Thomas Gray – 1716 – Poet
“Where ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise.”
Charles Babbage – 1792 – Mathematician
“In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race.”
Dion Boucicault – 1822 – Dramatist
“Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them.”
Julien Benda – 1867 – Philosopher
“Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace.”
Norman Angell – 1872 – Writer
“The greatest service we can do to the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon.”
Henry Miller – 1891 – Author
“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love.”
Jean Toomer – 1894 – Author
“People mistake their limitations for high standards.”
Elizabeth David – 1913 – Writer
“Everyday holds the possibility of a miracle.”
Richard Widmark – 1914- Actor
“You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result.”
Steve Allen – 1921 – Entertainer
“One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.”
Richard Artschwager – 1923 – Artist
“There isn’t any art until some creature sees and consumes it. And has a reaction.”
Alan King – 1927 – Comedian
“Marriage is nature’s way of keeping is from fighting with strangers.”
Phil Spector – 1940 – Businessman
“Love is an obsessive delusion that is cured by marriage.”
John Walsh – 1945 – Activist
“One missing child is one too many.”
Joyce Jillson – 1946 – Celebrity
“There are times not to flirt. When you’re sick. When you’re with children. When you’re on the witness stand.”
Carlton Fisk – 1947 – Athlete
“It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career.”
Candy Crowley – 1948 – Journalist
“Don’t plan too hard because something much better might be out there.”
John Scofield – 1951 – Musician
“I have to work at tunes to get them to come out. Sometimes I’ll sit there for four or five hours and get absolutely nothing.”
Ozzie Smith – 1954 – Athlete
“We hope there is a sense of purpose in everything.”
David Sedaris – 1956 – Writer
“I haven’t got the slightest idea of how to change people, but I still keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.”
Jim Toomey – 1960 – Cartoonist
“Sometimes making a story is as easy as putting two characters in a room and seeing what happens. So, imagine a great white shark and a giant squid in the same bathroom.”
Chris Daughtry – 1979 – Musician
“You have to think there’s a reason for everything. When a door closes another door opens.”
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