
Iconic Birthday Quotes From The Famous And Infamous Born On This Day In History
Everyone was born with something to say, here's a list of the best and most memorable quotes made by famous people born on this day in history
"I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was Man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times, Come, and come yet again. Ours is not a caravan of despair"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"He whose intellect overcomes his desire is higher than the angels; he whose desire overcomes his intellect is less than an animal"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Drunkards vaunt their bravery when you speak of war. But in the blaze of battle they scatter like mice"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment, cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment intuition"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Love is the ark appointed for the righteous, which annuls the danger and provides a way of escape"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"A leaf trembles. I tremble in the wind-beauty like silk from Turkestan"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"The fault is in the one who blames. Spirit sees nothing to criticize"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Listen to the reed and the tale it tells, how it sings of separation"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Love said to me, there is nothing that is not me. Be silent"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"My head is bursting with the joy of the unknown"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Reason is like an officer when the King appears"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Whoever gives reverence receives reverence"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"If you wish mercy, show mercy to the weak"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Love is the astrolabe of God's mysteries"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"The ruby and the sunrise are one"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"You are the drop, and the ocean"
RumiMystic poet and philosopher
Born on: 30th September 1207
"Don't carry away that arm till I have taken off my ring"
FitzRoy SomersetBetter known as Lord Raglan, he made this comment after losing his right arm at the battle of Waterloo
Born on: 30th September 1788
"A great musician is just a thief who doesn't get caught"
Buddy RichJazz drummer
Born on: 30th September 1917
"Almost everything I've done, I've done through my own creativity"
Buddy RichJazz drummer
Born on: 30th September 1917
"I don’t think anyone knew I could act until I put on a bathing suit"
Deborah KerrActress
Born on: 30th September 1921
"Autobiographies are all the same - it's always rags-to-riches or I-slept-with-so-and-so. Damned if I'm going to say that"
Deborah KerrActress
Born on: 30th September 1921
"I adore not being me. I'm not very good at being me. That's why I adore acting so much"
Deborah KerrActress
Born on: 30th September 1921
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour"
Truman CapoteAuthor
Born on: 30th September 1924
"A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison"
Truman CapoteAuthor
Born on: 30th September 1924
"The greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make"
Truman CapoteAuthor
Born on: 30th September 1924
"From what we cannot hold, the stars are made"
W. S. MerwinPoet
Born on: 30th September 1927
"On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree"
W. S. MerwinPoet
Born on: 30th September 1927
"Now all my teachers are dead except silence"
W. S. MerwinPoet
Born on: 30th September 1927
"What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander"
Elie WieselProfessor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor
Born on: 30th September 1928
"The philosophers are wrong: it is not words that kill, it is silence"
Elie WieselProfessor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor
Born on: 30th September 1928
"The opposite of life is not death, it's indifference"
Elie WieselProfessor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor
Born on: 30th September 1928
"I dress for women and I undress for men"
Angie DickinsonActress
Born on: 30th September 1931
"I've always kept my diet secret but now I might as well tell everyone what it is. Lots of grapefruit throughout the day and plenty of virile young men"
Angie DickinsonActress
Born on: 30th September 1931
"My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra"
Angie DickinsonActress
Born on: 30th September 1931
"I don't want to be a great actress. I want to be a sexy movie star"
Angie DickinsonActress
Born on: 30th September 1931
"Her desire for fame is like her hair. It keeps getting bigger"
Johnny MathisSinger, songwriter and musician - (quote about Diana Ross)
Born on: 30th September 1935
"Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do"
Johnny MathisSinger, songwriter and musician
Born on: 30th September 1935
"I know I'm unpopular"
Ehud OlmertFormer Israeli prime minister
Born on: 30th September 1945
"A prime minister must not promise things that can't be fulfilled"
Ehud OlmertFormer Israeli prime minister
Born on: 30th September 1945
"I live my life with a sense of urgency that most people cant comprehend"
Marc BolanSinger and songwriter
Born on: 30th September 1947
"I think I am a child. Everything blows my mind"
Marc BolanSinger and songwriter
Born on: 30th September 1947
"Our lives are merely trees of possibilities"
Marc BolanSinger and songwriter
Born on: 30th September 1947
"Some people think because I wear makeup that I am gay. But one thing has nothing to do with the other"
Marc BolanSinger and songwriter
Born on: 30th September 1947
"All rock musicians are deaf... Or insensitive to mellow sounds"
Marc BolanSinger and songwriter
Born on: 30th September 1947
"No one who loves life can ignore literature, and no one who loves literature can ignore life"
Laura EsquivelAuthor and novelist
Born on: 30th September 1950
"To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat"
Barry MarshallAustralian scientist who won the nobel prize for medicine after discovering Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease
Born on: 30th September 1951
"I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way"
Barry WilliamsActor
Born on: 30th September 1954
"I've lived, laughed, lost, and loved again the whole Shakespearian thing"
Fran DrescherActress
Born on: 30th September 1957
"Without music the world will still turn, but it won't rock"
Fran DrescherActress
Born on: 30th September 1957
"Today the most outlaw thing you can possibly do in Nashville, Tennessee, is play country music"
Marty StuartSinger and songwriter
Born on: 30th September 1958
"I knew what a great mover I was. I could move things and make things happen"
Crystal BernardSinger and actress
Born on: 30th September 1961
"Do not hate the people who are jealous because they recognize that you are the best"
Monica BellucciModel and actress
Born on: 30th September 1964
"An actor works with their soul and their thought"
Monica BellucciModel and actress
Born on: 30th September 1964
"After love, the man sleeps, while the woman reflects"
Monica BellucciModel and actress
Born on: 30th September 1964
"There is such a thing as fate, but it only takes you so far. Then its up to you to make it happen"
Jenna ElfmanActress
Born on: 30th September 1971
"I don't think you learn how to act. You learn how to use your emotions and feelings"
Marion CotillardActress
Born on: 30th September 1975
"I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because I've played so many matches in my life"
Martina HingisTennis player
Born on: 30th September 1980
"I like fast cars. And I like champions"
Martina HingisTennis player
Born on: 30th September 1980
"The time leading up to the 1996 Olympics was the most demanding and stressful of my career"
Dominique MoceanuThe youngest US gymnast to win an Olympic gold medalist
Born on: 30th September 1981
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