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

"I shall borrow the name for this metallic substance from mythology, and in particular from the Titans, the first sons of the earth. I therefore call this metallic genus titanium"

"Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts"

"Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth"

"I have a strong moral sense - by my standards"

"A ballerina's life can be glorious. But it does not get any easier. I don't think anyone must ever think about it getting easier"

"Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys...... Such pleasure does not vanish with the fall of the curtain, but becomes part of one's own life"

"Exciting buildings are fine periodically"

"I didn't want to lose the human scale"

"Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes"

"Things can get very lovey and feisty with a bunch of stimulated hams"

"Wishes are thoughts vibrant with life and eager for action"

"If you gave wings to a cat, it would not condescend to be a bird. It would be an angel"

"Inflation is like toothpaste. Once it's out, you can hardly get it back in again"

"Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man"

"I believe that sex is a beautiful thing between two people. Between five, it's fantastic"

"If 90% of success in life is showing up, the other 10% depends on what you're showing up for"

"In my next life I want to live backwards. Start out dead and finish off as an orgasm"

"The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more"

"Bisexuality doubles your chances of a date on a Saturday night"

"If there is reincarnation, I'd like to come back as Warren Beatty's fingertips"

"I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own"

"It was I, yes I, who discovered the link between excessive masturbation and entry into politics!"

"I never gain an ounce, because, you know, my anxiety acts like aerobics"

"There are three rings involved with marriage. The engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering"

"Music is the greatest communication in the world"

"I've gone the full spectrum - from gospel to blues to jazz to soul to pop"

"My swing is so bad I look like a caveman killing his lunch"

"The older I get, the better I used to be"

"Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of a bagpipe"

"I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced"

"You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work"

"If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron"

"I'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years"

"You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen"

"The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit"

"All humour is rooted in pain"

"You don't get to be old being no fool"

"I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic"

"Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers"

"If I ain't horny, I check to see if my heart's beating"

"I've had people look at me with total shock. Particularly if they hear my voice, because they think that all black people have a voice that sounds a certain way"

"With the right footwear one can rule the world"

"If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?"

"I have my standards. They're low, but I have them"

"My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors"

"I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease"

"Everyone has a price, the important thing is to find out what it is"

"Sometimes I feel like God…when I order someone killed - they die the same day"

"All empires are created of blood and fire"

"I prefer to be in the grave in Colombia than in a jail cell in the United States"

"I'm a decent man who exports flowers"

"Disappoint anyone… hell, disappoint everyone – but don’t ever disappoint yourself"

"Bambi can't act. Bambi had major attitude"

"I never thought I was the most beautiful model out there or the most sexy woman, but I was a hard worker"

"Just because you're beautiful, they think you can't act.... I've got a lot more to prove"

"Your inability to see yourself clearly is what's keeping you alive"

"I like talking about things that are taboo, because it makes them not taboo anymore"

"There's so much grey to every story - nothing is so black and white"

"The best education I have ever received was through travel"

"Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable"

"I didn't have to become perfect because I've learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness"

"Silence is our enemy, and sound is our weapon"