Voltaire – 1694 – Writer
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
Friedrich Schleiermacher – 1768 – Theologian
“The essence of religion consists in the feeling of an absolute dependence.”
Barry Cornwell – 1787 – Poet
“Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne.”
Harold Nicolson – 1886 – Diplomat
“The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.”
Hugh Kingsmill – 1889 – Writer
“Friends are God’s apology for relations.”
Rene Magritte – 1898 – Artist
“Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see.”
Coleman Hawkins – 1904 – Musician
“If you don’t make mistakes, you aren’t really trying.”
Jim Bishop – 1907 – Journalist
“Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla.”
Eleanor Powell – 1912 – Actress
“What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.”
Stan Musial – 1920 – Professional Baseball Player
“Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.”
Abe Lemons – 1922 – Coach
“Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.”
Marilyn French – 1929 – Author
“Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.”
Beryl Bainbridge – 1934 – Novelist
“Everything else you grow out of, but you never recover from childhood.”
Marlo Thomas – 1937 – Actress
“My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.”
Juliet Mills – 1941 – Actor
“Do some work in the theater if you can. It is the best training you can get.”
Harold Ramis – 1944 – Actor
“Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.”
Earl Monroe – 1944 – Athlete
“Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush. Be quick, but don’t hurry.”
Goldie Hawn – 1945 – Actress
“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.”
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