Iconic Birthday Quotes From The Famous And Infamous Born On This Day In History

"God does not pay at the end of every day, but in the end He pays"

"Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature"

"A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong"

"The dreams of the world have two enemies: The world, and the dreamers"

"Nature's far too subtle to repeat herself"

"Why argue about decisions you're not powerful enough to make yourself?"

"You can imagine my embarrassment when I killed the wrong guy"

"I had bad days on the field. But I didn't take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way home"

"There are only two kinds of math books: Those you cannot read beyond the first sentence, and those you cannot read beyond the first page"

"There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens"

"Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; Not hard enough and it flies away"

"The only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure"

"I’m not out to win a popularity contest. It’s sad when a sport can’t get behind their coaches going into the Olympics"

"I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that"

"I'm the last person to ask 'what do you remember' from a particular time period... I like to learn from the past... not 'live' in it"

"People better get used to the idea that I exist"

"Dreams are the seeds of change"

"I've spent my life butting my head against other people's lack of imagination"

"In the hysterical technocracy of modern music, sorrow is sent to the back of the class where it sits, pissing its pants in mortal terror"

"I think I've done wonders for the feminist movement"

"People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions"

"Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist"

"All that counts in life is intention"

"Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits"

"Girls have got balls. They're just a little higher up, that's all"

"At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women's rules"

"My vice became women. I was never faithful to most of them"

"Stand for something or you'll fall for anything"

"I also now know how to use a whip on people without causing bruising"

"Steve Coogan does something for me. He is so naughty, but I quite fancy him"

"It's wild to be seen differently and have more visibility, but it's rewarding"