Woodrow Wilson – 1856 – 28th President of the United States
“A conservative is someone who makes no change and consults his grandmother when in doubt.”
Billy Mitchell – 1879 – Soldier
“With us air people, the nature of our nation is indissolubly bound up in the development of air power.”
Arthur Eddington – 1882 – Scientist
“Who will observe the observers?”
Mortimer Adler – 1902 – Philosopher
“Love without conversation is impossible.”
John von Neumann – 1902 – Mathematician
“There’s no sense in being precise when you don’t even know what you’re talking about.”
Sam Levenson – 1911- Author
“It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.”
Hildegard Knef – 1925 – Actress
“Success and failure are greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about.”
Martin Milner – 1931 – Actor
“I was never a celebrity – just a working actor.”
Guy Debord – 1931 – Writer
“Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.”
Manuel Puig – 1932 – Author
“I allow my intuition to lead my path.”
Maggie Smith – 1934 – Actress
“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.”
Kary Mullis – 1944 – Scientist
“Science grows like a weed every year.”
Max Hastings – 1945 – Journalist
“I would be miserable if I went to bed without having written 1,000 words about something.”
Edgar Winter – 1946 – Musician
“Music is very powerful, it has the power to bring people together.”
Ray Knight – 1952 – Athlete
“Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.”
Trip Hawkins – 1953 – Businessman
“If you always wanted to wait for something better, you’d never buy anything, right?”
Denzel Washington – 1954 – Actor
“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.”
Chris Ware – 1967 – Artist
“Cartoons are not real drawings, because they are drawings intended to be read.”
Linus Torvalds – 1969 – Businessman
“Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.”
Sienna Miller – 1981 – Actress
“As I get older I’m more and more comfortable being alone.”
David Archuleta – 1990 – Musician
“Relationships are about helping motivate each other to be all that you can be.”
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