Saint Ignatius – 1491 – Saint
“Teach us to give and not to count the cost.”
William Warburton – 1698 – Critic
“Enthusiasm is that temper of the mind in which the imagination has got the better of judgment.”
Benjamin Rush – 1745 – Scientist
“Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.”
George Crabbe – 1754 – Poet
“Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.”
Kit Carson – 1809 – Explorer (Christopher Houston Carson)
“In camp was found a book, the first of the kind I had ever seen, in which I was made a great hero, slaying Indians by the hundreds.”
Eliza Cook – 1818 – Poet
“How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start, When memory plays an old tune on the heart.”
Matthew Arnold – 1822 – Poet
“Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.”
Juan Ramon Jimenez – 1881 – Poet
“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.”
Harry Warren – 1893 – Composer
“You don’t have to know anything about music to understand what I write. Mine are simple melodies.”
Georges Guynemer – 1894 – Aviator
“If one has not given everything, one has given nothing.”
Howard Hughes – 1905 – Businessman
“Money can’t buy happiness.”
Ava Gardner – 1922 – Actress
“I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.”
Mary Higgins Clark – 1927 – Author
“If you want to be happy for life, love what you do.”
Nicholas Meyer – 1945 – Writer
“Art doesn’t just happen by accident. It is about pulling out new tricks and trying new things.”
Kate Spade – 1962 – Designer
“I love lamps. I can’t stand overhead lighting, I have to have everything on a dimmer.”
Mark Millar – 1969 – Writer
“Artists, no matter how good their intentions, are always slower than they think.”
Stephanie Meyer – 1973 – Author
“It’s easier to come up with new stories than it is to finish the ones you already have. I think every author would feel that way.”
Ryan Seacrest – 1974 – Entertainer
“Failure? Scared to death of it.”
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