anne Procter – 1825 – Poet
“No star is ever lost we once have seen, we always may be what we might have been.”
Alfred Sisley – 1839 – Artist
“Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.”
Antonie Bourdelle – 1861 – Sculptor
“The secret of art is love.”
Paul Valery – 1871 – Poet
“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”
Ezra Pound – 1885 – Poet
“Literature is news that stays news.”
Charles Atlas – 1892 – Athlete and Personal Trainer
“My system uses no apparatus. The resistance of your own body is the best and safest apparatus.”
Jean Rostand – 1894 – Scientist
“A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.”
Ruth Gordon – 1896 – Actress
“Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.”
Bill Terry – 1898 – Athlete
“No business in the world has ever made more money with poorer management.”
Bobby Bragan – 1917 – Athlete
“Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable.”
Lois Wyse – 1926 – Businesswoman
“Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.”
Joe Adcock – 1927 – Athlete
“Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.”
Henry Winkler – 1945 – Actor
“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.”
Andrea Mitchell – 1946 – Journalist
“Someday perhaps I’ll have to get a grownup job . . . but for now I’m having too much fun being a reporter.”
English: Nastia Liukin, American artistic gymnast. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Diego Maradona – 1960 – Athlete
“My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me.”
Ivanka Trump – 1981 – Businesswoman
“Real estate is my life. It is my day job, if you will. But it consumes my nights and weekends, too.”
Kathryn Minshew – 1985 – Businesswoman
“Thinking big is only one part of being a successful entrepreneur.”
Nastia Liukin – 1989 – Olympic Gymnast
“Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It’s our life, it’s our careers, it’s our family business.”
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