Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Isaac de Benserade – 1613 – Poet
“The shameful never have dear friends.”
Washington Allston – 1779 – Artist
“The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.”
Ella Wheeler Wilcox – 1850 – Writer
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”
Eugene V. Debs – 1855 – Politician
“It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don’t want and get it.”
Ida Tarbell – 1857 – Journalist and Social Reformer
“Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists – with it all things are possible.”
Will Durant – 1885 – Historian
“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.”
John B. S. Haldane – 1892 – Scientist
“A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.”
Joel McCrea – 1905 – Actor
“After 87 pictures in 47 years, I knew when to quit.”
Lord Patrick Devlin – 1905 – Lawyer
“The most important thing for a judge is – curiously enough – judgment.”
Roy Rogers – 1911 – Actor (Leonard Franklin Slye)
“Today they’re making pictures that I wouldn’t want Trigger to see.”
Vivian Leigh – 1913 – Actress
“Life is too short to work so hard.”
Eugene V. Debs photo portrait, half, facing right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
George A. Sheehan – 1918 – Writer
“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.”
Paul Desmond – 1924 – Musician
“Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can’t be taught.”
John Berger – 1926 – Artist
“What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time.”
Frank Adams – 1930 – Mathematician
“What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.”
Ike Turner – 1931 – Musician
“I believe I was ahead of my time.”
Art Garfunkel – 1941 – Musician
“I did have a lucky thing going on there in my throat.”
Loleatta Holloway – 1946 – Singer and Musician
“I never thought of myself as a good singer.”
Bob Barr – 1948 – Politician and Lawyer
“It’s not a gun control problem; it’s a cultural control problem.”
Daniel Gilbert – 1957 – Playwright
“The secret of happiness is variety, but the secret of variety, like the secret of all spices, is knowing when to use it.”
Tilda Swinton – 1960 – Actress (Katherine Mitilda Swinton)
“Faith is in the eye of the beholder.”
Tatum O’Neal – 1963 – Actress
“I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema.”
James Collins – 1973 – Athlete
“And an integrated life is one where you’re able to fit the different pieces of your life together in seamless fashion.”
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