Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. Deutsch: Winston Churchill, 1940 bis 1945 sowie 1951 bis 1955 Premier des Vereinigten Königreichs und Literaturnobelpreisträger des Jahres 1953. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jonathan Swift – 1667 – Writer
“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”
Mark Twain – 1835 – Author (Samuel Clemmons)
“It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have honors and not deserve them.”
Ernest Newman – 1868 – Critic
“The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.”
Winston Churchill – 1874 – British Prime Minister
“It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.”
L.M. Montgomery – 1874 – Author (Lucy Maud Montgomery)
“Proverbs are all very fine when there’s nothing to worry you, but when you’re in real trouble, they’re not a bit of help.”
Millicent Carey McIntosh – 1898 – Educator
“The most important phase of living with a person is respect for that person as an individual.”
Jacques Barzun – 1907 – Educator
“Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.”
Gordon Parks – 1912 – Photographer
“The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.”
Henry Taube – 1915 – Scientist
“This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers.”
Allan Sherman – 1924 – Musician
“Grandma cheated whenever she could. She cheated because it was a much more scientific and surer way to winning than trusting to luck.”
G. Gordon Liddy – 1929 – Entertainer
“If I can go from burglar for the government to talk show host, you can go from entertainer to congressman.”
Jerry Hunt – 1943 – Composer
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“My mother says I was vaccinated with a phonograph needle. I love to talk. I just love to talk.”
Marina Abramovic – 1946 – Artist
“Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.”
David Mamet – 1947 – Dramatist
“People may or may not say what they mean . . . but they always say something designed to get what they want.”
Paul Westphal – 1950 – Athlete
“The key to any game is to use your strengths and hide your weaknesses.”
Lawrence Summers – 1954 – Economist
“In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car.”
Kevin Conroy – 1955 – Actor
“Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one’s journey is easy. It’s how they handle it that makes people unique.”
Billy Idol – 1955 – Musician
“I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don’t have to be nice anymore.”
Bo Jackson – 1962 – Athlete
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.”
Ben Stiller – 1965 – Comedian
“I’m always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.”
David Nichols – 1966 – Novelist
“As a novelist, I’m incredibly lucky to make a living, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t lie awake at four o’clock in the morning, worrying.”
Clay Aiken – 1978 – Musician
“It doesn’t matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.”
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