Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln. Three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
William Drummond – 1585 – Poet
“He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.”
Heinrich Heine – 1797 – Poet
“Experience is a good school. But the fees are high.”
Mary Todd Lincoln – 1818 – First Lady, Wife of President Abraham Lincoln
“If there is safety in numbers, we have every reason to feel secure.”
John Atkinson – 1844 – Judge
“If you don’t run your own life, somebody else will.”
John Henry Patterson – 1844 – Businessman
“Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject.”
Emily Carr – 1871 – Artist
“I think one’s art is a growth inside one. I do not think one can explain growth. It is silent and subtle. One does not keep digging up a plant to see how it grows.”
Eleanor Robson Belmont – 1879 – Actress
“Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship – two of life’s major assets.”
Ella Baker – 1903 – Activist
“Give light and people will find the way.”
Mel Torme – 1925 – Singer
- Eleanor Robson Belmont (1879 – 1979), a British-born American actress (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Talking money is crass; so I’m not going to tell you what I made last year.”
Dick Van Dyke – 1925 – Actor
“I’m always announcing my retirement. I’m still not retired.”
Christopher Plummer – 1929 – Actor
“I’m too old-fashioned to use a computer. I’m too old-fashioned to use a quill.
Ferguson Jenkins – 1943 – Athlete
“Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.”
Herman Cain – 1945 – Businessman
“It is not someone’s fault if they succeed, it is someone’s fault if they failed.”
Ted Nugent – 1948 – Musician
“I surround myself with positive, productive people of good will and decency.”
Tamora Pierce – 1953 – Writer
“Anyone who tells you they don’t need to rewrite, they’re usually the once who need it worst.”
Emma Bull – 1954 – Writer
“Coincidence is the word we use when we can’t see the levers and pulleys.”
Jamie Foxx – 1967 – Actor
“And perfect happiness? Man, that’s a . . . the pool is about 92 degrees, the Jacuzzi is about 102 and an avocado farm.”
James Murdoch – 1971 – Businessman
“Here’s the thing about me: I have a job to do and I do it.”
Taylor Swift – 1989 – Musician
“If you’re yelling you’re the one who’s lost control of the conversation.”
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