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

"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure"

"The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business"

"A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate"

"Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for"

"Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects"

"History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history"

"Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation"

"Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom"

"A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence"

"The highest reaches of music come thrillingly close to the central core and essence of life itself"

"I am more than a martinet - I am a martinetissimo"

"Conscience is that which hurts when everything else feels marvelous"

"I simply make music, and people have always been foolish enough to pay me for it. I never told them that I would have done it all for nothing"

"I've had an angel on my shoulder all my life"

"That was my challenge as an actress: To be a necessary part of the office without being too aggressive"

"If we could have seen through the televisions, we would probably have seen many a child grow up"

"It took me two years to talk him (Bill Williams) into marrying me"

"Expectations should not always be taken as reality; Because you never know when you will be disappointed"

"Collective will supplants individual whim"

"More people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights"

"Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods"

"Every civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history"

"Love comes from the most unexpected places"

“In my life, things have happened to me. I've never felt I was controlling anything”

"When you start acting as a child, you grow up ahead of your movies”

"There was a kind of safety, a protection about being on stage, about losing myself in another character”

"It is okay to fall, but not okay to stay on the ground"

"The bottom line is to be in control of your own destiny"

"Film making, like sex, isn't a polite enterprise"

"Do you think I want to be the one lone voice against the Hollywood liberal establishment"

"The bottom line is, if somebody ain't screaming, you're not doing your job"

"I just love when the Internet is wrong. It's the only thing that will save journalism"

"Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb"

"What we see is what they're trying to sell us"

"As I've gotten older I look like a man, finally"

"I'm probably one of my three biggest fans on the planet"

"I think maybe Mr. Sinise and Mr. Bacon have slightly bigger egos than I do"

"We need more women directors. We need more feminine sensibilities in movies"

"Now, David, are you going to get out now or do I have to come round the wicket and kill you?"

"When the enemy has no face, society will invent one"

"Women are enslaved by their own liberation"

"The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong"

"My goal is to be accused of being strident"

"Divorced men are more likely to meet their car payments than their child support obligations"

"The women's movement. . . has proved women's own worst enemy"

"Painting means the continuation of dreaming by other means"

"I don't have time to worry about looking cool"

"I wish James Dean would never have died. Then he'd be fat and acting on 'Dynasty' or something"

"I hate the beach - I'm a mountain guy. I'd much rather face a bear than a shark"

"Anyone with a tongue, an upper palate, teeth, and a normal speaking voice can learn ventriloquism"

"I'm a geek to the bone"

"I used to pick Priuses out of the grill of my Hummer"

"We didn't, with 'Will & Grace,' set out to change the gay world. We just set out to be funny"

"My most romantic job: I was a manager at Baskin-Robbins"

"Mental illness is the last frontier"

"When all else fails there's always delusion"

"The story is never over"

"In future people will take television in eye drop form"

"Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen"

"There are few things more liberating in this life than having your worst fear realized"

"You serve the best by doing what you love the most"

"I've never been an ingenue. I like getting older"

"I'm such a Cinderella - I love to put on a great dress and heels"

"I see no shame in having an unhealthy obsession with something"

"I'm a good person, I hope. But I'm never as good as I want to be"

"I was never the cool kid at school"

"I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona"

"I am by trade a designer, and I did Fine Art for my degree"

"Kids aren't going to understand single life in New York City"

"I'm not a happy-ending person. I want to know what happens once Cinderella rides off with Prince Charming"

"I don't think I'm great at acting. I think I'm great at directing"

"I'm proof that, even after having a baby, you can look better and sexier than ever"

"Ive been wearing lipstick since I was in 7th grade"

"A tan is the best accessory for any outfit"

"When you're breastfeeding, you don't get juicy down there. The juice isn't loose"

"I don't think anyone can fall in love for ratings"

"I never thought I'd be acting. It's very accidental for me"

"It's always mildly unnerving when you're hanging upside down 70 feet in the air"

"The most important thing you wear is your personality"

"You'd never catch me dancing on tables in public"

"Finding the one is not just a feeling, it's an educated guess"

"I don't even think when I'm walking down the runway. I don't really breathe either"

"Manufactured perfection does nothing for me"

"I don't believe in love at first sight because it means you're falling in love with someone's looks, not personality"