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

"I think I'm the first man to sit on top of the world"

"It'll work, if God, wind, ice, snow, and all the hells of this damned frozen land are willing"

"Its better to die on your feet than to live on your knees"

"I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never"

"It never does much good to find out why you can't; put your effort into what you can do"

"Scientific progress is measured in units of courage, not intelligence"

"God used beautiful mathematics in creating the world"

"I just played what I had to play"

"If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock"

"Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth"

"You have to kill the bad guy"

"The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it"

"Sometimes I wonder about the karmic implications of these actions"

"One report said that since my time on the run I've had 2,500 girlfriends. I mean you got to realize, I've been on the run for more than 30 years, I have got to have had more than that!"

"But if you put a script up in front of me to read, or a cue card, I couldn't do it without stuttering"

"A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution"

"It's true what they say about failure. You don't learn from success"

"Nothing you wear is more important than your smile"

"I can't put bars on my insides; my love is something I can't hide"

"So you start one person at a time. Change one person, you can change a village"

"Life's a roller coaster, but I feel a change"

"Every album is difficult. If it was easy, we'd make one a month"

"Man does not cease to play because he grows old, he grows old because he ceases to play"

"Everyone thinks I like to sleep. It's not that I like to sleep, it's that I don't like to get up! There is a difference"

"I never try to avoid 'Ugly Betty' fans, as I love them"

"I fear no one, but respect everyone"

"When you're good at something, make that everything"

"Apart from golf, it was a great week"