English: Hans Magnus Enzensberger (b. 1929), German writer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Paracelsus – 1493 – Scientist
“The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.”
Arthur Young – 1741 – Writer
“Science already contained all that was necessary, if you just brought it out.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky – 1821 – Novelist
“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.”
Thomas Bailey Aldrich – 1836 – Poet
“A man is known by the company his mind keeps.”
Paul Signac – 1863 – Artist
“The golden age has not passed; it lies in the future.”
Maude Adams – 1872 – Actress
“Don’t be afraid of failure; be afraid of petty success.”
George Patton – 1885 – General in the United States Army
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
Gordon W. Allport – 1897 – Psychologist
“So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.”
Daisy Bates – 1914 – Activist
“The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. – 1922 – Author
“I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours.”
Jonathan Winters – 1925 – Comedian
Leonardo DiCaprio (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”
Hans Magnus Enzensberger – 1929 – Author
“Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass – you don’t see it, but somehow it does something.”
Mike Melville – 1940 – Aviator
“What you want to do, and what you can do, is limited only by what you can dream.”
Demi Moore – 1962 – Actress (Demetria Guynes)
“Not caring more about what other people think than what you think. That’s freedom.”
Calista Flockhart – 1964 – Actress
“Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That’s quite a title to carry around.”
Tyler Christopher – 1974 – Actor
“Acting is about acting, not about being a movie star.”
Leonardo DiCaprio – 1974 Actor
“Don’t think for a moment that I’m really like any of the characters I’ve played. I’m not. That’s why it’s called ‘acting’.”
Victor Cruz – 1986 – Professional Football Player
“There’s only one life. There’s no repeats. You only get one life, and you gotta take advantage of it.”
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